Would upgrading from a single 6870 to a 7850 (1gb) have a substantial performance gain and will you really notice it @ 1080p? I was using 2 6870s in crossfire but I'm letting my son use one for the time being, and I thought about upgrading to a stronger single GPU, which tigerdirect has a XFX Ghost 7850 for only $160. I'm just not too sure if it would be worth it since its only the 1gb version? Or should I just wait and get a 8xxx series GPU?
not really. I would wait for 8xxx series and go for a 2gb cardadamosmaki
Cool. Thanks. That sums it up and it looks like the rest of the posters feel the same. I'll just use this until the 8xxx series arrives, then grab a 2, or even 3gb version.
Would upgrading from a single 6870 to a 7850 (1gb) have a substantial performance gain and will you really notice it @ 1080p? I was using 2 6870s in crossfire but I'm letting my son use one for the time being, and I thought about upgrading to a stronger single GPU, which tigerdirect has a XFX Ghost 7850 for only $160. I'm just not too sure if it would be worth it since its only the 1gb version? Or should I just wait and get a 8xxx series GPU?godzillavskong
The 7850 is a great card, but get the 2gb one.. It offers great performance, its actually extremely small for the performance it gives.. It runs cool (meaning you can overclock it.. I am running mine at 1000/1250 from the standard 860/1200 clocks) and its extremely energy efficient.. It only requires 1 pci-e power cable and literally draws only a little bit more than something like a 550 ti.. The cards on my radar from what I have seen would go something like this.. 7850<660 TI< 7950 in the mid to higher range..
[QUOTE="godzillavskong"]Would upgrading from a single 6870 to a 7850 (1gb) have a substantial performance gain and will you really notice it @ 1080p? I was using 2 6870s in crossfire but I'm letting my son use one for the time being, and I thought about upgrading to a stronger single GPU, which tigerdirect has a XFX Ghost 7850 for only $160. I'm just not too sure if it would be worth it since its only the 1gb version? Or should I just wait and get a 8xxx series GPU?Diwashb
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