GTX 660 TI/660 Vs HD7870 LE/ 7950

sivakotarib4u · Mar 23, 2013

Best VGA Card forAsus P8H67-M EVO Mb GTX 660 TI/660 or HD7870 LE/ 7950..

I see AMD cards are high preformers, when compared with cost...
Please suggest ny priority is Performance,Heat & Sound.
Need help on Compatability, drivers issue

jdw_swb · Mar 23, 2013

In my opinion it goes like this----

7950>>>>>660 TI>>>>>>7870 LE>>>>>>>660

This is especially true if you overclock as 7950's are very easy to oc.

Novuake · Mar 23, 2013

Purely the best option if you do not mind spending a little extra, the HD7950 is a great card.

If you want great value at good performance, the HD7870 LE/XT cards are the best price/performance available.

What resolution do you game at?
What exact PSU model do you have?

ARICH5 · Mar 23, 2013

lets look at some benchmarks. what cpu do you have?
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/crysis-3-performance-benchmark-gaming,3451-6.html

sivakotarib4u · Mar 23, 2013

My RIG:
i3-2130 (3.4G,L3:3M)
8Gb Ram (2X4Gb)
Segate 2Tb
600 watt power supply

Resoultion i prefer: 1920x1080
im ready to upgrade the PSU, if required.

ARICH5 · Mar 23, 2013

what brand of psu though...its crucial.

Novuake · Mar 23, 2013

sivakotarib4u :

My suggestion is get a Sapphire Vapor-x/Dual-X HD7950. You can not go wrong. Your PSU should be fine.

ARICH5 · Mar 23, 2013

a 7970 on a coolmax supereXtreme is not a good idea tho.

Novuake · Mar 23, 2013

ARICH5 :

At 600W(rated) even that will be fine.

Guest · Mar 23, 2013

Guys hes running a dual core proccessor 7950 is a waste for that cpu.get a gtx 660 or the 7870

ARICH5 · Mar 23, 2013

Novuake :

no its not...im just saying if he has a unreliable brand of psu thats not 80+ and 40 amps on the 12v rail hes not gonna run a 7970.

ARICH5 · Mar 23, 2013

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-5.html

its a top 3 tier cpu.

Novuake · Mar 23, 2013

ARICH5 :

He can run it for sure. 80+ is not a must. As long as it has actual wattage of 450w+, the HD7970 will run just fine. May not be the BEST option. But is still not a bad idea.

ARICH5 :

As for the CPU. The i3 will not bottleneck the GPU in GPU intensive games. Maybe in skyrim and BF3 MP, but the actual CPU intensive games available are very few.

Novuake · Mar 23, 2013

DO you know how few games can run more than 2 cores?

Everybody seems to think that just because a CPU is a dual core it will not be worth getting a high end card. NO IDEA where people got that idea. A fast dual core is much better than a slow quad.

Guest · Mar 23, 2013

ARICH5 :

Novuake :

''ya and i got a friend who regrets getting a gtx 670 for it.The cpu bottlenecks it pretty bad and will do the same with the 7950

ARICH5 · Mar 23, 2013

just wait for the OP to respond with his psu brand. but no...ive read enough benchmarks to know that a core i3 is a very good cpu.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/fx-4170-core-i3-3220-benchmarks,3314-7.html

thats with a 7970.

Novuake · Mar 23, 2013

ARICH5 :

Novuake :

''ya and i got a friend who regrets getting a gtx 670 for it.The cpu bottlenecks it pretty bad and will do the same with the 7950

Then neither of you understand what bottleneck means. Its a VERY overused term.

ARICH5 · Mar 23, 2013

lets just hope hes not on a apeavia 1200w

Guest · Mar 23, 2013

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/multi-core-cpu,2280-11.html this article was published in 2009 and even then there was an average increase of 25% performance from dual core to 3 cores.Dual core's quite honestly are low budget gaming rigs.ya they perform decent but there not made for the high end cards theres a reason they call them budget gaming cpu's.He could get one and im sure it would be fine but there wouldnt be much difference between a 7870 and gtx 670 on a rig like that.Its a waste to spend over $300 on a gpu for a cpu that simply cant let the card run like it was meant

Guest · Mar 23, 2013

Novuake :

Then neither of you understand what bottleneck means. Its a VERY overused term.

I understand what it means completly sorry but you have been wrong about most post's i see you write.You are a source of bad information and should not continue to try to give out bad advice.

ARICH5 · Mar 23, 2013

ok well then you have an arguement with tomshardware for putting it faster than 2nd gen core i7's. the benches dont lie with todays games.

Novuake · Mar 23, 2013

Novuake :

I understand what it means completly sorry but you have been wrong about most post's i see you write.You are a source of bad information and should not continue to try to give out bad advice.

LOL then take it up with me in private. EXAMPLES PLZ.

As for this case. What ARICH said.

sivakotarib4u · Mar 23, 2013

Thanks Guys for lot of inputs,
But i havent got any conclusion either AMD or Nvidia.

My PSU is Cooler Master Thunder 600Watt.
i guess the discussion moved away from the Graphic cards to CPU performance, as im aware my rig is not an outdate for those cards. Please give me some suggestion regarding cards..

Novuake · Mar 23, 2013

sivakotarib4u :

From a pure performance perspective form best to worst in the below order.
HD7950 > GTX660ti > HD7870 LE/XT > GTX660

From price/performance perspective best to worst in the below order.
HD7870 LE/XT > HD7950 > GTX660ti > GTX660

From power/performance perspective best to worst in the below order.
GTX660 > GTX660ti > HD7870 LE/XT > HD7950.

Now noise will depend on the card you get. I would not suggest a reference design. Get a Sapphire Vapor-x or Dual-X for the 2 HD7xxx cards. And an MSI Twinfrozer for the GTX6xx cards if you like quiet and cool cards.

My suggestion is get an HD7950 if you got the cash, if not, the HD7870LE/XT.

sivakotarib4u · Mar 23, 2013

thanks for ur tym guys...,

Novuake :

sivakotarib4u :

From a pure performance perspective form best to worst in the below order.
HD7950 > GTX660ti > HD7870 LE/XT > GTX660

From price/performance perspective best to worst in the below order.
HD7870 LE/XT > HD7950 > GTX660ti > GTX660

From power/performance perspective best to worst in the below order.
GTX660 > GTX660ti > HD7870 LE/XT > HD7950.

Now noise will depend on the card you get. I would not suggest a reference design. Get a Sapphire Vapor-x or Dual-X for the 2 HD7xxx cards. And an MSI Twinfrozer for the GTX6xx cards if you like quiet and cool cards.

My suggestion is get an HD7950 if you got the cash, if not, the HD7870LE/XT.

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