Upgrading 7870 ($300-450 Budget)

[forDafeet]

I currently have the HIS 7870 IceQ GHz Edition and am looking to upgrade. I currently play with a 1920 x 1080 resolution for reference. I was looking at the ASUS 7950 ($350), HIS 7970 IceQ2 ($360), or the ASUS 7970 Platinum ($410). Tell me what you think/suggest. Thanks for your help!

 

[rolandzhang3]

The 7950 wouldn't be worth an upgrade from the 7870. You could definitely go for a 7970/GHz ed or a 280x. Since the 7870 is still pretty good, I would personally recommend you wait until the next true generation of cards come out (not just rebrands) in the next year or so.

 

[MadRetch]

the biggest performance gain would be crossfiring your 7870 which would net you TITAN like performance

 

[forDafeet]

So, I can get the ASUS 7950 for $100 off, should I get that since I can now afford to get 2 and Crossfire.

 

[Avro Arrow]

So, I can get the ASUS 7950 for $100 off, should I get that since I can now afford to get 2 and Crossfire.

Well, if you have a crossfire-capable motherboard, I would definitely recommend just getting another HD 7870. You'll get two free games, you'll have the power of a GTX Titan in your rig and you'll still be leveraging the power of your original HD 7870. It will also cost you way less. Two HD 7870s in crossfire will keep you very happy for a long, long time.

 

[forDafeet]

So, I can get the ASUS 7950 for $100 off, should I get that since I can now afford to get 2 and Crossfire.

Well, if you have a crossfire-capable motherboard, I would definitely recommend just getting another HD 7870. You'll get two free games, you'll have the power of a GTX Titan in your rig and you'll still be leveraging the power of your original HD 7870. It will also cost you way less. Two HD 7870s in crossfire will keep you very happy for a long, long time.

Okay, that sounds good. Thanks!

 

[MadRetch]

So, I can get the ASUS 7950 for $100 off, should I get that since I can now afford to get 2 and Crossfire.

Well, if you have a crossfire-capable motherboard, I would definitely recommend just getting another HD 7870. You'll get two free games, you'll have the power of a GTX Titan in your rig and you'll still be leveraging the power of your original HD 7870. It will also cost you way less. Two HD 7870s in crossfire will keep you very happy for a long, long time.

Okay, that sounds good. Thanks!

im pretty sure i mentioned that to you earlier!

 

[forDafeet]

So, I can get the ASUS 7950 for $100 off, should I get that since I can now afford to get 2 and Crossfire.

Well, if you have a crossfire-capable motherboard, I would definitely recommend just getting another HD 7870. You'll get two free games, you'll have the power of a GTX Titan in your rig and you'll still be leveraging the power of your original HD 7870. It will also cost you way less. Two HD 7870s in crossfire will keep you very happy for a long, long time.

Okay, that sounds good. Thanks!

im pretty sure i mentioned that to you earlier!

I know, but it sounds good to hear it from two people.

 

[MadRetch]

So, I can get the ASUS 7950 for $100 off, should I get that since I can now afford to get 2 and Crossfire.

Well, if you have a crossfire-capable motherboard, I would definitely recommend just getting another HD 7870. You'll get two free games, you'll have the power of a GTX Titan in your rig and you'll still be leveraging the power of your original HD 7870. It will also cost you way less. Two HD 7870s in crossfire will keep you very happy for a long, long time.

Okay, that sounds good. Thanks!

im pretty sure i mentioned that to you earlier!

I know, but it sounds good to hear it from two people.

hahaha yeh very true that will be the best performance option and it will save you alot of coin aswell so you can maybe grab something else like better cpu cooler/ssd/ what ever else you need!

 

[MadRetch]

dont forget to close the thread if you dont have anymore questions