7870 advice

[oakcatton]

I'm getting a 7870 and I want to oveclock it as much as posible, but then there's all these cards with different coolers and stuff like that. I wanted some advice to know which 1 would be best for overclocking. I've been looking at cards from xfx, msi, gigabyte, saphire etc... My budget is £180.

PC Specs :
CPU - AMD Phenom II X4 955 @ 3.20Ghz ( Getting an i5 next year )
Motherboard - Gigabyte-GA-MA770T-UD3 ( Getting a new motherboard next year )
GPU - Saphire 6670 1GB DDR5
PSU - TOQO 480W ( Getting a Corsair CX600 when i get the gpu )

Thanks!

 

[Sumukh_Bhagat]

You should increase your budget to 200.
There are many good cards in that range.

Get this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-7870-Frozr-Graphics-PCI-E/dp/B007IG2SFO/ref=sr_1_5?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1354976736&sr=1-5

 

[oakcatton]

Would that card run(overclocked) on my psu? It's just if i increase my budget to 200 i don't have a lot of money for a psu!:S

 

[Sumukh_Bhagat]

Well OCing on that PSU is a risky thing I guess. Recommended is 500w and you'll even OC.

You can drop to 7850 or don't go for OC. Get a simple 7870.

The cheapest 7870 : http://www.amazon.co.uk/EVGA-GeForce-GDDR5-Graphics-Card/dp/B0099AOD50/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1354977321&sr=1-1

 

[oakcatton]

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-msi-radeon-hd-7870-overclocked-28nm-4800mhz-gddr5-gpu-1050mhz-1280-cores-dl-dvi-i-hdmi-mdp
and
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/600w-corsair-builder-series-cx-cp-9020048-uk-80-plus-bronze-sli-crossfire-eps-12v-quiet-fan-atx-psu

That is just inside my budget, sound like a good idea to get both?

 

[Sumukh_Bhagat]

That looks great.

 

[oakcatton]

Thanks

 

[Sumukh_Bhagat]

This cards is also good.
Good for OC too.
I own this.

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-msi-gtx-660-twin-frozr-iii-oc-28nm-pcie-30-(x16)-6008mhz-gddr5-gpu-1033mhz-boost-1098mhz-cores-9

 

[oakcatton]

I'll problably get that seing as it's cheaper!

 

[Sumukh_Bhagat]

I don't know whether this card is better or not.
But I own this and it slams every game on highest possible settings.

In my Opinion, MSI GTX 660 is better. But you should ask others too before buying.