Upgrading graphics card

tp95112

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Hello, I currently have a 6670 and want more performance because I am going to get a new monitor and since I am getting a new monitor its going to be 1920 x 1080, my 6670 would do not perform as well as my current 1280 x 1024 monitor because the resolution difference. My question is if I should get a 6870, 7870 or wait for the next line of graphics cards from Amd?Or if i should go with different card from Nvidia.
 
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I like the 7870 right now. It beats the gtx 660 ti in almost any game at high-resolution (1080p and up) excepting Battlefield 3. The 660 is a worse version of the ti at a price very close to the 7870, so there's really no reason to do anything but get a decent level 7870 or 7850. If you look at the gtx 660 review you'll see the performance gap.
The 7850 has the power to beat the 660 on and off as well, so you really should stick between the two.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-660-geforce-gtx-650-benchmark,3297-12.html

kylekillzone

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go for a 7870 if you want to stick with amd but if you dont mind jumping ship to nvidia go for it and get a GTX 660 ti its not too much and will keep you from upgrading for awhile and if you ever need more power you can put 2 in sli.
 

kevin83

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I like the 7870 right now. It beats the gtx 660 ti in almost any game at high-resolution (1080p and up) excepting Battlefield 3. The 660 is a worse version of the ti at a price very close to the 7870, so there's really no reason to do anything but get a decent level 7870 or 7850. If you look at the gtx 660 review you'll see the performance gap.
The 7850 has the power to beat the 660 on and off as well, so you really should stick between the two.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-660-geforce-gtx-650-benchmark,3297-12.html
 
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Reviews from other sites show the 660 and 660 Ti doing somewhat better, in part because Tom's went quite heavy on MSAA in most of the benchmarks. The Nvidia cards don't handle heavy anti-aliasing too well, but are strong otherwise.
 

kylekillzone

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Thats a little far away so id say go for a 7870. and by the way how does that 6670 game i was going to buy one for my brother's desktop. he does light gaming so do you think a 6670 will be fine?
 

tp95112

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It does a good job i built my brother the same computer like Mine using the exact same parts but his monitor was 1920 by 1080 and he plays on max resolution, I compare my Counter strike GO FPS to his and i had about 20 more fps. What games does your brother play?
 

tp95112

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I have a 650 psu it should be more then enough right?
 

kylekillzone

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Well my brother is gonna play on this old 17" 1024x768 full screen monitor so i think he will be fine thanks!