Upgrading From 7850?

[Johnz0r]

Hi guys, I'm getting the upgrade itch and want to get a new graphics card but I don't know whether the outlay will be worth it.

I am not happy that some of the latest games that I am playing won't run at a constant 60fps with all the bells and whistles on. For example I am playing Assassin's Creed 3 and even with using the latest 13.1 drivers I am only getting 35-40fps in town and that is with having environmental detail only set to high. The same was happening with Hitman: Absolution too, the game would run flawlessly but I don't know whether it is something linked with AMD... but it really seems to struggle with lighting effects.

I am running my 7850 at 1050/1450 MHZ and I'm planning to get a 120hz in the future but think I would need to upgrade my graphics card first. I was very tempted with the GTX 670 KFA2 that was on offer recently but held off.

What are your thoughts ladies/gents? Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Nuclear Fusion]

If you really feel the need to upgrade, then a 7950 would probably be the best option, but I'd try overclocking a bit more to see whether it gives satisfactory performance after that.

 

[arc@css]

Push the overclock further on the 7850. I'd say you should be able to reach at least 1150 on the core.

Although you wish to see a higher frame rate, would you say the game play is smooth? I ask since if I had an ideal frame rate in mind, say instead of 55 I was getting 40, as long as it was delivering smooth and steady performance (and my eyes weren't being strained), it wouldn't bother me.

What is your cpu running at?

 

[Marine-RX179]

Have you checked your GPU usage in scenes that you get low frame rate?

From what I recall AC3 CPU scaling is quite poor, so if your 2500K is not overclocked, overclocking it should help.