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7870 TAHTI LE to Regular 7950

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September 11, 2013 11:39:16 AM

Hi all! I have an opportunity to upgrade my 7870 TAHTI LE to a regular 7950.

Should I do it?

It's a trade I give my graphics card to my friend and $30-$50 and he gives me a 7950

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September 11, 2013 11:59:24 AM

frillybob101 said:
Hi all! I have an opportunity to upgrade my 7870 TAHTI LE to a regular 7950.

Should I do it?

It's a trade I give my graphics card to my friend and $30-$50 and he gives me a 7950


If you have your 7870 LE overclocked then it can approach the 7950 easily. However, a 7870 Tahiti LE GPU is currently more expensive than a 7950 so technically he should be paying you...Tahiti LE (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...) 7950 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...)
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September 11, 2013 12:15:58 PM

I always thought the comments that an overclocked x can approach y. They always seem to leave out what happens if y is overclocked! I don't have any real experience on the issue, but I don't think it's worth it. $30-50 for like half a tier upgrade, not gonna have much impact on performance.
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September 11, 2013 1:10:54 PM

Fatesadvent said:
I always thought the comments that an overclocked x can approach y. They always seem to leave out what happens if y is overclocked! I don't have any real experience on the issue, but I don't think it's worth it. $30-50 for like half a tier upgrade, not gonna have much impact on performance.

I also would get another gig of VRAM!

Well I it's not worth it ill pass then I guess.

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September 11, 2013 1:22:00 PM

besides faster memory bus and more vram, you should only expect about a 10% over clocked difference
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September 11, 2013 6:29:04 PM

nikoli707 said:
besides faster memory bus and more vram, you should only expect about a 10% over clocked difference

Overclocked as in when my 7870 le is overclocked or when the 7950 is overclocked

If the first then couldnt I overclock the 7950 to say 30% better

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September 12, 2013 5:34:59 PM

yes, clock them both at the same core speed and it will only be about a 10% difference.
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September 12, 2013 7:18:18 PM

nikoli707 said:
yes, clock them both at the same core speed and it will only be about a 10% difference.


Ok thanks I've decided to pass.

Now if I could get a 7970 for $50 I think I'd do that!
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March 30, 2014 2:25:30 PM

Laughing now that the 7950 went above $600.. I too got a 7870 when I could have gotten a 7950 for $200 at the time.
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