Recommendation on a 7850?

[Nox25]

Next week im getting some money through, so looking to upgrade from my old 8800gtx. Now I sort of have my heart set on a 7850, I mainly play on MMO's but would like the option to play some FPS games, so my budget is about £200. But there is so many brands that its a little confusing on which to go with.

From researching a little Sapphire seems to be a good way to go, I was also interested in the gigabyte one, but there are people complaining of weird noises coming from theirs.

Also would it be worth waiting for the 660's? should they be in my budget and would the performance blow the 7850's out of the way?

The GPU in question would be coupled with a 2500k, 8gb ram and a 750w xfx PSU.

 

[tamzzy]

no one knows how the 660 would perform like, some are guessing that it's set to come out at around 240 quid, competing with the 7870 (rather than the 7850)
but for 190quid the sapphire is a good deal. the 7850 usually overclocks to around the same performance as a stock 7870 anyway

 

[Nox25]

So is a 7850 when OCed on the same sort of level as a 570 - 580?

 

[Something Else]

So is a 7850 when OCed on the same sort of level as a 570 - 580?

depends on how much you overclock it, using amd overdrive sliders too the max provides near 580gtx

however i would seriously consider saving an extra £40 as the 7950s are very very cheap right now

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-177-OK&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1673

 

[Nox25]

depends on how much you overclock it, using amd overdrive sliders too the max provides near 580gtx

however i would seriously consider saving an extra £40 as the 7950s are very very cheap right now

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-177-OK&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1673

Well I hope those prices last till next week then

 

[tamzzy]

at this rate the gtx660 would be fighting with the 7950 lol...i can see who's gonna win that battle
o well competition is good for the consumers, especially this generation's gpus that have massively inflated pricing

 

[Something Else]

if you dont manage to get the 7950 at that price then dont worry as the 7850 is a gem! i have the sapphire 7850 and i would buy it again in a heart beat if the pricing of the 7950 went back up

 

[Nox25]

if you dont manage to get the 7950 at that price then dont worry as the 7850 is a gem! i have the sapphire 7850 and i would buy it again in a heart beat if the pricing of the 7950 went back up

Yeah it would be nice to get a 7950 if possible. But the again I can always crossfire 2 7850's if it comes to it in the future.

 

[wazza300]

the msi and gigabyte 7850's are worth looking at esp as they come with 3year warranty instead of 2

 

[jimhaumman]

Yeah it would be nice to get a 7950 if possible. But the again I can always crossfire 2 7850's if it comes to it in the future.

i would wait few weeks more and get hd 7870,there were on overclockers for 220£ gig one not long ago,with gtx 660 coming out in few weeks time.
hd 7870 are going for 299$ in us,so there will be more good deals soon.
239,99£ you could have 7950 last weekend on overclockers website

 

[Protomize]

Next week im getting some money through, so looking to upgrade from my old 8800gtx. Now I sort of have my heart set on a 7850, I mainly play on MMO's but would like the option to play some FPS games, so my budget is about £200. But there is so many brands that its a little confusing on which to go with.

From researching a little Sapphire seems to be a good way to go, I was also interested in the gigabyte one, but there are people complaining of weird noises coming from theirs.

Also would it be worth waiting for the 660's? should they be in my budget and would the performance blow the 7850's out of the way?

The GPU in question would be coupled with a 2500k, 8gb ram and a 750w xfx PSU.

Here's a few benchmarks comparing the stock clocked HD 7850 to an overclocked one:

Radeon HD 7850 Overclocked ( 1235/5700mhz ) vs. Stock - DiRT 3
Stock Average FPS = 61.25
Overclocked Average FPS = 83.67

Radeon HD 7850 Overclocked ( 1235/5700mhz ) vs. Stock - 3DMark 11
Stock Performance Preset Score = 5425
Overclocked Performance Preset Score = 6914
Highest Ever Achieved at 1245/5800mhz ( Not in video ) = 7,103

Radeon HD 7850 Overclocked ( 1238/5800mhz ) vs. Stock - Unigine Heaven
Stock Average FPS = 44.7
Overclocked Average FPS = 60.1

At this overclock, it's on par with a stock GTX 580 and HD 7950.

 

[Nox25]

So really even at stock I should be able to max games such as WoW and swtor

 

[the1gooner]

So really even at stock I should be able to max games such as WoW and swtor

Easily

 

[jimhaumman]

sapphire hd7850 they go for 180£,with law clocks,but highly OC

 

[greenpanda]

That 7950 is definitely a great deal from OCUK, especially as not every HD 7850 is a good overclocker. I would get that myself in your situation.

Then again, waiting til August with the GTX 660 is also sensible as its bound to shake prices up a bit.

 

[Nox25]

So if I got a 7850 is there a particular one that I can defo OC?

 

[greenpanda]

Nope although VTX3D and Sapphire brands seems to get good votes on this forum

 

[Protomize]

So if I got a 7850 is there a particular one that I can defo OC?

There are a few 7850's that were just poor at overclocking and couldn't break 1ghz on the core, but the majority of them got to atleast 1.1ghz on the core. At 1.1ghz, you're on GTX 580 turf.

 

[jimhaumman]

There are a few 7850's that were just poor at overclocking and couldn't break 1ghz on the core, but the majority of them got to atleast 1.1ghz on the core. At 1.1ghz, you're on GTX 580 turf.

if you get one with s... OC can you send it back 30days no reason policy?

 

[kharma45]

depends on how much you overclock it, using amd overdrive sliders too the max provides near 580gtx

however i would seriously consider saving an extra £40 as the 7950s are very very cheap right now

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-177-OK&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1673

Holy hell that's a good deal!