Upgrade 5870 -> 270x Noticeable difference?

[SilentFisher]

Hello everybody,

 

My old 5870 1GB is struggling with Far Cry 4 on high settings. I'm looking for an upgrade, but not very expensive. Is 270x a good choice? Will I notice a difference in performance? 

[MLG Doge]

Yes that will much improve your experience, may we see your system specs to insure there is no bottleneck?

[zappian]

Yes , I upgraded from a 5850 which is very VERY to a hd 5870 similar to a 270x and the difference is more than double.

 

Dont get a 270x tho , its bad value.

 

Get a r9 280 instead,

[stconquest]

IDK, the 5870 was a beastly card 5-6 years ago.  270X is a lower mid-range card.  Jump to a 290.

 

I have (in an older PC) 2 5850's, the 5870 was much better than the 5850.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/diamond-video-card-r9290d54gv2

[flibberdipper]

It will be noticeable. But you should get an R9 280 since it's a better deal.

[david cassar]

It would be noticeable. A 5870 is similar in performance to a r7 260x. So it would be noticeable. I would reccomend getting a 280 however, much better performance and a much better overclocker. 

[SilentFisher]

Thing is i don't want to spend a lot of money. I don't really need ultra performance. I just want to play Far Cry 4 on very high and coming GTA V with quite good performance. 60FPS totally not needed.

[zappian]

Thing is i don't want to spend a lot of money. I don't really need ultra performance. I just want to play Far Cry 4 on very high and coming GTA V with quite good performance. 60FPS totally not needed.

 

Get a r9 270 then for cheap.

 

If you are wondering to see how the card performs here is a list of benchmarks i did with my 270x

 

http://imgur.com/a/5LNqM/

 

Very good performer , keep in mind every game is utterly maxed out.

[SilentFisher]

I heard that there is no problem with overclocking MSI 270 to 270x specs. True? 

[zappian]

I heard that there is no problem with overclocking MSI 270 to 270x specs. True? 

Depends on the silicon lo terry but its possible.

[stconquest]

Thing is i don't want to spend a lot of money. I don't really need ultra performance. I just want to play Far Cry 4 on very high and coming GTA V with quite good performance. 60FPS totally not needed.

 

Blasphemy!

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-1003732l

[MLG Doge]

I heard that there is no problem with overclocking MSI 270 to 270x specs. True? 

This is true most of the time.

 

What are the rest of your system specs?

[SilentFisher]

10GB of Ram and i7 860

[stconquest]

10GB of Ram and i7 860

 

Your power supply?  Need the model number.

 

5870 needed two 6-pin power connectors.  The R9 280 requires one 6+2, and a 6-pin.

[SilentFisher]

750W from Fatal1ty series

[stconquest]

750W from Fatal1ty series

 

This?

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341041

[SilentFisher]

Yes

[stconquest]

Yes

So you can go up to a 290.  Now it is just your budget.  $180 gets you a R9 280, assuming you are in the USA.  Below that, go for a 270 and oc it.

 

I went from a 5850 to a R9 280,  15-20 fps in Crysis 2 (maxed, high res. texture pack), to 70+... 95% of the game.  It sometimes dipped below 70.

[dandrix]

MASSIVE difference.

[JustCallMeVlad]

5870 is equal to a 250 these days

[SparkySamZa]

Thing is i don't want to spend a lot of money. I don't really need ultra performance. I just want to play Far Cry 4 on very high and coming GTA V with quite good performance. 60FPS totally not needed.

60 FPS IS TOTALLY NEEDED, how can you say 60 fps is not needed are you part of the pc master race??

[stconquest]

5870 is equal to a 250 these days

 

That's ridiculous.  I mean: no kidding?

[R_Golden]

Get this. It's such a good value as @zappian pretty much said. http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=14-202-112

[SilentFisher]

60 FPS IS TOTALLY NEEDED, how can you say 60 fps is not needed are you part of the pc master race??

 

Emmm... 40FPS is frankly enough for smooth gaming.