worth getting a 7970 in my system?

[Sinat]

hey I'm just wondering if it would be worth upgrading my 6850 to a 7970 would i see a nice boost in performance on games and is it compatible with my PSU and mobo thanks

AMD PHENOM II X4 965 (3.40GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3) - BLACK EDITION

Motherboard ASUS® M5A99X EVO:USB 3.0, SATA 6.0Gb/s, Quad CrossFireX™/SLI™

Memory (RAM) 8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (2 x 4GB KIT)

Memory - 1st Hard Disk 1TB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 16MB CACHE (7,200rpm)

Power Supply 1010W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan

 

[BigRazer93]

IF, and thats a big IF you did get the 7970, you would have to overclock that CPU.

What resolution are you playing at?

 

[oweneades]

Assuming you game at 1080p and don't mind dropping a couple of settings to keep performance up around 60fps - No

Get a £200 HD6950 2GB and clock it to HD6970 levels or GTX560TI 448 core and again clock it a bit.

If it makes any difference this is from someone who owns a HD7970, but not for 1080p

 

[stoke1863]

it all comess down to the resolution

if your @1080p its pointless imo

 

[Sinat]

would overclocking my cpu give me a big boost i thought it was the 6850 holding me back on games

 

[BigRazer93]

would overclocking my cpu give me a big boost i thought it was the 6850 holding me back on games

Your 6850 is holding you back (depending on the resolution).

If you got the 7970, then your CPU would hold the card back.

 

[Sinat]

i play at 1080p and try to max a lot of games

 

[stoke1863]

i play at 1080p and try to max a lot of games

Just OC the CPU and skip a GFX card generation imo

 

[Sinat]

when i say max a lot of games i mean like league of legends star wars the old republic, wow sc2 and dota

 

[oweneades]

i play at 1080p and try to max a lot of games

In that case a HD6950 or GTX560TI 448 would be the best "value" option. You will notice a big boost in games yet keep a decent amount of money in your wallet.

 

[Sinat]

basically i have about 400 pounds to either buy a new mobo and an I7 2600k or get a new gpu but i thought i would be al right for abit with my cpu :/

 

[BigRazer93]

You could..

Pick up a 2nd hand 2gb 6950 for around £160, the put the rest of the money/save up to get an 2500k build, then sell your current cpu/mobo?

 

[Sinat]

i was thinking about heading towards a gtx 560/570 but would i get more performance out of an amd gpu with my cpu?

 

[BigRazer93]

i was thinking about heading towards a gtx 560/570 but would i get more performance out of an amd gpu with my cpu?

TBH, GPU's are a personal taste. However, some people say Nvidia have better drivers than AMD, where as some people say different.

A 2nd hand GTX 570 would be great as they are a top card for the price.

Regarding AMD GPU's with AMD CPU's, there is no different. You are better off with Intel as they are the best.