So I have about £200 to spend.
7950 the best choice for the money?
Thanks :P
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So I have about £200 to spend.
7950 the best choice for the money?
Thanks :P
As long as it isn't XFX. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by neonplanet40
You have an HD6950 2GB,so TBH at least an HD7950 IMHO.
7950's seem pretty solid for the money, but aren't they closer to £220+?
I'd save up a little more, stick with the 6950 (assuming you're on the system in your sig) for a bit until you have enough money to buy a noticeable upgrade (which may coincide with a new series release)
Are any nvidia card well priced to the 7950? I haven't had much luck with AMD cards working with my receivers. Haven't had an nvidia card in about 4 years.
GTX660TI,although the HD7950 3GB is known for its overclocking headroom and if you run games with mods,it is especially a good choice. Either an HD7950 or GTX660TI will be around 30% to 40% faster than your HD6950 2GB. Even voltage locked examples of the HD7950 3GB are hitting 25% to 30% overclocks it seems.Quote:
Originally Posted by neonplanet40
TBH I won't be overclocking. But if they are both similarly priced and perform quite the same at stock then I may go for the nvidia.
whats wrong with xfx? i usually try to go with asus but id still like to knowQuote:
Originally Posted by Terbinator
Thanks for the help guys.
In the end I got the SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7950 Vapor-X- 3 GB for £229
There were cheaper ones for £219 (although that was cheapest) but thought the cooler on this was better plus the guaranteed boost to 950 core without needing any tinkering was nice.
Bah took card out today and it has 1x 8pin connector and 1 x6 pin! My psu only has 2 x 6pin plugs. Thing wont display screen now and beeps at boot (cant check what it is saying but I am going to assume it needs the 8pin plug.)
:(
You can get 8pin adapters. :)
Well in a noobish haste that I am not normally known for I didnt spot the extra seperate box underneath which had a 2 molex - 8 pin adaptor :P
So I am sorted now lol!
The RMA process takes forever and the service is poor. Still waiting for my card back.Quote:
Originally Posted by DonLeo17
generally XFX has many problems, more of assistance service: they're generally hotter than other brands cards (best are gigabyte, sapphire, MSI) and so noisy