i am very confused...IM FREAKING OUT

topprospect · Aug 25, 2013

alright im losing my mind on what card i should get UGH people been saying wait for the new 9xxx series ati cards but idk. should this build max out bf4 with 60 fps at 1600x900 rez?? cpu: amd fx 8350 gpu:amd radeon hd 7970 ghz eddition OC'ed

NukaB · Aug 25, 2013

yes it should work fine!

tiny voices · Aug 25, 2013

Yes it will max BF4 with no problems at all. That resolution is so low that a much lesser card could max it easily.

topprospect · Aug 25, 2013

tiny voices :

would i be able to max it out with a 1080p monitor?

tiny voices · Aug 25, 2013

Yes no problem.

topprospect · Aug 25, 2013

tiny voices :

are u sure? because i was thinking of getting the 9xxx series cards... are they even worth it?

tiny voices · Aug 25, 2013

The 7970 will max all current games for a while. It is a VERY high end card and with the sales going on right now I would not pass it up.

FPSmadMEDIC · Aug 25, 2013

I would just make sure to get a 2GB version of the card you choose, I just recently upgraded from the EVGA GTX 550 Ti FPB 1GB to the XFX Radeon 7850 Ultra OC Edition 1GB and am regretting it already because BF3 wants more than 1GB of Vmem to run ultra so I am forced to run on High Settings with a few occasional hits to my FPS so i am going to have to double up cards to pump the game out @ 1680x1050.

UPDATE: Turns out it was not my GPU holding me back, just popped my hexa core from 2900mhz to 3500 mhz with a 2500mhz NB and I am running on Ultra now with the 1GB version.

tiny voices · Aug 25, 2013

The 7970 is a 3gb card...nothing to worry about.

FPSmadMEDIC · Aug 25, 2013

tiny voices :

Cool haven't checked into it lol out side my current price bracket!

tiny voices · Aug 25, 2013

FPSmadMEDIC :

Also, adding another 1gb 7850 will not make your vRAM 2gb. they act as a single card and only run 1gb RAM. Same as if you had crossfire 7970s. You would only have 3gb vRAM not 6gb. The vRAM does not double when adding another card.

FPSmadMEDIC · Aug 25, 2013

tiny voices :

Huh did not know that, I just figured as it added the second GPU to the work load that it would offer its Vmem up and combine just like stacking stick of ram into extra slots. I should be fine to run ultras double though shouldn't I or did I just screw myself here for BF4 being I popped a custom cooler and mem heat spreaders on the card the day I bought it lol.

tiny voices · Aug 25, 2013

Honestly you kind of screwed yourself. BF4 specifically states that 2gb VRAM is needed for high+ settings and even with the GPU power of 2 7850's, you will bottleneck on the textures and not likely be able to run it on ultra. Sorry man. High settings will probably be fine, but many new and upcoming games will need the extra vRAM. This did not used to be the case, but MANY games now benefit form the Vram.

There is no way to make more than 1gb vRAM using your 7850. Adding another card is a waste of money. You should just sell it and buy a 2gb version. Cut your losses.

edit: also unless you have very high end motherboard with bost PSI express lanes running 16x and ability to tun 8x/8x, you will see little to no benefit from a second card in crossfire.

FPSmadMEDIC · Aug 25, 2013

tiny voices :

Ya i was just reading up on the crossfire setup, sad day. Not worth another $200 to double up now so I will ride out till Christmas and let the GF know I need a new GPU, lol she just bought me this one for my BDay... Wonder when she is gonna get purple in the face from this, she invests in a new one at least once a year! Thanks for all your help! And yes i run in 16x/16x
Current System:
CPU: Phenom II x6 1065T w/Cooler Master Hyper TX3 with 2 fans
RAM:16GB 1333 G.Skill RipJaws
GPU:XFX Radeon R7850 Ultra OC Edition 1GB w/ARCTIC Accelero TT II VGA Cooler
MOBO:MSI NF750-G55
PSU:Cool Power Gamer Pro CP-GP775 775W (yes I know I need an upgrade xD)
CASE:Antec 300 3x120mm intake fans 2 on front one on door over gpu, 1x120mm exhaust back, 1x140mm exhaust top

topprospect · Aug 25, 2013

YEH SO IM HOPING MY SYSTEM WOULD MAX OUT BF4

FPSmadMEDIC · Aug 25, 2013

topprospect :

Lol ya I don't think you will have any issues. Good luck to ya on teh battlefield coming soon!

topprospect · Aug 25, 2013

should i wait or no?

RazerZ · Aug 25, 2013

topprospect :

If you have $500 for the video card, sure otherwise that build is fine to run bf4 on high, but if you want maxed out get an i5-3570k.

topprospect · Aug 25, 2013

RazerZ :

the fx 8350 overclcoked is a ALOT better then that

topprospect · Aug 25, 2013

and im pretty sure that my curret build can max out that gameee

topprospect · Aug 25, 2013

right\?

RazerZ · Aug 25, 2013

topprospect :

Oh if you already have the 8350 well than ya don't upgrade. Anyways I don't think it will "max out" everything, but you can play on very high settings. Also i5-3570k is better, AMD redefined what a core is so don't think having eight cores makes it faster.

tiny voices · Aug 25, 2013

With an 8320 and an hd7970, you should max any game, yes. Even at 1080p.

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