650ti 2GB vs 7850 1GB?

khaledegy200 · May 12, 2013

My friend was asking me for a good card around $160-$170 so i picked these 2 cards for him.

which one is better?

additional info:-

his res. is 1440*900

psu is 400w

playing games like bf3 crysis 3...

his mobo...i dont really remember but it has PCI 2.0 x16 will the card work in it?

thx.

lunyone · May 12, 2013

I would say the 7850, but you can read some reviews and make an informed decision.

Anandtech Comparison between the 2 cards

AustinS · May 12, 2013

Yes, both cards will work. But make sure to tell him not to use the drivers on the disc from the gpu, go to the manufacturers website and download the newest drivers. Secondly, go for the 7850, it is a much more powerful card and because he isnt playing at 1080p, he will not suffer from only having 1gb of vram.

Austin

thasan1 · May 12, 2013

i dont think that PSU will run any of those Cards. and650 ti is no where near the performance of a 7850.a better choice would be 650 ti boost edition. but again i dont think it will run on that PSU.
EDIT: 650 ti [non boost editon] will run on that 400watt PSU if your friend doesn't have the mney to upgrade his PSU you can recommend 650ti to him though its about 23-25% worst than 7850 in games

completelyrandomname · May 12, 2013

PSU 12v specs?

lycros · May 12, 2013

Go for a 650ti boost edition.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_650_Ti_Boost_TF_Gaming/8.html

to save some money at that resolution, even at 1080p, think about getting a 1gb card like http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127731

lunyone · May 12, 2013

thasan1 :

If it's a quality PSU he should be fine, but we will have to wait and see the make and model of the PSU before we can determine whether or not the 7850 will run on the PSU.

khaledegy200 · May 12, 2013

@lunyone thx for the benchmarks and i see that the 7850 performs way better than 650ti

@AustinS thx for info, i will do it in my pc too.

@thasan1 how much does the boost version costs? and also any suggestion on the psu?

khaledegy200 · May 12, 2013

lunyone :

his psu came with the case and i think its model is gamma

lunyone · May 12, 2013

Here's your best current deal:

$60 - $20 MIRc = $40!
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You can use as low as:
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lunyone · May 12, 2013

khaledegy200 :

lunyone :

his psu came with the case and i think its model is gamma

Did I miss where he stated the case and PSU in any of his posts?

khaledegy200 · May 12, 2013

by the way, here is his system specs [as i remember]:-

Cpu:Fx-4100
MOBO:i dont really remember this
Gpu:radeon hd4200 built-in gpu
hdd:wd caviar green 640gb
ram:4gb 1333mhz or 1600mhz [is the 1600mhz power conumption higher than 1333mhz?]

khaledegy200 · May 12, 2013

lunyone :

khaledegy200 :

Did I miss where he stated the case and PSU in any of his posts?

srry I forgot it.

thasan1 · May 12, 2013

khaledegy200 :

boost edition should cost around $170. your friend can go with a Corsair CX500.

lycros · May 12, 2013

I linked one for $140 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127731

The cheapest 7850 on newegg is $170

khaledegy200 · May 12, 2013

lycros :

although It's a cheap one but can it run crysis 3 at that res.?

i think the 7850 would be better

by the way thanks for your answer.

thasan1 · May 12, 2013

khaledegy200 :

it can run crysis at might with your friends resolution.

khaledegy200 · May 12, 2013

lunyone :

looks like a good deal, thanks man.

khaledegy200 · May 12, 2013

thasan1 :

khaledegy200 :

it can run crysis at might with your friends resolution.

but look to this...the 650ti 1GB is giving only 30fps @1280*800 then what about 1440?

lycros · May 12, 2013

It's still higher than a 7850

khaledegy200 · May 12, 2013

lycros :

Sorry about that but it's not the one colored by green/blue because this is the only bench i found that includes 650ti 1GB in it.

lunyone · May 12, 2013

Well all reviews can be slated/slanted one way or another. You sorta have to see several out there and try and make an informed decision. Some reviews have dated (older drivers) and some use newer ones, so you have to keep that in mind. I personally would go with the 7850, if that fits your budget, assuming the PSU can handle it (which the 7850 is pretty good on 400-450w PSU's generally). Now I'm not an expert, but you can review several review sites (I'd look at 4-6 sites if possible) and make an informed decision. It's up to you what works best for your budget and situation. Some games favor nVidia and some favor AMD, so keep that in mind too.

Anand's Benchmarking of 660 Ti Boost vs. 7850

AustinS · May 12, 2013

You can get a gtx 660 for 175 with a $20 mail in rebate right now. It would be on par with the 7850, so you can decide.

Austin

khaledegy200 · May 12, 2013

lunyone :

Well, I don't really know. the link u gave me shows that 7850 beats in most games and 650ti boost beats it in only bf3.

any way i will show him the bench and let him decide by his self.

thanks for the info.

khaledegy200 · May 12, 2013

AustinS :

according to this they both performs like each other except in bf3 [looks like it favors nvidia cards] , i will show him this bench too and final decide returns to him.

thanks.

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