Im looking to buy a new Graphics Card

[Burkeh]

Hello,

Im looking to buy a card to replace my SLI nvidia 8800gts 512 which recently died.

I have looked around and have chosen a xfx radeon 7850 2gb as the replacement, but i have found a problem. There seem to be for sale the same card on ebay and on scan with the same model number but one has 2 x dvi ports and one has just 1, why is this? They both have the manufacturer code of FX-785A-CNJC

1 x port
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-xfx-radeon-hd-7850-core-edition-4800mhz-gddr5-28nm-gpu-860mhz-1024-cores-dvi-hdmi-mdp-plusfree-g

2 x port
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/XFX-AMD-Radeon-HD-7850-2GB-Graphics-Card-/380659955220?pt=UK_Computing_Computer_Components_Graphics_Video_TV_Cards_TW&hash=item58a119f614


Also, in your opinion is the 7850 2gb a good card? is it as powerful as the cards i had before in SLI? Are there other cards of same or lesser price which would be more effective?

PC Spec
2.7ghz CPU Q6600 Quad Core
6gb dd2 Corssair XMS2
150gb raptor
ASUS P5n32e sli plus
X vision fan controller
screen res of 1440 x 900

 

[sam_p_lay]

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-palit-gtx-650-ti-boost-28nm-pcie-30-(x16)-6008mhz-gddr5-gpu-980mhz-cores-768-dport-dl-dvi-hdmi

Slightly cheaper and slightly faster.

 

[MrKitty]

One card is a HD 7850 and another is a HD 7870 and the 7870 version is a updated and slightly better version of the two. the HD 7870 performs 20% better and has an extra 256 shaders. go with the 7870 in my opinion as it is alot better.

 

[huilun02]

Nope.

Sapphire 7870 GHz, £135.52
http://www.ebuyer.com/413363-sapphire-hd-7870-ghz-edition-2gb-gddr5-dual-dvi-hdmi-displayport-pci-e-11199-16-20g

PowerColor R9 270X, £144.99
http://www.ebuyer.com/579390-powercolor-ax-r9-270x-2gb-gddr5-dual-dvi-hdmi-displayport-pci-e-graphics-axr9-270x-2gbd5-dhe-

 

[coozie7]

Sam, your link is broken, mate.

Seems like those prices just keep falling!
Personally I'm too lazy to go shopping for you but that HD7870GHz found by Huilun02 is sweet, dead compact and should be quiet, too.
Performance wise the 7870 should eat just about everything out there for breakfast at that resolution and will really shine when you start adding high end effects (particularly anti aliasing).

 

[sam_p_lay]

Ah yeah Scan links are funny like that. Necroposting anyway - OP likely made his purchase months ago now.

 

[cst1992]

BTW, for 1440x900, is the 650 sufficient or should I go for the Ti version? I would be saving quite a bit of money, so I'd want to buy the 650 if I can help it.
For specs, hover over my avatar.

BTW, I do not want to go for an AMD card at all.

 

[BeerHobo]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131510

this 7870 is $159 but the rebate makes it $130 its a great deal it really is im looking at it but its a realy amazing card for the money