Best gpu to upgrade to

[TheCanadianGamer16]

ok, so right now ive got an FX-6100 @4.2Ghz with dual 7770's in crossfire, but im looking to upgrade to a single gpu with better performance, so far ive looked at the 7870, and 7870 XT since its pretty much a 7950 for $50 cheaper, id go nvidia if the performance is better for the same price, any suggestions would be appreciated

Full System Spec:

FX-6100@4251Mhz

H100 w/ NF-F12's In Pull

G.Skill RipJawX 8GB 2x4GB 1600Mhz @ 1840Mhz

ASUS M5A99X

Radeon HD 7770x2 (Crossfire)

OCZ ModXStream 600W

Seagate Barracuda 500GB HDD

Samsung T260 26" 1920x1200

Phillips I70S 17" 1280x1024

[hiyayhi]

the 7870 XT is a good choice.

[TechFan@ic]

HD 7870 Tahiti LE, offers the best performance for the price at this moment in time.

[TheCanadianGamer16]

HD 7870 Tahiti LE, offers the best performance for the price at this moment in time.

so the XT then?

[TechFan@ic]

HD 7870 Tahiti LE, offers the best performance for the price at this moment in time.

Yes.

[TheCanadianGamer16]

HD 7870 Tahiti LE, offers the best performance for the price at this moment in time.

ok, looks like the only one in stock is the sapphire right now

[TheCanadianGamer16]

HD 7870 Tahiti LE, offers the best performance for the price at this moment in time.

ok, looks like the only one in stock is the sapphire

[GamerDude]

HD 7870 Tahiti LE, offers the best performance for the price at this moment in time.

Yep, the Tahiti LE, aka HD7870 XT, is the best bang for buck in my neck of the woods. Priced similarly to a GTX660 Ti but with the two AAA game bundle, it's a no brainer. Be aware though, since it uses the Tahiti core, it is more power hungry and draws about the same amount of power as a HD7950, and I've been told, it equals the power draw of a HD7970 at times. So, be sure to have a PSU that can handle it.......

[TheCanadianGamer16]

HD 7870 Tahiti LE, offers the best performance for the price at this moment in time.

ive got a 600W 80+

[Umeshwarnath]

hd 7950 any day! it has all the horsepower you need to max any game out there and you get a better never settle package.....but if you cant go for that the 7870 xt is the next best bet!

[TheCanadianGamer16]

hd 7950 any day! it has all the horsepower you need to max any game out there and you get a better never settle package.....but if you cant go for that the 7870 xt is the next best bet!

the never settle bundle is over..... at least that's what i heard, but the 7870 XT is pretty much a 7950, so im going with that.

[GamerDude]

hd 7950 any day! it has all the horsepower you need to max any game out there and you get a better never settle package.....but if you cant go for that the 7870 xt is the next best bet!

Who says the bundle is over? Newegg still has the bundle, though the Sapphire HD7870 XT is out of stock atm, should come with TR and Bioshock Infinite. I have both games and they are excellent! Just FYI, BF4 is rumored to be bundled with AMD cards in the future....

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202024&Tpk=hd7870%20xt&IsVirtualParent=1

[TheCanadianGamer16]

hd 7950 any day! it has all the horsepower you need to max any game out there and you get a better never settle package.....but if you cant go for that the 7870 xt is the next best bet!

well, its in stock at canada computers, which seems to be the only retailer right now, so il get it from there since there is a store not far from me

[Chris.W]

Hello, All.

I actually had much the same question though I didn't want to start a new thread just for me. I'm rebuilding part of my PC and looking to upgrade at least my graphics card to something a bit more modern but I don't really have the means to pay out the nose at the moment.

My Specs:

P5Q-Deluxe

Intel Core2Duo E8400 3GHz.

8GB DDR 2 G,SKILL

Cooler Master Silent Pro M2 1000W (soon to have)

Cooler Master HAF XB

H100 in either push or pull when I get it.

HIS HD 3870 512MB

As you can see by the graphics card, it's quite aged. As for games I play, I would have to say World of Warcraft, the witcher series of games, looking to play the new bioshock on at least reasonable detail to make it look good, better than console hopefully, etc.

If I'm missing any info, please let me know.

Thanks a lot, guys (and gals). Heard a lot of great things about this forum and knew I could count on this community!

Thanks again,

Chris W.

[mattch]

Hello, All.

I actually had much the same question though I didn't want to start a new thread just for me. I'm rebuilding part of my PC and looking to upgrade at least my graphics card to something a bit more modern but I don't really have the means to pay out the nose at the moment.

