Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 1GB DDR5

[Loxius]

Hey all,

Amazon has a great deal on this card right now, and seeing as my fan failed on my HD 4650 I'm WAAAY due for an upgrade, especially with my my old 4650 not supporting DX11 (wah wah wahhhhh). Tried Bioshock Infinite and my GPU was running at about 117 Celcius, so yeah, time to not do that ever again.

The reviews are hit or miss on this card, so I was hoping someone here would have some insight on if it's a good buy or not. Here's the deal:

$169.99 (Was $199.99)
+ a $15 Mail-In Rebate
+ You get Bioshock Infinite, Tomb Raider and Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, for free.

I figured for $155.99 that's a steal and from what i've seen in comparisons, it benchmarks very well at stock speeds (even though I plan on doing an OC).

Any opinions on the card? Alternatives for better performance at this price point?

Thanks everyone!!

 

[Deleted member 362816]

At the price point that card is going to be hard to beat, Im not a huge fan of 1gb but its a good card for the price and it will overclock well.

 

[david cassar]

You could also look at a gtx 660 for 13 bucks more. It has 2gb gddr5 and is faster.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125443

 

[tadej petric]

Check out gtx 660 and you get free Metro: Last Night

But if you cant go with that Sapphire. Its really cheap and good

Hope it helps!

 

[Loxius]

You could also look at a gtx 660 for 13 bucks more. It has 2gb gddr5 and is faster.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125443

Even after the rebate on the 660, it's still $30 more than the 7850, and I don't get Bioshock, Tomb Raider, and Far Cry 3....

I'm not picky about brands, but for the performance comparison + the awesome freebies, it just doesn't seem like a viable cost difference... :\

Thanks for the suggestion tho

 

[david cassar]

you actually don't get far cry 3, you get the expansion

 

[david cassar]

never mind its a stand alone dlc so you can play it without far cry 3. Well the difference aswell is that the gtx 660 i like 10-15 frames faster and also has 2gb gddr5.

 

[Loxius]

you actually don't get far cry 3, you get the expansion

Ah, I should have mentioned I already have Far Cry 3, and I would be getting the expansion ^^

Aside from that, I ran a side/side comparison of the 2 cards at GPUreview.com and from what I saw the only 2 benefits for the 2GB 660 over the HD 7850 was that the 660 had a higher Texture Fill Rate (Expected) and that it also had a higher Memory Clock (Also expected). Since I'm already planning on OCing the 7850, it kinda makes it moot I guess....

I've always gravitated to Radeons'....No idea why....They're Shiny? Who knows...

 

[tadej petric]

you actually don't get far cry 3, you get the expansion

Ah, I should have mentioned I already have Far Cry 3, and I would be getting the expansion ^^

Aside from that, I ran a side/side comparison of the 2 cards at GPUreview.com and from what I saw the only 2 benefits for the 2GB 660 over the HD 7850 was that the 660 had a higher Texture Fill Rate (Expected) and that it also had a higher Memory Clock (Also expected). Since I'm already planning on OCing the 7850, it kinda makes it moot I guess....

I've always gravitated to Radeons'....No idea why....They're Shiny? Who knows...

660 is better even in most of the amd favoured games. But it smites 7850 at some Nvidia favourized. Oh and have you seen 660s offering Metro: Last Night?

For shining you can check 660 msi twin frozr. Its made out of metal and if you turn it right you can make it shine. Or just take some good plastic... I might have took this shinynes too serious...

 

[david cassar]

you actually don't get far cry 3, you get the expansion

Ah, I should have mentioned I already have Far Cry 3, and I would be getting the expansion ^^

Aside from that, I ran a side/side comparison of the 2 cards at GPUreview.com and from what I saw the only 2 benefits for the 2GB 660 over the HD 7850 was that the 660 had a higher Texture Fill Rate (Expected) and that it also had a higher Memory Clock (Also expected). Since I'm already planning on OCing the 7850, it kinda makes it moot I guess....

I've always gravitated to Radeons'....No idea why....They're Shiny? Who knows...

660 is better even in most of the amd favoured games. But it smites 7850 at some Nvidia favourized. Oh and have you seen 660s offering Metro: Last Night?

For shining you can check 660 msi twin frozr. Its made out of metal and if you turn it right you can make it shine. Or just take some good plastic... I might have took this shinynes too serious...

Last *light bro

 

[tadej petric]

you actually don't get far cry 3, you get the expansion

Ah, I should have mentioned I already have Far Cry 3, and I would be getting the expansion ^^

Aside from that, I ran a side/side comparison of the 2 cards at GPUreview.com and from what I saw the only 2 benefits for the 2GB 660 over the HD 7850 was that the 660 had a higher Texture Fill Rate (Expected) and that it also had a higher Memory Clock (Also expected). Since I'm already planning on OCing the 7850, it kinda makes it moot I guess....

