Worth While Upgrade?

[105tommy105]

Hi,
I have a HD5870, would it be worth while to upgrade to a HD 5970?

 

[micropage7]

return to whats your point? high resolution gaming, daily, xfire or other
if it just give you small impact i guess not worth it
better save some and get newer graphic than take 5970 now

 

[105tommy105]

return to whats your point? high resolution gaming, daily, xfire or other
if it just give you small impact i guess not worth it
better save some and get newer graphic than take 5970 now

I want it to play the latest games really.

 

[Vulpesveritas]

Well, the Radeon hd 79xx series will get you the same performance while using less power and you don't have to worry about multi-GPU issues.

 

[105tommy105]

Well, the Radeon hd 79xx series will get you the same performance while using less power and you don't have to worry about multi-GPU issues.

Which 7 series card would be the best bet value for money wise?

 

[Vulpesveritas]

Which 7 series card would be the best bet value for money wise?

Well the 7850 and 7870 are best price/performance of the 7 series. But to equal a dual gpu setup you are looking at a 7970, which some of the OC models are able to more or less perform on par with the 6990.

 

[MT Alex]

Fill out your system specs. It would be just as good, and cheaper, to get another 5870 if your MB and PSU will take it and you have a CPU that can handle two cards.

 

[105tommy105]

Well the 7850 and 7870 are best price/performance of the 7 series. But to equal a dual gpu setup you are looking at a 7970, which some of the OC models are able to more or less perform on par with the 6990.

Okay, thanks, they seem abit pricy at the moment i might wait a while or just xfire my 5870

 

[105tommy105]

Fill out your system specs. It would be just as good, and cheaper, to get another 5870 if your MB and PSU will take it and you have a CPU that can handle two cards.

AMD Phenom II x4 970 @4.0ghz (Cooled with H70)
MB: GA-990XA-UD3
2x4gb Vengence ddr3 (Oc'ed somewhere between 1600-1900mhz)
XFX HD 5870 @900/1300
120gb Corsair SSD
700w PSU

For xfire the psu will be upgraded because it is a cheap and cheerfull stand in

 

[ShiBDiB]

700w is plenty, but if its a cheapo brand then ya an upgrade is always good. No point to OC the ram imo, only makes a difference in benches. And ram is (still) the most likely thing to die in a pc.

But as far as a 5970, unless its cheap (whats the price anyway?) makes no sense not to advance up the generation ladder.

 

[105tommy105]

700w is plenty, but if its a cheapo brand then ya an upgrade is always good. No point to OC the ram imo, only makes a difference in benches. And ram is (still) the most likely thing to die in a pc.

But as far as a 5970, unless its cheap (whats the price anyway?) makes no sense not to advance up the generation ladder.

Probabaly pick one up off ebay or something, try for under £200

 

[105tommy105]

Can someone enlighten me on why the HD5970 beats the HD7970? Is it better? Thanks

http://www.hwcompare.com/11288/radeon-hd-5970-vs-radeon-hd-7970/

 

[Crap Daddy]

Look at this chart, what you linked is totally irrelevant.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/HD_7970/28.html

But it all depends on the budget you have and the resolution you play. I personally wouldn't get a dual GPU card from an older generation.

 

[m1ch]

Can someone enlighten me on why the HD5970 beats the HD7970? Is it better? Thanks

http://www.hwcompare.com/11288/radeon-hd-5970-vs-radeon-hd-7970/

It's dual gpu, so it performs better in some tests, but overall 7970 is still few % ahead @ http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/HD_7970/28.html
Also don't forget that 7970 got some decent OC potential

Edit: was just getting something to drink while posting a reply hah

 

[BarbaricSoul]

if you can get the 5970 for approximatly half the price of the 7970, go for it. My 5870 cards in crossfireX are still kicking ass

 

[105tommy105]

I dont know where to ask this but could someone help, I have some stuff to sell and im wondering if there is some where on these forums i could ask people what they think a good price is? Thanks in advance

 

[eidairaman1]

5970 is actually clocked less than a 5870, you best just grab another 5870 since you will have more bandwidth between GPUs plus higher clock of both will actually prove to be faster than a 5970

 

[moocow0463]

for the price of the the 5970 you could buy a 7870 brand new at least in the US on ebay right now. and id be a bit iffy on buying a gpu off ebay you never know how it was treated some one could of cooked that thing then decided to ebay it. 7870 or 7970 imo and according to this link u get aprox 40% increase in the 7870
http://pcper.com/news/Graphics-Cards/Radeon-HD-7870-2GB-vs-HD-7850-2GB-vs-HD-5870-1GB-Quick-Look

http://pcper.com/reviews/Graphics-Cards/AMD-Radeon-HD-7870-2GB-and-HD-7850-2GB-Pitcairn-Review

and this is probly the best graph as we can see the 5970 is very powerful but buying a used card at the same price as a new 7xxx card doesnt seem right to me :S

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/HD_7850_HD_7870/8.html here it is in action
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/HD_7850_HD_7870/26.html