good graphics card for the money?

ILuvJDMH03S · Nov 11, 2013

i am planning on buying this graphics card for my new gaming pc
SAPPHIRE 100354OC-2L Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202025
is that graphics card good for the money im gonna pay?
or is there another graphics card for around 200$

Moonsfang · Nov 11, 2013

Its a good card for that money but heres one a little cheaper with free shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127722

ILuvJDMH03S · Nov 11, 2013

Moonsfang :

does it have the same performance or close to the sapphire 7870?

Moonsfang · Nov 11, 2013

Yes. You shouldn't be able to see any difference in the two. They are the same exact card. Only difference is one is made by Sapphire the other by Msi. Both of with are trustable brands. So it doesn't really make sense to spend $20 more on the same card.

chairsgotoschool · Nov 11, 2013

I just barely ordered the 7870 tahiti from powercolor for the same price. its basically a 7950 gpu cut to have about the same specs as a 7870.

ILuvJDMH03S · Nov 11, 2013

Moonsfang :

Yes. You shouldn't be able to see any difference in the two. They are the same exact card. Only difference is one is made by Sapphire the other by Msi. Both of with are trustable brands. So it doesn't really make sense to spend $20 more on the same card. [/quotemsg
so will it go good with my built?
Cooler Master HAF 912 - High Air Flow Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233

Western Digital WD Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769
GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128514
CORSAIR HX series HX650 650W ATX12V v2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139012
G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBSR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231416
AMD FX-8350 Vishera 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor FD8350FRHKBOX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113284
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986
MSI R7870-2GD5T/OC Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127722

how well can this setup handle games like bf3-4 far cry 3 and other games
would i be able to play them on high or ultra?
or should i get the ASUS R9270X-DC2T-2GD5 Radeon R9 270X 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121802

Moonsfang · Nov 11, 2013

You should have no problem playing any of the current games out there on High/Ultra, as long as your not planning on playing them on really high resolutions you'll be fine. The rig should be up to date for a few years at least.

ILuvJDMH03S · Nov 11, 2013

Moonsfang :

ASUS VS228H-P 22-Inch Full-HD 5ms LED-Lit LCD Monitor
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005BZNDOO/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
thats the monitor im gonna be playing on

what about the ASUS R9270X-DC2T-2GD5 Radeon R9 270X 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121802
will it give out the same performance? since its newer and around the same price

Moonsfang · Nov 11, 2013

For that display you will be able to easily run those games at high or ultra. As for the GPU you might see better performance out of the R9 270x but you might want to wait until they solve some of the cooling issues on them first just look at some of the things here on toms about them. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-r9-290-driver-fix,3666.html

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-r9-280x-third-party-round-up,3655.html

ILuvJDMH03S · Nov 11, 2013

Moonsfang :

does that go for all manafactures of the r9 270x? or just the asus one

ILuvJDMH03S · Nov 11, 2013

Moonsfang :

does that go for all manafactures of the r9 270x? or just the asus one

Moonsfang · Nov 11, 2013

ILuvJDMH03S :

Moonsfang :

does that go for all manafactures of the r9 270x? or just the asus one

It goes for all of them. Its still a new card so they are still perfecting it.

ILuvJDMH03S · Nov 11, 2013

Moonsfang :

ILuvJDMH03S :

It goes for all of them. Its still a new card so they are still perfecting it.

okay thanks for your help i think i wil be going with the msi 7870

sora · Nov 11, 2013

ILuvJDMH03S :

Moonsfang :

okay thanks for your help i think i wil be going with the msi 7870

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