I've always gravitated to Radeons'....No idea why....They're Shiny? Who knows...

660 is better even in most of the amd favoured games. But it smites 7850 at some Nvidia favourized. Oh and have you seen 660s offering Metro: Last Night?

For shining you can check 660 msi twin frozr. Its made out of metal and if you turn it right you can make it shine. Or just take some good plastic... I might have took this shinynes too serious...

Last *light bro

oops
But even that lighty thing is good.

 

[Loxius]

you actually don't get far cry 3, you get the expansion

Ah, I should have mentioned I already have Far Cry 3, and I would be getting the expansion ^^

Aside from that, I ran a side/side comparison of the 2 cards at GPUreview.com and from what I saw the only 2 benefits for the 2GB 660 over the HD 7850 was that the 660 had a higher Texture Fill Rate (Expected) and that it also had a higher Memory Clock (Also expected). Since I'm already planning on OCing the 7850, it kinda makes it moot I guess....

I've always gravitated to Radeons'....No idea why....They're Shiny? Who knows...

660 is better even in most of the amd favoured games. But it smites 7850 at some Nvidia favourized. Oh and have you seen 660s offering Metro: Last Night?

For shining you can check 660 msi twin frozr. Its made out of metal and if you turn it right you can make it shine. Or just take some good plastic... I might have took this shinynes too serious...

Last *light bro

oops
But even that lighty thing is good.

LOL You guys are nuts!

Honestly for all I do, I'm just looking for smooth gaming/high FPS @ max settings... (Bioshock/Crysis/Far Cry...etc)

Oh, and it has to look sexy in my case...Don't have the plexi-panel and LED lighting for nothing

 

[david cassar]

you actually don't get far cry 3, you get the expansion

Ah, I should have mentioned I already have Far Cry 3, and I would be getting the expansion ^^

Aside from that, I ran a side/side comparison of the 2 cards at GPUreview.com and from what I saw the only 2 benefits for the 2GB 660 over the HD 7850 was that the 660 had a higher Texture Fill Rate (Expected) and that it also had a higher Memory Clock (Also expected). Since I'm already planning on OCing the 7850, it kinda makes it moot I guess....

I've always gravitated to Radeons'....No idea why....They're Shiny? Who knows...

660 is better even in most of the amd favoured games. But it smites 7850 at some Nvidia favourized. Oh and have you seen 660s offering Metro: Last Night?

For shining you can check 660 msi twin frozr. Its made out of metal and if you turn it right you can make it shine. Or just take some good plastic... I might have took this shinynes too serious...

Last *light bro

oops
But even that lighty thing is good.

LOL You guys are nuts!

Honestly for all I do, I'm just looking for smooth gaming/high FPS @ max settings... (Bioshock/Crysis/Far Cry...etc)

Oh, and it has to look sexy in my case...Don't have the plexi-panel and LED lighting for nothing

What is the color of the pcb of your mobo

 

[tadej petric]

LOL You guys are nuts!

Honestly for all I do, I'm just looking for smooth gaming/high FPS @ max settings... (Bioshock/Crysis/Far Cry...etc)

Oh, and it has to look sexy in my case...Don't have the plexi-panel and LED lighting for nothing

BTW nothing (I mean nothing) gets high fps at maxed crysis 3.
my favourite looking cards:

no lights

no lights

no lights

(almost) no lights

...

I might have gone a bit off course

 

[david cassar]

LOL You guys are nuts!

Honestly for all I do, I'm just looking for smooth gaming/high FPS @ max settings... (Bioshock/Crysis/Far Cry...etc)

Oh, and it has to look sexy in my case...Don't have the plexi-panel and LED lighting for nothing

BTW nothing (I mean nothing) gets high fps at maxed crysis 3.
my favourite looking cards:

no lights

no lights

no lights

(almost) no lights

...

I might have gone a bit off course

There are things which can max crysis a gtx titan.

 

[tadej petric]

LOL You guys are nuts!

Honestly for all I do, I'm just looking for smooth gaming/high FPS @ max settings... (Bioshock/Crysis/Far Cry...etc)

Oh, and it has to look sexy in my case...Don't have the plexi-panel and LED lighting for nothing

BTW nothing (I mean nothing) gets high fps at maxed crysis 3.
my favourite looking cards:

no lights

no lights

no lights

(almost) no lights

...

I might have gone a bit off course

There are things which can max crysis a gtx titan.

If you want to spend 2k for titan sli to run crysis 3 then just go ahead.

Oh and I would put pamela anderson up there but I would be banned/muted.

 

[david cassar]

LOL You guys are nuts!

