Who's getting a 7*** Series Card or Nvidia equivalent

LurkingWeasel · 4 Dec 2011 at 11:34

I definitely will, having just upgraded my monitor - higher resolution @ 120 Hz => moar powah needed!

WingZero30 · 4 Dec 2011 at 11:37

atomic7431 said:
not sure what im gonna do yet, ive got a saphire 5850 ocd but in bf3 it feels like its struggling and afterburner is reporting more vram usage than the card has onbaord

The card itself is fine for handling the game on high settings and gives good fps staying above 30fps most of the time. The problem is as you mentioned that it potential is limited by only 1GB vram which runs out many times bringing the fps to even single digit figures. If 5850 had 2GB by default, card would be running many latest games fine.

atomic7431 · 4 Dec 2011 at 11:39

Yeah thats the only limiting factor, shame really.

WingZero30 · 4 Dec 2011 at 11:42

atomic7431 said:
Yeah thats the only limiting factor, shame really.

Yup and that's the only reason I am looking forward to high end 7000 series cards with atleast 2GB vram.

Pohly · 4 Dec 2011 at 11:43

most lickly depends if it is worth the upgrade from my 2 5850's and price of course

StonedPenguin · 4 Dec 2011 at 11:44

Will be going 6970.

WingZero30 · 4 Dec 2011 at 11:52

StonedPenguin said:
Will be going 6970.

You mean 7970

StonedPenguin · 4 Dec 2011 at 11:53

WingZero30 said:
You mean 7970

Yep, thats the one! lol

siege2 · 4 Dec 2011 at 12:04

I will be upgrading, on 2 gtx280SLI atm, can run Battlefield 3 ok.

Sampsy · 4 Dec 2011 at 12:06

I will if they are priced sensibly. I bought a 5830 rather than a 6950 so I could grab something next gen, but i'm a student and don't have unlimited cash.

slade · 4 Dec 2011 at 12:37

I hate waiting... im looking at getting a second-hand 6950 @ 6970 for my first crossfire goodness!

I hope i dont have to much trouble getting them to run together...

pumaz · 4 Dec 2011 at 12:44

Not me I'm making my new rig last me 2 years, I think i'll be fine on a GTX 580 @ 1920 x 1080 for 2 years anyway

gareth170 · 4 Dec 2011 at 12:45

i think i'll miss the 7000 series. my 6950 + 6990 will be fine for another 2years

slade · 4 Dec 2011 at 12:54

oh damn!!! will need a better psu for crossfire.... didnt think of that?!

nitram100 · 4 Dec 2011 at 13:00

I, along with a lot of 5850 owners who have been pondering crossfire will wait for the 7000 series

I know we don't know much about the cards, but what will the 7850 be like today's 6850 ? Or 6950? If you know what I mean? Will it be like the 5850 when it was introduced? Or is that going to be the 7950?

:/

ATIorNvidia · 4 Dec 2011 at 13:13

My 5870 is enough till the HD 8000 series.

~>Dg<~ · 4 Dec 2011 at 13:19

nope wait till next gen after nothing game wise for atleast another yr so no point.

arc@css · 4 Dec 2011 at 13:34

nitram100 said:
I, along with a lot of 5850 owners who have been pondering crossfire will wait for the 7000 series

I know we don't know much about the cards, but what will the 7850 be like today's 6850 ? Or 6950? If you know what I mean? Will it be like the 5850 when it was introduced? Or is that going to be the 7950?

:/

I'd say more likely to be around 6950 performance, maybe a little under but near enough. We shall see.

setter · 4 Dec 2011 at 13:44

Tbf, nothing is really taxing what i have at the minute, but id prefer something a bit less power hungry.

Rroff · 4 Dec 2011 at 13:45

If I feel the need, haven't played anything yet where my GTX470 SLI setup hasn't been perfectly capable, so unless I pickup a 2560x res display or move to 3 screens probably wait for the refresh.