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Just bought a new GPU - 7870

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a b U Graphics card
March 21, 2012 10:08:47 PM

So I am in the process of building my first system, no idea what to expect really. I got the Sapphire 7870. How are AMD/ATI drivers? Nvidia's drivers always worked pretty well for me..

Looks to be a beast of a card though.. :p 

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March 21, 2012 10:14:18 PM

gary1 said:
So I am in the process of building my first system, no idea what to expect really. I got the Sapphire 7870. How are AMD/ATI drivers? Nvidia's drivers always worked pretty well for me..

Looks to be a beast of a card though.. :p 


I used to play for the red team, but then the drivers experience was always a little wonky for me so I jumped ship.
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a b U Graphics card
March 21, 2012 10:20:46 PM

Oh noes :( 
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March 21, 2012 10:26:16 PM

The 7870 is very new so the drivers aren't gonna be too good right off the bat. Give it some time and it will be running like a champ though. The card's specs look really good for it's power consumption.
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March 21, 2012 10:42:02 PM

It overclocks reeeeal good, think it even beats 580 when overclocked :D 
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a b U Graphics card
March 21, 2012 10:43:32 PM

Yeah, I'm gonna clock it to maybe 1250/1450, we'll see though.
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March 21, 2012 10:53:00 PM

The only time I ever had problems with AMD drivers is when I let Steam download them for me. Huge mistake.
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a b U Graphics card
March 21, 2012 10:54:10 PM

Haha, good to know. The drivers come in a package with the Catalyst control center right?
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