Honestly for all I do, I'm just looking for smooth gaming/high FPS @ max settings... (Bioshock/Crysis/Far Cry...etc)

Oh, and it has to look sexy in my case...Don't have the plexi-panel and LED lighting for nothing

BTW nothing (I mean nothing) gets high fps at maxed crysis 3.
my favourite looking cards:

no lights

no lights

no lights

(almost) no lights

...

I might have gone a bit off course

There are things which can max crysis a gtx titan.

If you want to spend 2k for titan sli to run crysis 3 then just go ahead.

Oh and I would put pamela anderson up there but I would be banned/muted.

A man can dream for that money

 

[Loxius]

Lol yeah a little off course. I think I'm going to stick with the 7850... I get good freebies and decent bang for the buck.

What can I expect in crysis 3 FPS wise with the 7850 and a basic OC?

 

[tadej petric]

LOL You guys are nuts!

Honestly for all I do, I'm just looking for smooth gaming/high FPS @ max settings... (Bioshock/Crysis/Far Cry...etc)

Oh, and it has to look sexy in my case...Don't have the plexi-panel and LED lighting for nothing

BTW nothing (I mean nothing) gets high fps at maxed crysis 3.
my favourite looking cards:

no lights

no lights

no lights

(almost) no lights

...

I might have gone a bit off course

There are things which can max crysis a gtx titan.

If you want to spend 2k for titan sli to run crysis 3 then just go ahead.

Oh and I would put pamela anderson up there but I would be banned/muted.

A man can dream for that money

Challenge accepted!

 

[david cassar]

Lol yeah a little off course. I think I'm going to stick with the 7850... I get good freebies and decent bang for the buck.

What can I expect in crysis 3 FPS wise with the 7850 and a basic OC?

Crysis 3 high settings you will be looking at around 45-50 fps
Here is the link: http://www.hardocp.com/article/2013/03/26/nvidia_geforce_gtx_650_ti_boost_video_card_review/4#.UW7i3aJbBtM

 

[Loxius]

Lol yeah a little off course. I think I'm going to stick with the 7850... I get good freebies and decent bang for the buck.

What can I expect in crysis 3 FPS wise with the 7850 and a basic OC?

Crysis 3 high settings you will be looking at around 45-50 fps
Here is the link: http://www.hardocp.com/article/2013/03/26/nvidia_geforce_gtx_650_ti_boost_video_card_review/4#.UW7i3aJbBtM

That sounds more than playable

 

[david cassar]

Lol yeah a little off course. I think I'm going to stick with the 7850... I get good freebies and decent bang for the buck.

What can I expect in crysis 3 FPS wise with the 7850 and a basic OC?

Crysis 3 high settings you will be looking at around 45-50 fps
Here is the link: http://www.hardocp.com/article/2013/03/26/nvidia_geforce_gtx_650_ti_boost_video_card_review/4#.UW7i3aJbBtM

That sounds more than playable

Enjoy your new graphics card

 

[tadej petric]

Lol yeah a little off course. I think I'm going to stick with the 7850... I get good freebies and decent bang for the buck.

What can I expect in crysis 3 FPS wise with the 7850 and a basic OC?

Crysis 3 high settings you will be looking at around 45-50 fps
Here is the link: http://www.hardocp.com/article/2013/03/26/nvidia_geforce_gtx_650_ti_boost_video_card_review/4#.UW7i3aJbBtM

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/crysis-3-performance-benchmark-gaming,review-32644-5.html
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/crysis-3-performance-benchmark-gaming,review-32644-6.html - 7870 is laggy at very high
bit more reliable.

 

[tadej petric]

LOL You guys are nuts!

Honestly for all I do, I'm just looking for smooth gaming/high FPS @ max settings... (Bioshock/Crysis/Far Cry...etc)

Oh, and it has to look sexy in my case...Don't have the plexi-panel and LED lighting for nothing

BTW nothing (I mean nothing) gets high fps at maxed crysis 3.
my favourite looking cards:

no lights

no lights

no lights

(almost) no lights

...

I might have gone a bit off course

There are things which can max crysis a gtx titan.

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/crysis-3-performance-benchmark-gaming,review-32644-7.html

 

[david cassar]

LOL You guys are nuts!

Honestly for all I do, I'm just looking for smooth gaming/high FPS @ max settings... (Bioshock/Crysis/Far Cry...etc)

Oh, and it has to look sexy in my case...Don't have the plexi-panel and LED lighting for nothing

BTW nothing (I mean nothing) gets high fps at maxed crysis 3.
my favourite looking cards:

no lights

no lights

no lights

(almost) no lights

...

I might have gone a bit off course

There are things which can max crysis a gtx titan.

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/crysis-3-performance-benchmark-gaming,review-32644-7.html

God damn