My Specs:

P5Q-Deluxe

Intel Core2Duo E8400 3GHz.

8GB DDR 2 G,SKILL

Cooler Master Silent Pro M2 1000W (soon to have)

Cooler Master HAF XB

H100 in either push or pull when I get it.

HIS HD 3870 512MB

As you can see by the graphics card, it's quite aged. As for games I play, I would have to say World of Warcraft, the witcher series of games, looking to play the new bioshock on at least reasonable detail to make it look good, better than console hopefully, etc.

If I'm missing any info, please let me know.

Thanks a lot, guys (and gals). Heard a lot of great things about this forum and knew I could count on this community!

Thanks again,

Chris W.

same answer as above 7870 xt or or 7950 but you might get a bottle neck at your processor

[TechFan@ic]

Hello' date=' All. I actually had much the same question though I didn't want to start a new thread just for me. I'm rebuilding part of my PC and looking to upgrade at least my graphics card to something a bit more modern but I don't really have the means to pay out the nose at the moment. My Specs: P5Q-Deluxe Intel Core2Duo E8400 3GHz. 8GB DDR 2 G,SKILL Cooler Master Silent Pro M2 1000W (soon to have) Cooler Master HAF XB H100 in either push or pull when I get it. HIS HD 3870 512MB As you can see by the graphics card, it's quite aged. As for games I play, I would have to say World of Warcraft, the witcher series of games, looking to play the new bioshock on at least reasonable detail to make it look good, better than console hopefully, etc. If I'm missing any info, please let me know. Thanks a lot, guys (and gals). Heard a lot of great things about this forum and knew I could count on this community! Thanks again, Chris W.[/quote']

I have an extremely similar build with an E8400 + an HD 4870 (used to have an 8800 GT which is equivalent to the 3870 but that card died).

I would highly suggest doing a platform upgrade, give me your budget and I will try to help you out with the best bang for buck upgrade .

[Chris.W]

Hello' date=' All. I actually had much the same question though I didn't want to start a new thread just for me. I'm rebuilding part of my PC and looking to upgrade at least my graphics card to something a bit more modern but I don't really have the means to pay out the nose at the moment. My Specs: P5Q-Deluxe Intel Core2Duo E8400 3GHz. 8GB DDR 2 G,SKILL Cooler Master Silent Pro M2 1000W (soon to have) Cooler Master HAF XB H100 in either push or pull when I get it. HIS HD 3870 512MB As you can see by the graphics card, it's quite aged. As for games I play, I would have to say World of Warcraft, the witcher series of games, looking to play the new bioshock on at least reasonable detail to make it look good, better than console hopefully, etc. If I'm missing any info, please let me know. Thanks a lot, guys (and gals). Heard a lot of great things about this forum and knew I could count on this community! Thanks again, Chris W.[/quote'] I have an extremely similar build with an E8400 + an HD 4870 (used to have an 8800 GT which is equivalent to the 3870 but that card died). I would highly suggest doing a platform upgrade, give me your budget and I will try to help you out with the best bang for buck upgrade .

Well, most of my budget has gone to my new case, power supply and cooler. I knew that I had no chance what so ever on building a new rig at this very moment but because of disability reasons, I wanted to go from my thermaltake Armor+ to something far smaller like the haf xb. anyways. In terms of budget, I could maybe got as high as $200-250 including tax and shipping. I would like to buy from NCIX as that's a very trusted place for me so anything there that you think would be good and would live a very long life like my 3870, I'd be very happy. I'm not too worried about bottle necks just as long as it doesn't cave performance even lower as I will be upgrading the system when I have the means. I hope this is easily understood, I'm kinda tired. lol.

[Chris.W]

Just as a side note, I have been looking at the HD 7850 and 7870's as well as the GeForce 650 Ti boost though I'm not sure how nicely the GeForce will play with my current motherboard, It's an Crossfire only motherboard thus I would assume it likes AMD/ATI more than nVidia. Am I wrong in thinking there would be complications? This was just a thought that came to mind while I waited. Thanks again.

