EVGA Gtx 660 (not ti) vs MSI R7870 Hawk

[brbk]

As the title says I want to know which one you think is better. They are the same price and the MSI comes with farcry 3 (lol).

My other specs are:

CPU: i5 3570k
Mobo:MSI Z77A-G43
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1tb
Case: Antec 200 V2 Atx
RAM: Corsair XMS3 2x4gb DDR3-1600mhz Desktop Memory
PSU: Silverstone SST-ST60F-ES Strider Essential 600W 80 Plus Certified Desktop PSU
OS: Windows 7 64 bit

P.S provide reasons for your answer and sources etc

Also, no Sli or xFire

 

[Rich_]

As the title says I want to know which one you think is better. They are the same price and the MSI comes with farcry 3 (lol).

My other specs are:

CPU: i5 3570k
Mobo:MSI Z77A-G43
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1tb
Case: Antec 200 V2 Atx
RAM: Corsair XMS3 2x4gb DDR3-1600mhz Desktop Memory
PSU: Silverstone SST-ST60F-ES Strider Essential 600W 80 Plus Certified Desktop PSU
OS: Windows 7 64 bit

P.S provide reasons for your answer and sources etc

7% improvement with 7870, in general.

Bandwidth.

Radeon HD 7870 153600 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 660 144192 MB/sec

 

[Rich_]

yeah if they're the same price, it's a no brainer, 7870. If they are the same price and the 7870 comes with far cry 3, it's..... stupid..... to get the 660.

 

[bigcyco1]

Well i am a bit to tired to provide sources and go through hoops.I would just say both are great choices.I think if i was to pick between them i would get 7870.The MSI Radeon HD 7870 HAWK is the MSI Lightning's smaller brother. It uses the company's signature Twin Frozr II dual-fan cooler. MSI has also increased the clock speeds of the HD 7870 HAWK to 1100 MHz GPU and 1200 MHz memory.It can be overclocked even further.

 

[brbk]

Thanks to both of you and I think I will take the 7870, Radeon seems to be better value for money and the Far Cry 3 is just the cherry on top .

 

[bigcyco1]

No problem.Your welcome.

 

[brbk]

Will it be able to run the latest games at high-ultra settings in 1080p?
+What do you think of my overall rig?

 

[bigcyco1]

I think it's decent.As for your other question i know you'll be able to with some games not all though

 

[brbk]

but comparatively to other GPUs in that price range is it the best?

 

[bigcyco1]

Yes

 

[brbk]

Is my PSU good for the 7870?

Also can any improvements be made on the overall rig?

 

[bigcyco1]

Yes it's fine.No i do not think any improvement can be made without extra cost.

 

[jessterman21]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500270

No, THIS is the best value for your money.

Get it, get it, get it, get it, get it.

 

[bigcyco1]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500270

No, THIS is the best value for your money.

Get it, get it, get it, get it, get it.

That's a nice find i think i will buy it for a build i am doing for a friend he will pay me back thanks!

 

[brbk]

Is the 7870 not competing with the 660ti and has beaten the 660. Also I hear the new beta drivers have improved the radeons a lot.

Also just something I found
http://media.bestofmicro.com/T/W/352292/original/AVG-Perf-HIGH.png

 

[brbk]

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[Mousemonkey]

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