7950 or 7870?

Squirrelll · Mar 15, 2013

Should I get this: fx 6300
ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0
corsair cx 600
Cooler Master HAF 912
Corsair Vengeance 8 GB
western digital blue 1tb
xfx hd 7870 dd
samsung 840

or: the same without the ssd(samsung 840) and get the xfx hd 7950?

mi1ez · Mar 15, 2013

tough one. I'd probably go with the better graphics card, but then I've never owned an SSD...

Squirrelll · Mar 15, 2013

mi1ez :

I really don't know what I should do

bigbadwill · Mar 15, 2013

SSD will greatly improve your system responsiveness (boot time and application launching) but it won't improve performances in games. On the other hand the 7950 will get you a great deal or performances over the 7870 but won't improve the system responsiveness. But you should check out the new 7870 mist edition, the performances are really close to the 7950's and it's a good overclocker. That might be the best value for your money and might allow you to get the SSD with very little sacrifice over performances.

larrym · Mar 15, 2013

I would go with the SSD and the 7870. But I own a few PC's with a SSD and the ones I use now without one just annoy me with how slow they are. Plus a 7870 is real close to a 7950 and it's always easier to change out a future video card than to update a system with a new ssd..but that's just me.

ricopartyboy · Mar 15, 2013

You won't be disappointed with the 7870. I would definitely not cut out the ssd. Also, if it's primarily a gaming pc, you should get the fx 4300. It performs better with a higher clock speed, but lacks the unnecessary extra 2 cores. Also, I recommend to get ram at least 1600MHz and a 3rd party cpu cooler, such as the hyper 212 plus.

ubercake · Mar 15, 2013

I'd go with the 7950. SSD prices are dropping all the time. You can always pick up the SSD later.

christop · Mar 15, 2013

Go with the 7950 and get an ssd later...

emperor piehead · Mar 15, 2013

what about a 7870 le its the best of both worlds its a Tahiti core (79xx core) with 2gb ram and a 256 bit bus at $240. It performs around 5-10 fps faster then a 7870 and O/C like a champ people have been able to reach 1200mhz without a voltage bump but then it is voltage locked.

Link to amazon- http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-Radeon-PCI-Express-Graphics-11199-20-20G/dp/B00AWKYB1M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1363362067&sr=8-1&keywords=7870+xt

review- http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/5158/sapphire_radeon_hd_7870_xt_tahiti_le_2gb_with_boost_overclocked_video_card_review/index.html

rdc85 · Mar 15, 2013

I would stick with ssd....

I will improve the responsive of the system, either it in games (not about fps), or just surfing the web or any daily task...

Im also agree with bigbadwill try check if u can get the 7870 LE / XT / tahiti and try to fit the budget with smaller / cheaper ssd...

jsagaga02 · Mar 15, 2013

If the primary use is for gaming, then I would get the 7950. You can always get the ssd later as prices are always dropping.

unksol · Mar 15, 2013

emperor piehead :

Exactly what I was going I say. Id take the sapphire.

Although the SSD is REALLY not necessary unless you're constantly opening and closing stuff. Boot times are irrelevant with sleep mode, lots of fast disk access is not neededwith 8 GB of memory. It's nice just depends on how you use your PC. I could do without mine.

Squirrelll · Mar 15, 2013

I think im going with the hd 7870 xt and ssd, the hd 7870 xt/ le/ myst should perform close to the hd 7950 right?

gebran bassil · Mar 15, 2013

You're missing out on better framerate and better graphics, and for what? So you can boot into windows in 10 seconds instead of 20? Really if that's a problem, just short stroke the HDD and it will perform much faster.

ubercake · Mar 15, 2013

Boot/Shutdown times and load times are all that improve with an SSD. An SSD will not improve gaming performance or framerates (other than decreasing load times).

I still say you should get the 7950 no contest. If you get the 7870, you're always going to wonder what it might have been like...

LOTRO HOBBIT · Mar 15, 2013

i have both ssd corsair 120 and 7950 wf3 version.
i would go for 7950 for sure .
i could go with no ssd. ofc its faster respondes faster e.t.c but 7950 well u can play anything made until this minute with no problems at all. go for the 7950 u wont be disapointed

Squirrelll · Mar 15, 2013

ok thanks going for the 7950

ubercake · Mar 15, 2013

Squirrelll :

That's what I'm talking about right there! You won't regret this decision!

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