[TechFan@ic]

Hello' date=' All. I actually had much the same question though I didn't want to start a new thread just for me. I'm rebuilding part of my PC and looking to upgrade at least my graphics card to something a bit more modern but I don't really have the means to pay out the nose at the moment. My Specs: P5Q-Deluxe Intel Core2Duo E8400 3GHz. 8GB DDR 2 G,SKILL Cooler Master Silent Pro M2 1000W (soon to have) Cooler Master HAF XB H100 in either push or pull when I get it. HIS HD 3870 512MB As you can see by the graphics card, it's quite aged. As for games I play, I would have to say World of Warcraft, the witcher series of games, looking to play the new bioshock on at least reasonable detail to make it look good, better than console hopefully, etc. If I'm missing any info, please let me know. Thanks a lot, guys (and gals). Heard a lot of great things about this forum and knew I could count on this community! Thanks again, Chris W.[/quote'] I have an extremely similar build with an E8400 + an HD 4870 (used to have an 8800 GT which is equivalent to the 3870 but that card died). I would highly suggest doing a platform upgrade, give me your budget and I will try to help you out with the best bang for buck upgrade .

Well, most of my budget has gone to my new case, power supply and cooler. I knew that I had no chance what so ever on building a new rig at this very moment but because of disability reasons, I wanted to go from my thermaltake Armor+ to something far smaller like the haf xb. anyways. In terms of budget, I could maybe got as high as $200-250 including tax and shipping. I would like to buy from NCIX as that's a very trusted place for me so anything there that you think would be good and would live a very long life like my 3870, I'd be very happy. I'm not too worried about bottle necks just as long as it doesn't cave performance even lower as I will be upgrading the system when I have the means. I hope this is easily understood, I'm kinda tired. lol.

The best bang for buck card out there right now is without a doubt the 7870 Tahiti LE, it's as fast as the 660 Ti and costs 50$ less .

http://ncix.com/products/?sku=80887&vpn=AX7870%202GBD5-2DHPPV2E&manufacture=PowerColor

[Chris.W]

Just out of curiosity, What do you guys think about a 7770/7790 or 7850? Those, much like the 650Ti Boost would be more in my price range. Any thoughts on that? Again, thank you for all of your help and epic fast replies thus far. I look forward to being a part of this community as well as giving help just as you have given me.

[TechFan@ic]

Just out of curiosity, What do you guys think about a 7770/7790 or 7850? Those, much like the 650Ti Boost would be more in my price range. Any thoughts on that? Again, thank you for all of your help and epic fast replies thus far. I look forward to being a part of this community as well as giving help just as you have given me.

I've seen some good non reference GTX 660s lately for 200$, if you can snag one at that price it would be better than an HD 7850.

[TheCanadianGamer16]

Just as a side note, I have been looking at the HD 7850 and 7870's as well as the GeForce 650 Ti boost though I'm not sure how nicely the GeForce will play with my current motherboard, It's an Crossfire only motherboard thus I would assume it likes AMD/ATI more than nVidia. Am I wrong in thinking there would be complications? This was just a thought that came to mind while I waited. Thanks again.

the "crossfire only" just means that the second x16 is only an x4, SLI needs minimum an x8 slot, i can run 3 way crossfire but only 2 way SLI, it shouldn't have a problem with nvidia, and just so you know, it has nothing to do with dual gpu cards, only dual card configs, so a 690 or 7990 will work fine. but if your going nvidia, id suggest a 660, all the 650ti boost is just a 2GB slightly faster 650ti, which competes with the 7770, so go the 7870 if you can, or the Tahiti LE version. but the 7850 is still a great choice.

[TheCanadianGamer16]

Hello, All.

I actually had much the same question though I didn't want to start a new thread just for me. I'm rebuilding part of my PC and looking to upgrade at least my graphics card to something a bit more modern but I don't really have the means to pay out the nose at the moment.

My Specs:

P5Q-Deluxe

Intel Core2Duo E8400 3GHz.

8GB DDR 2 G,SKILL

Cooler Master Silent Pro M2 1000W (soon to have)

Cooler Master HAF XB

H100 in either push or pull when I get it.

HIS HD 3870 512MB

As you can see by the graphics card, it's quite aged. As for games I play, I would have to say World of Warcraft, the witcher series of games, looking to play the new bioshock on at least reasonable detail to make it look good, better than console hopefully, etc.

If I'm missing any info, please let me know.

Thanks a lot, guys (and gals). Heard a lot of great things about this forum and knew I could count on this community!

Thanks again,

Chris W.

if your planning to get an upgrade soon on your cpu, than a 7870 (XT) or 7950 would be great, if not get a 7850 as it won't be as bottle necked by your cpu

[Chris.W]

Thanks! I'll keep that in mind! When I get my new case and such, I'll likely be modding it out a little so I very well may post it on the build log! Not the newest machine but I intend to do something I can be proud to show off.