AMD 7870 + 7850 Review + Benchmarks

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Originally Posted by fridgevr

Well if you had another PCI-e slot i could have hooked you up with one of my old Asus 5770's.

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Yeah, oh well. On a slight off topic note, does your Asus 5770 ever give you problems when trying to update drivers or install again after a format of your pc. My Asus one usually gives me problems which takes about 6 attempts till it works. Really annoying

Nope only had such an issue once with my Asus GTX470. When i installed a certain version of Nvidia drivers it told me there is no Nvidia card detected or some shit. But the 5770 was brilliant in its service.

Im thinking of getting 2x 7850's for my new Htpc/Lan Rig.
Will hopefully be able to get them for around R2500 each. Will see though xD 1st gotta decide on my new project build.

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Originally Posted by The Joker

Im thinking of getting 2x 7850's for my new Htpc/Lan Rig.
Will hopefully be able to get them for around R2500 each. Will see though xD 1st gotta decide on my new project build.

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You should keep us posted on these adventures of yours!

So it looks like the 7850 and 7870's are just too damn expensive! I just cannot justify paying R3000 for a 7850 or R4000 for a 7870. So it looks like I might just go and buy a second hand card somewhere rather then a new middle range card that costs more then a 6950... How is that even possible? Sure it's a newer card but hell no not at the current price. I am so disappoint right now.

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Originally Posted by axon1988

So it looks like the 7850 and 7870's are just too damn expensive! I just cannot justify paying R3000 for a 7850 or R4000 for a 7870. So it looks like I might just go and buy a second hand card somewhere rather then a new middle range card that costs more then a 6950... How is that even possible? Sure it's a newer card but hell no not at the current price. I am so disappoint right now.

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If they actually end up costing that much then I won't get one. I'd then be better off getting myself a GTX570 which I can get for around R3000.

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Originally Posted by Isengard

If they actually end up costing that much then I won't get one. I'd then be better off getting myself a GTX570 which I can get for around R3000.

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True. I might just consider going for a 6950... But in all honesty I have to be realistic about this. I cannot afford a card above R2000...

A AMD Radeon 7770 for R1800 WTF????

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Originally Posted by axon1988

True. I might just consider going for a 6950... But in all honesty I have to be realistic about this. I cannot afford a card above R2000...

A AMD Radeon 7770 for R1800 WTF????

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You can get the 6870 for a little over R2000. http://www.wootware.co.za/club-3d-ra...rd-retail.html

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Originally Posted by Isengard

If they actually end up costing that much then I won't get one. I'd then be better off getting myself a GTX570 which I can get for around R3000.

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Unfortunately its not looking good price wise...7850 is listed at just over R3000 on wootware, will most likely drop when the card is launched but I am guessing a 7870 will set you back R3500 minimum.

As for the GTX570, the 7850 is slightly slower I think 2fps in most games but the 7850 can be clocked to eat the GTX570 alive even when the 570 is oc'd. So might still be worth looking at it.

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Originally Posted by The Joker

Unfortunately its not looking good price wise...7850 is listed at just over R3000 on wootware, will most likely drop when the card is launched but I am guessing a 7870 will set you back R3500 minimum.

As for the GTX570, the 7850 is slightly slower I think 2fps in most games but the 7850 can be clocked to eat the GTX570 alive even when the 570 is oc'd. So might still be worth looking at it.

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Yeah well I have a couple of months to wait for things to settle. Who knows, nVidia's new cards might heat up competitive pricing again.