AMD radeon 7850 2GB????? Please respond! ;)

DarknessNacho

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Hello, I got some questions; Is the AMD radeon 7850 2GB enough for handeling games like BF3 and next BF4 at 720p display? Should I wait one or two months more for price drops in AMD's graphics cards, so I can maybe buy an 7950 or 7870? Is the AMD FX-4100 4 x 3.6 GHZ a good CPU for this graphics card (7850) ? Should I get more then 550W for this graphics card (7850) ? Would it make a big difference if I pick this CPU, AMD FX-4170 4 x 4.2 GHZ? Thanks for a response! ;)
 

MJSBLUES

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At 720p? yes lol. It will play them at 1080p maxed out. I would recommend you get the 7870 instead however, since it is more future proof and way more performance for not too much more.
 

DarknessNacho

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So, I will be just fine with an AMD radeon 7850 or 7870 2GB at 720p? When will the 7950 and 7970 drop in price, I just wanna know. I also have another question for you, would an AMD CPU and an Nvidia GPU ( GTX 660 ) be a bottleneck in the system? Because I think the GTX 660 2GB edition is also a very good card!
 

MJSBLUES

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Yes you will! Look at these benchmarks:
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This is also why I think you should upgrade to the 7870 since the performance is far greater.
No, they wont bottleneck each other. It doesn't matter if it's an AMD, it will only bottleneck if it's to weak to support the GPU. And your CPU won't be.
Oh and I have no idea when they're going to drop in price, but they obviously will gradually.
 

danscan11

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Hey being an owner of a 7850(Im xfiring 2 for now Geforce 770 here I come!!) I have been looking at cards for the last 2 days almost none stop. I say this coming from an AMD fan, You should go 570 Its a solid card and it SLI's wonderfully. Don't purchase any AMD lower GPU's they just aren't worth it. They are too close together in performance and they don't make enough sense money-wise. If you want to get an awesome AMD card you need to stick higher end.