Looking for a temporary GPU...

n00b82

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Hello all,
After weeks of searching for a Graphics Card, I have come across this:
PowerColor PCS+ AX7870 2GBD5-2DHPPV3E Radeon HD 7870 MYST. Edition (Tahiti LE) 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card (UEFI Ready)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131484&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

My plan is to use this for a year, sell it to a friend who collects parts for $100, and then buy a 280x or something like that (what I am buying in the future is not the question here!). Will this card (HD 7870):
-Be able to run games like Bioshock Infinite and Far Cry 3 on medium settings at 1080p?
-Run Battlefield 4 and Call of Duty Ghosts? (on low-medium settings at 1080p?)
-Hold me over until I have $300 to buy a better GPU?

Is the card the best value for its price ($150)? Let me know what you think I should do.
 
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If we're talking about graphics alone, then the most demanding title out there is Crysis 3, and will be for a while, you can find benchmarks of the 7870 maxing out Crysis 3 @1080p at 30 fps (link here). So yes, it can handle the titles you're mentioning.

n00b82

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But will it be able to hold me off until I am ready to get a better GPU? Lets say, a year? In other words, will this card run all the games I want, along with new games that are coming out(bf4, cod), and keep up on medium at 1080p for at least a year to come?
 

PepitoTV

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If we're talking about graphics alone, then the most demanding title out there is Crysis 3, and will be for a while, you can find benchmarks of the 7870 maxing out Crysis 3 @1080p at 30 fps (link here). So yes, it can handle the titles you're mentioning.
 
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n00b82

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Sweet! Maybe I won't even have to upgrade it in a year, lol!