What To Get

[Classrobbie]

Hi,

 

I want to get a new graphics card because at the moment I have a 6670 1Gb running with an Amd Fx 8120 at 3.1ghz (going to OC soon) and I cant play some of the games I want to smoothly in ultra settings or at least high. However I am unsure on what card to get. I have a £400 budget at the moment or could wait and get a £600 one. What do I do? Im swaying towards the Sapphire 11197-12-40G HD7970 3GB Vapor-X Graphics Card as it has really good reviews and could get it now but the 8000 series comes out soonish.... Also don't want to be bottle-necking...

 

Thanks,

 

Class

[Owen]

I'd wait for the 8000 series to come out

[yancyv8]

Honestly, buy what you need NOW when you have the money NOW. Thats some advice I hear from a lot of people and I've stuck with it because it makes sense. Waiting for something will keep you waiting and you will end up with something you're not happy with. 

 

If you feel adventurous, get two cards in crossfire because you get better performance out of the two instead of just one. IMO. That 7970 is a great card though so do what you feel or keep asking away, someone will help ya out. :)

[matiscrap]

Why not a GTX 770 for Less than £400?

[Classrobbie]

Thanks for peoples input especiallt yancyv8. Thats a fair point Matiscrap, I could but I do like Amd. May I ask the question if the amount of Ram it has effect it majorly I know at the moment Its more about the speed of the GPU?

[Chenty]

No do not go crossfire at the moment. There are a lot of issues with it. The 7970 is a fantastic card. I'm more concerned about your processor. Bulldozer chips aren't great. I would recommend upgrading to a 8320 as soon as possible.

[ALXAndy]

I'd wait for the 8000 series to come out

 

Unless something changed whilst I wasn't looking the 8000 series are going to be rebranded 7000 series made only for OEMs such as Dell and so on.

 

That may have changed, but as of now AMD have not mentioned anything yet.

[Classrobbie]

No do not go crossfire at the moment. There are a lot of issues with it. The 7970 is a fantastic card. I'm more concerned about your processor. Bulldozer chips aren't great. I would recommend upgrading to a 8320 as soon as possible.

Isnt the 8320 bulldozer? there not bad...

[naca1227]

Isnt the 8320 bulldozer? there not bad...

No the 8320 is Piledriver

[unknowngamerfreak]

What games do you play and at what resolution are you playing? Keep in mind anything over 1080p will benefit from 3+ GB of VRAM.

[Classrobbie]

No playing just 1080p on 1 screen but looking into buying another 2 and going 3 screens ;D thanks again everyone!

[Classrobbie]

and i mostly Play Battlefield Arma 3 and most Mainstream games that get released really!

[ALXAndy]

No the 8320 is Piledriver

 

Sort of. The cores are the same underneath, it's what sits in front of it that was changed. So in theory Piledriver uses Bulldozer cores.

[unknowngamerfreak]

Well for $550 US you could get a 7970 Ghz 6GB Card like I have and run your 1080p so smooth its not funny or upgrade later and have the VRAM to support 1440 or 1600 later on. Its all about future proofing. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202005

[david cassar]

I would wait for the hd 8000 series. Also make sure you oc that fx 8120 or just upgrade it completely. If i were you though i would just upgrade because the bulldozer series are known to suck watts from your psu once oced.

[R4STABAN]

What power supply do you have?

[yancyv8]

No do not go crossfire at the moment. There are a lot of issues with it. The 7970 is a fantastic card. I'm more concerned about your processor. Bulldozer chips aren't great. I would recommend upgrading to a 8320 as soon as possible.

 

What the hell is wrong with crossfire? 4 of my friends are rocking crossfire right now with triple monitors and it's perfect?

[R4STABAN]

What the hell is wrong with crossfire? 4 of my friends are rocking crossfire right now with triple monitors and it's perfect?

 

You could ask AMD, they've admitted it.

 

The tldr version is that the time taken to render frames is all over the place.

[Chenty]

Even without the current problems with crossfire, multi-GPU setups are rarely cost effective. You're usually better off with a single higher-end card. Notable exceptions are at the extreme high end.

[mgsstar]

If you really need it now, I would suggest you to get a HIS IceQ X2 7950, or the MSI Twin Frozr 3 7950 because these cards can be overclocked to beat the reference 7970.

[ariceneo]

idk what mobo u have running  but u need run the 8120 at about 4.2 or so. u need oc that with a  h110i or some thing  then get a 7950 like a sapphire flex 3gb pick them bouth up and u be good to go . there is your 400

[yancyv8]

Even without the current problems with crossfire, multi-GPU setups are rarely cost effective. You're usually better off with a single higher-end card. Notable exceptions are at the extreme high end.

 

Two gtx 650 ti boosts beat a gtx 670 like night and day. Those are nvidia cards but the idea of dual cards beating one higher grade card is possible. Two GTX 650 ti boosts are cheaper than a GTX 670 too....at least where I am, they are cheaper.

[david cassar]

Two gtx 650 ti boosts beat a gtx 670 like night and day. Those are nvidia cards but the idea of dual cards beating one higher grade card is possible. Two GTX 650 ti boosts are cheaper than a GTX 670 too....at least where I am, they are cheaper.

That is true.