GTX 660 vs Radeon HD 7870

Hello, I am not that knowledgable in computer hardware so I was wandering which of the two GTX 660 or 7870 to get, I currently have a 5870.

I am choosing between:

http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-Radeon-GDDR5-Graphics-11199-03-20G/dp/B007JCNOY6/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1353907167&sr=1-2&keywords=7870

http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-PCI-Express-Displayport-Graphics-GV-N660OC-2GD/dp/B00942TK8I/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1353907069&sr=8-3&keywords=660

On a side note, I think it will work on my system but if anyone knows I have the following:

• Intel Core i7 860 (2.80Ghz/8MB/LGA1156/Quad Core)
• Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4 MB, intel P55, DDR3 2000, PCI-Ex 16, SATA3, USB 3.0, RAID, GbE LAN, 8CH Audio, 2oc PCB, SLI and Crossfire, Heatpipe, ATX.
• Sapphire Radion HD5870 (850mhz), 1GB GDDR5, (2400mhz), PCI-E-2.0, DVI, HDMI, Display Port
• Corsair 4GB Kit (2x8GB), PC12800, (1600MHz) DDR3, XMS3, 9-9-9-24, Dual Channel Kit
• Asus DRW-24BIST 24xDVD-RW, 12xDVD+RW, 40xCDRW, SATA, NER08, SM
• Western Digital 1TB, SATA-II, 7200RPM, 32MB cache
• CoolerMaster CM 690, ATX, no PSU.2x USB2.0, tool free drive bays
• Antec EathWatts 650W ATX Power Supply, 80 PLUS certified, 120mm low noise cooling fan, Dual 12V outputs, 2xPCI express, 4 x SATA, 6 x IDE
• Windows 7 Home Premium

the 7870 is slightly faster, anywhere from 2-5% faster in most games. Both cards come with a free game promotion, pick the card that gives the game you like the best.

Can u stretch yourself to a GTX 670 ???FelipeInside

if he could do that then the 7970 is the card he should choose as its the fastest card on the market. The 670 is overpriced and needs to come down in price to where the 7950 is and the 680 needs to drop in price to where the 7970 is.

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"]Can u stretch yourself to a GTX 670 ???blaznwiipspman1

if he could do that then the 7970 is the card he should choose as its the fastest card on the market. The 670 is overpriced and needs to come down in price to where the 7950 is and the 680 needs to drop in price to where the 7970 is.

[QUOTE="blaznwiipspman1"]

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"]Can u stretch yourself to a GTX 670 ???FelipeInside

if he could do that then the 7970 is the card he should choose as its the fastest card on the market. The 670 is overpriced and needs to come down in price to where the 7950 is and the 680 needs to drop in price to where the 7970 is.

I'm a fan of big jump upgrades. 5870 -> 7970+oc like mad = one happy camper I bet.

I don't think an upgrade from a 5870 is worth it unless you're going hard, like a 670, 680, or 7970.Guppy507

Yeah I think in the long run you spend more doing incremental upgrades than going big or waiting to go big.

But I had to go from a 460 to a 560 Ti after my 460 started not working so I can't speak for myself.

I'd probably go with the 660, 7870 is a little more powerful but I think Nvidia tends to get a little more support with games and has more stable drivers. Plus you get Physx. On the other hand, the 7870 comes with Far Cry 3, one of the highest rated games this year (and a game I'm personally excited for), so I might go for that.

7870 and overclock it.

Or try and save up for a 7950.

Ebay 5870 away for some $$ and put towards 7950/70.

I like nvidia's software so i'd pick 660, but performance between the two is very similar.

Hello, I am not that knowledgable in computer hardware so I was wandering which of the two GTX 660 or 7870 to get, I currently have a 5870.

I am choosing between:

http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-Radeon-GDDR5-Graphics-11199-03-20G/dp/B007JCNOY6/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1353907167&sr=1-2&keywords=7870

http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-PCI-Express-Displayport-Graphics-GV-N660OC-2GD/dp/B00942TK8I/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1353907069&sr=8-3&keywords=660

On a side note, I think it will work on my system but if anyone knows I have the following:

• Intel Core i7 860 (2.80Ghz/8MB/LGA1156/Quad Core)
• Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4 MB, intel P55, DDR3 2000, PCI-Ex 16, SATA3, USB 3.0, RAID, GbE LAN, 8CH Audio, 2oc PCB, SLI and Crossfire, Heatpipe, ATX.
• Sapphire Radion HD5870 (850mhz), 1GB GDDR5, (2400mhz), PCI-E-2.0, DVI, HDMI, Display Port
• Corsair 4GB Kit (2x8GB), PC12800, (1600MHz) DDR3, XMS3, 9-9-9-24, Dual Channel Kit
• Asus DRW-24BIST 24xDVD-RW, 12xDVD+RW, 40xCDRW, SATA, NER08, SM
• Western Digital 1TB, SATA-II, 7200RPM, 32MB cache
• CoolerMaster CM 690, ATX, no PSU.2x USB2.0, tool free drive bays
• Antec EathWatts 650W ATX Power Supply, 80 PLUS certified, 120mm low noise cooling fan, Dual 12V outputs, 2xPCI express, 4 x SATA, 6 x IDE
• Windows 7 Home Premium

jhon9728

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[QUOTE="FelipeInside"]Can u stretch yourself to a GTX 670 ???FelipeInside

if he could do that then the 7970 is the card he should choose as its the fastest card on the market. The 670 is overpriced and needs to come down in price to where the 7950 is and the 680 needs to drop in price to where the 7970 is.

your statement about drivers is out of bias since you have likely never owned an AMD card before. There is no evidence proving that AMD drivers are inferior to nvidias drivers and I haven't experienced any driver issues with my 6950/7970. My steam library is 20 games long and growing. No matter how fast the 670 OC edition is, it is slower than the 680 and the 680 is slower than the 7970.

