HD 7850

[Tcshad]

So I've been looking for a good GPU, and I saw the Sapphire 2GB HD 7850 for £190, how would this work with my system (I5-2500k @4.3GHz, TX650 V2, 8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600 etc)
Would I get decent framerates on my 1080p monitor for games such as:
BF3, Skyrim, Diablo, Torchlight, CoD: BO2 and basically most games?
Thanks,
-Tom

 

[mastrom101]

i have a similar build, i would really recomend getting a 6870 instead, it isn't much more but it provides more performance. And yes, you can expect good frames on all of those games

 

[Tcshad]

I thought the 7850 trounced the 6870, according to the Best GPUs for May article?

 

[mastrom101]

*Sorry i though you said 6850, nevermind the 7850 is much better, stick with that.

 

[Tcshad]

Aha, and that'll play with good FPS?

 

[mastrom101]

yes, my friend has the 6850 which performs those games very well in 1080p, the 7850 should do even better (based on reviews and specs)

 

[ilysaml]

The HD 7850 is almost as powerful as GTX 570, superb for 1080P gaming resolution, you'll be able to play your mentioned games maxed out @ ultra settings with BF3 being the most demanding among them.