I5 3470 & HD 6970 MSI Lightning

[Littlebro]

Hey you guys,

I just wanted to ask if the combo of an i5 3470 and a HD 6970 MSI Lightning is future-proof?

How long would this combo be able to play games at high settings (not ultra)?
In what number of years?

Thanks in advance!

Greetz,
Littlebro.

 

[skitz9417]

maybe 2-3 years Depends on your resoulion

 

[Littlebro]

Let's say on 1600*900?

 

[skitz9417]

well i can play on high setting and that will last 2 - 3 years

 

[Littlebro]

And when I would switch from a HD 6970 Lightning 2GB to a Sapphire HD 7850 2GB? What is the most future-proof option?

 

[skitz9417]

well no really the hd 7850 is only little bit better than but not by much and do u already have that hd 6970 http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/509?vs=549

 

[Littlebro]

No I don't. But the thing is: the 6970 only costs 190 euros, and the 7850 200 euros. I'm really not good at deciding what's the best bang for my buck.

 

[skitz9417]

i would go for the hd 7850

 

[Littlebro]

Alright! Thanks for your opinion.

 

[Littlebro]

D*mn, I just noticed that the 6970 MSI Lightning I'm talking about has a base clock speed of 940 Mhz. Isn't that significantly faster than the normal 7850? And I read somewhere that the 7850 is good for OC'ing, but wouldn't that shorten the lifespan of the GPU by a fair amount?

 

[skitz9417]

yea the hd 7850 is a good overclocker but if ur overclocking you need a good cooler like what sapphire has or gigabite and yea it doe shorten it by a tiny bit and the hd 6970 has a higher core clock http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-7870-review-benchmark,3148.html

 

[Littlebro]

And is OC'ing not too difficult (or even dangerous) for an unexperienced person like me (when it comes to OC'ing).

Thanks for your help btw . I really appreciate it.

 

[skitz9417]

no worreis