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"][QUOTE="blaznwiipspman1"]

if he could do that then the 7970 is the card he should choose as its the fastest card on the market. The 670 is overpriced and needs to come down in price to where the 7950 is and the 680 needs to drop in price to where the 7970 is.

blaznwiipspman1

your statement about drivers is out of bias since you have likely never owned an AMD card before. There is no evidence proving that AMD drivers are inferior to nvidias drivers and I haven't experienced any driver issues with my 6950/7970. My steam library is 20 games long and growing. No matter how fast the 670 OC edition is, it is slower than the 680 and the 680 is slower than the 7970.

[QUOTE="blaznwiipspman1"]

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"] Yes true, but I personally would still go for the GTX 670 Gigabyte OC Edition which is a bit faster than the standard version and NVIDIA is more stable with drivers.FelipeInside

your statement about drivers is out of bias since you have likely never owned an AMD card before. There is no evidence proving that AMD drivers are inferior to nvidias drivers and I haven't experienced any driver issues with my 6950/7970. My steam library is 20 games long and growing. No matter how fast the 670 OC edition is, it is slower than the 680 and the 680 is slower than the 7970.

[QUOTE="blaznwiipspman1"]

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"] Yes true, but I personally would still go for the GTX 670 Gigabyte OC Edition which is a bit faster than the standard version and NVIDIA is more stable with drivers.FelipeInside

your statement about drivers is out of bias since you have likely never owned an AMD card before. There is no evidence proving that AMD drivers are inferior to nvidias drivers and I haven't experienced any driver issues with my 6950/7970. My steam library is 20 games long and growing. No matter how fast the 670 OC edition is, it is slower than the 680 and the 680 is slower than the 7970.

One person who may or may not be telling the truth doesn't represent the millions and millions of satisfied AMD card owners. I have heard of geforce 590 gtx frying due to bad drivers and 8800 gtx cards failing all the time (oven baking). I find that most of the people complaining about AMD driver problems are those who want obscure features that 99.9% of people don't care about, like tearing in eyefinity setups or forcing AA through catalyst or having game profiles etc. I doubt that the issues that you had with your AMD cards prevented you from actually PLAYING the games, and for me thats all I really care about. I personally always go for the best bang for buck card even if I do prefer AMD. I used to own a geforce 460 gtx and then moved on to a 6950 to now a 7970. That is the difference between us, my bias doesn't stop me from buying the best of the best.

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"][QUOTE="blaznwiipspman1"]

your statement about drivers is out of bias since you have likely never owned an AMD card before. There is no evidence proving that AMD drivers are inferior to nvidias drivers and I haven't experienced any driver issues with my 6950/7970. My steam library is 20 games long and growing. No matter how fast the 670 OC edition is, it is slower than the 680 and the 680 is slower than the 7970.

blaznwiipspman1

One person who may or may not be telling the truth doesn't represent the millions and millions of satisfied AMD card owners. I have heard of geforce 590 gtx frying due to bad drivers and 8800 gtx cards failing all the time (oven baking). I find that most of the people complaining about AMD driver problems are those who want obscure features that 99.9% of people don't care about, like tearing in eyefinity setups or forcing AA through catalyst or having game profiles etc. I doubt that the issues that you had with your AMD cards prevented you from actually PLAYING the games, and for me thats all I really care about. I personally always go for the best bang for buck card even if I do prefer AMD. I used to own a geforce 460 gtx and then moved on to a 6950 to now a 7970. That is the difference between us, my bias doesn't stop me from buying the best of the best.

[QUOTE="blaznwiipspman1"]

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"] Yes true, but I personally would still go for the GTX 670 Gigabyte OC Edition which is a bit faster than the standard version and NVIDIA is more stable with drivers.FelipeInside

your statement about drivers is out of bias since you have likely never owned an AMD card before. There is no evidence proving that AMD drivers are inferior to nvidias drivers and I haven't experienced any driver issues with my 6950/7970. My steam library is 20 games long and growing. No matter how fast the 670 OC edition is, it is slower than the 680 and the 680 is slower than the 7970.

I am not looking to spend more than $300 that is really pushing it for me, so is the 7950 enough of an upgrade over my 5870?

Also is it likely to work/fit if my pc can run my 5870, my specs are listed at the start

I am not looking to spend more than $300 that is really pushing it for me, so is the 7950 enough of an upgrade over my 5870?

Also is it likely to work/fit if my pc can run my 5870, my specs are listed at the start

jhon9728

[QUOTE="jhon9728"]

I am not looking to spend more than $300 that is really pushing it for me, so is the 7950 enough of an upgrade over my 5870?

Also is it likely to work/fit if my pc can run my 5870, my specs are listed at the start

adamosmaki

[QUOTE="adamosmaki"][QUOTE="jhon9728"]

I am not looking to spend more than $300 that is really pushing it for me, so is the 7950 enough of an upgrade over my 5870?

Also is it likely to work/fit if my pc can run my 5870, my specs are listed at the start

jhon9728

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"][QUOTE="blaznwiipspman1"]

your statement about drivers is out of bias since you have likely never owned an AMD card before. There is no evidence proving that AMD drivers are inferior to nvidias drivers and I haven't experienced any driver issues with my 6950/7970. My steam library is 20 games long and growing. No matter how fast the 670 OC edition is, it is slower than the 680 and the 680 is slower than the 7970.

adamosmaki