Simply as the title states. I'm looking to pick up a 7870 to replace my 560ti as I'm experiencing some stutters and fps dips in some games now, even though the 560 has hung in there for some time. Looking for an ati card this time around to take advantage of a possible crossfire in the future as my mobo supports it. What can I expect realistically in terms of performance gains with this card swap? Is it worth it and will it be very noticeable? Also, do the 7870s run hot and are they noisy? As I'd like to avoid that... If there is something better I can get for that price range please enlighten me, thank you.
*** Thoughts on these two options?
http://www.amazon.ca/Sapphire-Radeon-PCi-Express-Graphics-11200-07-20G/dp/B008MJHSFG/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1382056291&sr=8-5&keywords=7870
VS.
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131492
Current specs:
AMD PHENOM 955 x2 3.2 stock @ 3.8ghz oc'd
MSI 560TI TWIN FROZR 1GB
ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard
650 corsair psu
8gb g.skill ripjaws
pretty old 500gb WD Hard drive
windows 7 64bit
24" Synaps LCD
*** Thoughts on these two options?
http://www.amazon.ca/Sapphire-Radeon-PCi-Express-Graphics-11200-07-20G/dp/B008MJHSFG/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1382056291&sr=8-5&keywords=7870
VS.
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131492
Current specs:
AMD PHENOM 955 x2 3.2 stock @ 3.8ghz oc'd
MSI 560TI TWIN FROZR 1GB
ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard
650 corsair psu
8gb g.skill ripjaws
pretty old 500gb WD Hard drive
windows 7 64bit
24" Synaps LCD
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