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http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-Version-PCI-Express-Graphics-11240-06-20G/dp/B00ZGL8DZ2/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1446473718&sr=1-3&keywords=r7+370

 

I found this on amazon for a very cheap price and looked through it and it seems to just be a good deal, is that true should I just pick it up? I will do light gaming on occasion I will play a AAA games at Medium settings and am looking to spend like $130 or less on card thanks!

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111.18 USD for a 370... looks like a good price since it's below SRP...

 

and yes, it will manage 1080p medium on AAA games...

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111.18 USD for a 370... looks like a good price since it's below SRP...

 

and yes, it will manage 1080p medium on AAA games...

This.

HD 7850 is pretty much the 370 so it'll do just fine @1080p medium

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111.18 USD for a 370... looks like a good price since it's below SRP...

 

and yes, it will manage 1080p medium on AAA games...

Whats SRP Lol

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This.

HD 7850 is pretty much the 370 so it'll do just fine @1080p medium

How do you know it's a 7850 not a 370? I don't know which it is myself so just wondering hahah

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you can buy a used graphics card like the R9 270X its almost the same price and performs better!

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The 370 is a higher clocked R7 265 which is a higher clocked HD 7850.

So it's basically a low clocked 370? Does it still have full dx 12 support like the 370. And will it last me like about a year? Sorry for all the questions dude

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So it's basically a low clocked 370? Does it still have full dx 12 support like the 370. And will it last me like about a year? Sorry for all the questions dude

Yes to all of them.

Ah, it's okay.

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Yes to all of them.

Ah, it's okay.

I will mainly play MC and record and stream paired with a 4460 and 8gb ram

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I will mainly play MC and record and stream paired with a 4460 and 8gb ram

Oh yeah, that'll do just fine.

What do you use to stream though?

 

EDIT: Funnily enough, my brother owns a Dual-X Sapphire HD 7850.

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Oh yeah, that'll do just fine.

What do you use to stream though?

I was thinking OBS but I am not sure, could you recommend me a different software?

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Whats SRP Lol

 

Suggested Retail Price... It's the price set by the manufacturer as a guideline price for the resellers/distributors like Amazon...

 

The 370 iirc is around 150USD... or was it the 270... I'm not that sure but the link provided is indeed below srp...

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CPU: AMD A8 5600K @ 4.2GHz | Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-DS2 (rev. 1.0) | RAM: 2 x Kingston Low Profile 4GB 1333MHz | GPU: Sapphire R7 260X OC 2GB DDR5 2xDVI | HDD0: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200RPM 3.5" (SATA II) | HDD1: WD Elements (WD Blue 1TB 3.5" SATA II) connected via USB 2.0 | HDD2: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200rpm (SATA II) | DVD: Samsung DVD+RW combo drive | PSU: FSP Hexa 600W | Case: Aerocool PGS V | Cooling: DeepCool Gammaxx S40 (stock fan), 2x 120mm Aerocool fan 1xDeepCool 120mm fan from a scrapped heatsink

eMachines D732Z | CPU: Intel Pentium D P6100 | GPU: Intel HD 3000 | RAM: 2x Kingston ValueRAM 2GB 1066MHz SODIMM | HDD: Hitachi 320GB 5600RPM

Acer ES13 | CPU: Intel Pentium N4200 | GPU:  Intel HD 505 | RAM: 1x 4GB (unidentified) DDR3L | HDD: (unidentified) 500GB 5600RPM

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My 750Ti plays Shadow of Mordor medium settings 60FPS.

A 370 could achieve High, it is between a 950 and 960

 

 

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you can buy a used graphics card like the R9 270X its almost the same price and performs better!

Except you should only buy used if you are really on a budget. Almost always better to buy new

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My 750Ti plays Shadow of Mordor medium settings 60FPS.

A 370 could achieve High, it is between a 950 and 960

I have a 970 and on all max settings at 1080p I run it at like 40-60 fps. Usually hangs at around 50-55 though.
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Except you should only buy used if you are really on a budget. Almost always better to buy new

I agree, if you can afford new get new; however, sometimes used is better. If you could get a 285 for the same price would you still get the 370? Probably not. Just an example :)

 

 

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Thanks guys for all the input I think I'm gonna pick it up before the price goes back up. It will be my first pick up for my new build :)

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