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Asus 7870 GHz Crossfire or R9 280X or GTX 770

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November 28, 2013 1:59:42 PM

I'm in the market for a GPU. Which one out of the cards in the title do you suggest?

Also: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Asus 7870 GHz $139.99 after MiR, thus the consideration of CF.

If you were thinking about buying this card, what are you doing reading this? Buy it fast. It's super cheap.

BitFenix Prodigy M case
Asus Gryphon mobo
Phanteks 14 Cooler
Seasonic 650W PSU

If the choice is 7870 in CF, will that fit in my case?

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November 28, 2013 2:04:18 PM

The 7870's have been my suggestion to everyone looking for performance to cost ratios for awhile now, they are rather beastly despite their size and price, wife's runs BF4 at ultra and gets 35-40fps.

Anyways, I had 2 of the Sapphire GHz version in crossfire for a few months and it ran very well. The problem is that CF in general just really isn't worth it, I'd much rather spend the same amount on a single more powerful card to prevent from dealing with the issues games have with CF and SLI.

Your PSU is right at the limit but you should be fine, as for the size, the 7870's are actually pretty short, they fit and some micro-atx cases so you should be fine there as well.

Anyways, for my suggestion, if you want more than a single 7870, use the money towards a single 280x, you will see good performance and be ready for Mantle.
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November 28, 2013 7:27:34 PM

Thank you sir. Exactly the response I was looking for. Will pick one up for my sister's mITX build, and get a manufacturer cooled 280x or 290 for my own.
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