What can you tell me about this graphic card?

terky · May 26, 2014

It's on sale right now and i wanna know if there are better ones than this card
http://www.pccomponentes.com/sapphire_radeon_hd_7870_ghz_edition_oc_2gb_gddr5_reacondicionado.html?utm_source=boletin-2014-05-26&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=boletinsemanal&utm_content=66792

Gam3r01 · May 26, 2014

Its a good midrange card, the only other card in the pricerange is the 750Ti, which the 7870 is faster than.

mickypheonix · May 26, 2014

Hi Terky
this may help answer your question
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOJer80pHc0

sourodip · May 26, 2014

The 270x is a rebranded 7870 and a bit faster than the 7870. However, if you find the 7870 cheaper than the 270x,then go for it unless you want to enjoy "Mantle".

terky · May 26, 2014

What do you mean with mantle sir? Im not english so i dont speak it so good.

I wanna spend on a graphic card between 110-160 euros, and the 7870 2gb shappire is on sale on my country for 120 eur(only today)
Are there better options than that graphic on my price range?

sourodip · May 26, 2014

About Mantle:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantle_%28API%29
R9 270x-http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-112170120g
R9 280(if u can ivest some more and is a lot better than either of the 270x/7870)-http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-r9280atdfd

mickypheonix · May 26, 2014

which country are you from ?

terky · May 26, 2014

I'm from Spain

So the R9 cards are the best options for that price range right? Better than nvidia?

sourodip · May 26, 2014

Yes, AMD cards are priced better than nvidia cards.
Cost to performance ratio of AMD cards are better. The 280 is very much worth the little extra investment.

mickypheonix · May 26, 2014

The 750 TI in that price range is also a good choice

sourodip · May 26, 2014

Yes it's avery good choice but it is much slower than the 270/270x and very much slower than the 280.

MostWantedSoulRider · May 26, 2014

1. R9 270x is an awesome mid range graphic which can play games @ ultra settings.

2. But when you move on to R9 280X/290X, both are known for high range graphic cards and bit expensive when compared to 270X

3. Your question: is R9 series better than nvidia? Lot of cards have already lost to R9 Series and there are still lot more that have won against R9 series as well.

But that doesn't mean R9 is weak. It's a good choice for new and existing gamers who want to play @ ultimate graphic settings.

Overall, R9 is the right choice.

terky · May 26, 2014

Nice, definitely i will take the R9 one

MostWantedSoulRider · May 26, 2014

terky :

270X itself plays well. I'm a proud owner of R9 270X and it handles almost all the games in ultra settings. Go ahead and have fun.

sourodip · May 26, 2014

Yes, then you should take the 270x. It's also a strong performer(i can only dream of it).
It can run the modern games on high settings and with the 8320 would just fine.

terky · May 26, 2014

Do you guys know if in one month or 1,5 months will be better graphics or cheaper ones becouse the apparition of a new one?
I doubt if i should buy that one right now or wait 1 month ,becouse i m not in hurry!

terky · May 26, 2014

PD: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 Dual-X 3GB GDDR5 That one is expensiver than the 270 x one ,is it worth?

sourodip · May 26, 2014

Well the 7970 is twice or more than twice as fast as the 270x. So,the price is justifiable and very much worth it.
Well if u want towait,then you can wait for the power efficient Tonga GPU from AMD but it's performance would be lower than the 270/270x as it is to counter the 750Ti.
I'd say rather invest some more and get the 280 which is a lot faster than any of these.

MostWantedSoulRider · May 26, 2014

terky :

Yes, Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 Dual-X is better than 270X. It is worth.

The only negative side of this card is its price. You can buy this card when you are in top 20 richest people of the world, Haha

The price is almost 2.5 times higher.
Also, you can wait as long as you can but the price is not going to fall down.

I can conclude this post by giving you out two valuable points:

> You can buy R9 270X and the price is affordable.
> If you can afford 2.5 times higher than the budget, then go with HD 7970 Dual X.

sourodip · May 26, 2014

The 280's is a tad slower than the 7970.

MostWantedSoulRider · May 26, 2014

sourodip :

True.

terky · May 26, 2014

I don't understand how that site on my country has the dual 7970 for a bit more than the r9 270x
The r9 270x is for 161 euro
http://www.pccomponentes.com/sapphire_r9_270x_dual_x_2gb_gddr5.html
And the dual 7970 just for 180 euro
http://www.pccomponentes.com/sapphire_radeon_hd_7970_dual_x_3gb_gddr5_reacondicionado.html
How is it possible,becouse you said there is a big difference on prices.

MostWantedSoulRider · May 26, 2014

terky :

Lol Terky. You made me laugh. Look into the hd 7970 page carefully. It is a refurbished lol.

I don't recommend the used ones. Always buy a new graphic card.

terky · May 26, 2014

I Have talked with support site and they said that:
A refurbished product, all those products are returned by customers without being used, or items that have been on display.

These products undergo a thorough inspection before returning to be placed on the market. Once they passed all quality tests, are brought back to the sales with all accessories and the same features as new items.

PD: Should i trust that answer?

unknownofprob · May 26, 2014

yes, that is what happens with those companies.

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