Gtx 460 to HD 7870 upgrade worth it?
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USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming. Skyrim, Guild Wars 2, Civ 5
CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: MSI GTX 460 Cyclone 1GB 256 Bit and Corsair 750TX 750W PSU
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: I5-760 / 8GB 1600 DDR3 / P755E Pro
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg / Amazon
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OVERCLOCKING: Yes
MONITOR RESOLUTION: (1920x1080)
Hey I've had an MSI GTX 460 cyclone 1GB 256 bit for over 2 years now and I've been thinking about upgrading.. I don't want to spend more than 220 dollars, and the main GPU intense games that I play are Skyrim (with high res mods), Guild Wars 2, and Civ 5.
So my question is will an HD 7870 be a significant upgrade? I've heard bad things about the drivers for ATI right now. This is the model I'm looking at:
HIS 7870 IceQ 2 GB(256bit) GDDR5
So my question is will the upgrade be significant for 200 dollars? Thanks in advance!
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming. Skyrim, Guild Wars 2, Civ 5
CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: MSI GTX 460 Cyclone 1GB 256 Bit and Corsair 750TX 750W PSU
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: I5-760 / 8GB 1600 DDR3 / P755E Pro
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg / Amazon
PARTS PREFERENCES: N/A
OVERCLOCKING: Yes
MONITOR RESOLUTION: (1920x1080)
Hey I've had an MSI GTX 460 cyclone 1GB 256 bit for over 2 years now and I've been thinking about upgrading.. I don't want to spend more than 220 dollars, and the main GPU intense games that I play are Skyrim (with high res mods), Guild Wars 2, and Civ 5.
So my question is will an HD 7870 be a significant upgrade? I've heard bad things about the drivers for ATI right now. This is the model I'm looking at:
HIS 7870 IceQ 2 GB(256bit) GDDR5
So my question is will the upgrade be significant for 200 dollars? Thanks in advance!
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This would be a great upgrade for you and that's a good price for such a 7870. AMD's drivers don't have issues with single-GPU setups, there are just a few games that don't work properly with Crossfire. SLI has some similar problems too.
If you're too weary of AMD, then you could get a GTX 660 instead. I wouldn't recommend it over a 7870 myself, but I don't know if you value AA like I do (7870 owns the 660 in 4xMSAA and 8xMSAA).
If you're too weary of AMD, then you could get a GTX 660 instead. I wouldn't recommend it over a 7870 myself, but I don't know if you value AA like I do (7870 owns the 660 in 4xMSAA and 8xMSAA).
Short answer:
YES!
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-car...
According to Tom's GPU hierarchy chart, it is a level 4 upgrade and they say if you want a beneficial upgrade that isn't wasting money then you need to at least be 3 levels above your current card, your situation is 4 levels above.
Here is a benchmark comparison:
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/542?vs=548
Now, concerning the "ATI driver" scenario. When talking about drivers for AMD cards, the only time you will see a major flaw in the driver is when you're running dual card or "Crossfire" configurations instead of a single card.
I recently went from a GTX 550 ti to a MSI HAWK 7870, HUGE improvement! I had an issue with the card not staying at the clock rates for 3D applications but I found a workaround and almost all the games I own that I have thrown at it are playing at max settings with a constant 60FPS @1680x1050 display.
It is and will be a worthwhile upgrade, I assure you![:)]( ":)")
YES!
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-car...
According to Tom's GPU hierarchy chart, it is a level 4 upgrade and they say if you want a beneficial upgrade that isn't wasting money then you need to at least be 3 levels above your current card, your situation is 4 levels above.
Here is a benchmark comparison:
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/542?vs=548
Now, concerning the "ATI driver" scenario. When talking about drivers for AMD cards, the only time you will see a major flaw in the driver is when you're running dual card or "Crossfire" configurations instead of a single card.
I recently went from a GTX 550 ti to a MSI HAWK 7870, HUGE improvement! I had an issue with the card not staying at the clock rates for 3D applications but I found a workaround and almost all the games I own that I have thrown at it are playing at max settings with a constant 60FPS @1680x1050 display.
It is and will be a worthwhile upgrade, I assure you
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