Should I get a new Graphics card?

[Stanley Man]

Here is the build I currently have

Corsair TX750

MSI Z77A-GD65

i7-3770k

Hyper 212 Evo

Corsair Vengeance 8gb (2 x 4 gb) DDR3 1600 MHz

Samsung 250gb SSD

ASUS HD 7850 Direct CU 2

Antec 1100

planning to get 7950 or 660 ti if I upgrade, or should I crossfire 7850

 

[chesteracorgi]

If you are going to use multiple GPUs I recommend Nvidia, because of their better performance (fewer dropped frames): http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/graphics-card-benchmarking-frame-rate,3466-13.html, otherwise go with the 7950

 

[wa1]

Sell your 7850 and get 7950 or 660 ti, that's worth as an upgrade...

 

[Stanley Man]

thanks for the reply, will probably consider purchasing 7950 or 660ti

 

[Xavier Tan Sync]

Go for the 7950 . If you slightly better than you 7850.

 

[Stanley Man]

which brand of 7950 would you guys recommend? gigabyte? XFX? Sapphire?

 

[Xavier Tan Sync]

anything is okay. because the chip is still the same.
sapphire would be better.

 

[edogawa]

What is your max budget? If you can wait 2-3 more weeks for the 700 series from Nvidia that will be a better option.

 

[tadej petric]

which brand of 7950 would you guys recommend? gigabyte? XFX? Sapphire?

I would wait a month for gtx 770 and get EVGA SC/Asus TOP.
But for 7950 I say Asus or if you cant than MSI.

 

[Stanley Man]

will the 7850 bottleneck my i7-3770k?

 

[jk47_99]

I sold my 7850 and bought a 7950, I would say the 7850 is a great card and when overclocked it will handle even Crysis 3. But the 7950 is a different league, the games I had, BF3, Crysis 3, F1 2012, Max Payne 3, all had a noticeable boost with the new card.

The card I got was the Sapphire, and I am really impressed at how cool and quiet it stays when under a heavy load.

 

[edogawa]

which brand of 7950 would you guys recommend? gigabyte? XFX? Sapphire?

I would wait a month for gtx 770 and get EVGA SC/Asus TOP.
But for 7950 I say Asus or if you cant than MSI.

Probably not even a month it appears: http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Nvidia-GTX-770-Photos-Specs-Chiphell-Release-Date,22559.html

 

[tadej petric]

which brand of 7950 would you guys recommend? gigabyte? XFX? Sapphire?

I would wait a month for gtx 770 and get EVGA SC/Asus TOP.
But for 7950 I say Asus or if you cant than MSI.

Probably not even a month it appears: http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Nvidia-GTX-770-Photos-Specs-Chiphell-Release-Date,22559.html

I saw this article before.
But it needs time to get to the shops and all that