So, I know I have been posting a LOT on the Technical Support & PC Building forums, as well as I'm looking to upgrade my computer as I get money, so, As I describe in the title, I want to know if the AMD Radeon 7850 is a good graphics card that's futureproof for at least a year or two, as well as it can run the games that I oftenly play properly, like Metro 2033, PAYDAY: The Heist, Metro: Last Light (Not been released but I'm willing to get it when it's out at 17 May) and any other games which are fairly new. And for any overclocking maniac that's around here; I will NOT overclock it, to do so you just cook your GPU....
GPU I have been looking at:
[url]http://www.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/HD7850DC22GD5V2/#specifications[/url]
Thanks for any help that will be given!
Specifications of my computer
PSU: Cooler Master GX 600 lite (600w)
Motherboard: ASRock M3A770DE, AMD 770 (I believe, chipset)
RAM: 6 GB of DDR3
CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T
Current GPU: ASUS Radeon 6670
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1 TB (Doesn't really have anything to do with my current need)
Current monitor resolution: 1440x900 pixels.
Maximum money I'm willing to spend: 200 euros or so
You don't cook a card if you overclock it properly, but as your not trying to spin that to anyone I won't mention it again.
What resolution do you play at, and what is your budget?
The 7850 is a decent card price/performance wise at 1080p, however I know for a fact Metro 2033 won't be playable on max settings on a 7850.
All you have to do is follow a good guide for you to over clock your card and dedicate some time making sure it's stable anyway, you don't actually have to be some computer know-it-all to do so.
But anyway yeah the 7850 is a decent card but as above: Budget? Resolution? PSU wattage?
define future proofing
my $300 7950 can not max out crysis 3
Having cash is future proofing
[QUOTE=rhx123;40060423]You don't cook a card if you overclock it properly, but as your not trying to spin that to anyone I won't mention it again.
What resolution do you play at, and what is your budget?
The 7850 is a decent card price/performance wise at 1080p, however I know for a fact Metro 2033 won't be playable on max settings on a 7850.[/QUOTE]
Resolution, 1440x900 pixels right now, as for Metro 2033, I'm using a ASUS Radeon 6670 right now, which plays Metro 2033 well on medium-high settings, so I expect the 7000 series would do it even better.
[editline]28th March 2013[/editline]
[QUOTE=Rathlin1;40060667]All you have to do is follow a good guide for you to over clock your card and dedicate some time making sure it's stable anyway, you don't actually have to be some computer know-it-all to do so.
But anyway yeah the 7850 is a decent card but as above: Budget? Resolution? PSU wattage?[/QUOTE]
I just updated my post, I disclosed my systems specifications there.
[editline]28th March 2013[/editline]
[QUOTE=StevenW;40065055]Having cash is future proofing[/QUOTE]
I wish you good luck on that, since I'm trying to get he money together for a new GPU, I just need to help deciding which is good, as far as I don't have to wait for a damn long time until I finally have the money.
[editline]28th March 2013[/editline]
Right then, what about this baby?
[url]http://www.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/HD7870DC22GD5V2/#specifications[/url]
Extreme settings Metro 2033 performance.
[url]http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/2012-vga-gpgpu/04-Metro-2033-DirectX-11-C-Extreme,2942.html[/url]
Performance settings Metro 2033.
[url]http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/2012-vga-gpgpu/04-Metro-2033-DirectX-11-B-Performance,2941.html[/url]
But in general this chart will give you more info since its a sum of all benchmarks:
[url]http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/2012-vga-gpgpu/19-Tom-s-Hardware-Index-B-Performance,2976.html[/url]
i have had an hd7850 for a year and it runs just about everything i have played on at least high, sometimes ultra
titles include hitman absolution, path of exile, max payne 3, arma 3, far cry 3
[QUOTE=fixture;40102776]i have had an hd7850 for a year and it runs just about everything i have played on at least high, sometimes ultra
titles include hitman absolution, path of exile, max payne 3, arma 3, far cry 3[/QUOTE]
Hmm, that convinces me, something I noticed too on this GPU I use right now, in the very first runs I used it was struggling with some games, but as I used it more, it began to run games better and smoother, what would that mean?
[QUOTE=Merijnwitje;40117512]Hmm, that convinces me, something I noticed too on this GPU I use right now, in the very first runs I used it was struggling with some games, but as I used it more, it began to run games better and smoother, what would that mean?[/QUOTE]
Driver updates?
[QUOTE=Merijnwitje;40117512]Hmm, that convinces me, something I noticed too on this GPU I use right now, in the very first runs I used it was struggling with some games, but as I used it more, it began to run games better and smoother, what would that mean?[/QUOTE]
I have a 7850 and it plays all the game listed by [B]fixture[/B] as well as Tomb Raider, Bioshock: Infinite, Resident Evil 6 and Shogun II all on Very High/Ultra settings.
If you can stretch your budget slightly above 200€, go for the 7870XT, it's using the same chip as the 7950 except with some functional units disabled and less memory bandwidth, but it's clocked higher so it almost as good as the 7950.
Although at your current resolution the 7850 should be able to max out almost anything.
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