Crossfire 7950 overkill?

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So I was wondering if dual radeon hd 7950 cards in crossfire world be overkill for crysis 3 or battlefield 3 at 1080p. What about one 7970?
 
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Like most tech products, graphics cards are segmented by price. Expensive cards tend to be more capable; and less expensive ones usually offer lower performance, consume less power, and are smaller in size (and so fit into a greater range of PC cases).

$400 and Up

The highest-priced cards deliver the strongest graphics performance, but they're also more power hungry. Both Nvidia and AMD have released a new generation of GPUs that are more power-efficient than their predecessors, but you'll still want a good 600-watt power supply to run these types of cards. At the extreme high end are dual-GPU cards, such as Nvidia's GTX 690. You can expect to spend close to $1000 for one of these.

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One overclocked 7950 is more than enough for BF3. You won't be able to play Crysis 3 on highest setting with single 7950 or 7970, but it is a 5hity game so it's not worth to go CF for it alone.

I would suggest to get 7950, overclock it and wait a bit for more new games like BF4, Arma3 and then get a second 7950 if you feel that you need one. As of now single 7950 is the only sensible choice for 1080p.
 
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OK so with crysis 3 out of the picture would the 7970 GHz edition be enough for any other game? Also if you say the 7850 is already enough would a 7970 be overkill for any other game again leaving cry sis 3 out
 
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Buying Considerations

Like most tech products, graphics cards are segmented by price. Expensive cards tend to be more capable; and less expensive ones usually offer lower performance, consume less power, and are smaller in size (and so fit into a greater range of PC cases).

$400 and Up

The highest-priced cards deliver the strongest graphics performance, but they're also more power hungry. Both Nvidia and AMD have released a new generation of GPUs that are more power-efficient than their predecessors, but you'll still want a good 600-watt power supply to run these types of cards. At the extreme high end are dual-GPU cards, such as Nvidia's GTX 690. You can expect to spend close to $1000 for one of these.

One Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 or AMD Radeon HD 7970GHZ should be able to run most games at high frame rates on 1080p monitors with settings at very high. Some games may show frame rate stuttering at ultra detail levels, so you'll need to test each game. If you have a high-end, 30-inch display running at 2560 by 1600, you'll need to manage your detail settings more carefully, unless you have a dual-GPU card, like the GTX 690, or are willing to install two discrete graphics cards.

$300 to $380

Cards in this category include the Nvidia GeForce GTX 670 and the AMD Radeon HD 7950. They offer performance that is nearly as good as that of the high-end models, but at a more modest price. If you stick with a 1080p or 1920 by 1200 display with one of these cards, you should be in good shape.

$200 to $300

At this level you may have to start making some sacrifices in detail settings. For GPUs such as the AMD Radeon HD 7870, that means running at "high" rather than at "very high" detail level, and it almost certainly means disabling antialiasing.
 
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Hmm so will most games run at a modest fps with an amd radeon 7970 at ultra graphics at 1080p since you did say that even with a 7950 I would be fine. And if not then how much frame rate stutter or drops would I experience at the max settings?
 
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Well to be honest i cannot give you exact fps because i do not have the exact same system as you so it's not really possible to say for sure in fps.All i can say for sure is that a 7970 will play pretty much everything you throw at it at high to ultra settings 1080P.It will also max out many of todays games such as BF3, Starcraft 2, Diablo 3, and many others.
 
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Ah well thank you very much you have been very helpful I think Ill go with the 7970
 
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I have 2 6870's in crossfire, and can max out everygame I have thrown at it with 1080P display. You should buy the 7950 or 7970 and then run crossfire in the future. No need for 2 at this point.
 
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Don't forget to utilize triple buffer and V-sync as this keeps the frame rates from stuttering. An over clocked 7950 can max out all games at 7950 at playable fps. I consider playable fps to be above 30 fps, as a 7950 is $190 while a R290x is triple the price, but only 50% more powerful. Gaming software is still far behind the best hardware and just needs to be better optimized. Most games poorly utilize GPU's and cores.
 
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