HD 7870 GHz vs HD 7870 Tahiti vs HD 7950

Durvelle27 · Feb 12, 2013, 11:20 PM

I'm in the market for a new GPU to replace my GTX 560. My budget is about $210 its actually stretched so i can't go any higher. I'm wondering which would be the best card to get between the HD 7870 GHz, HD 7870 Tahiti LE or HD 7950. I game at 1920x1080 and do want some nice eyecandy. I do intend to overclock the card as much as i can get out of it. Games i play Battlefield 3, Crysis 3, Far Cry 3, Sleeping Dogs, Hitman Ab, Assassins Creed III, Batman Ac, Borderlands 2, Devil May Cry, Max Payne 3 etc.. The card also has to be under 10.6" and i don't mind buying Pre-owned either.

Cards i'm looking at

XFX Double D FX-787A-CDFC Radeon HD 7870 GHz $190
XFX FX-787A-CDFC Double D Radeon HD 7870 GHz Editi...

PowerColor PCS+ AX7870 2GBD5-2DHPPV3E Radeon HD 7870 MYST. Edition (Tahiti LE) $206
PowerColor AX7870 2GBD5-2DHPPV3E PCS+ Radeon HD 78...

MSI R7950 Twin Frozr 3GD5/OC Radeon HD 7950 $210
MSI R7950 Twin Frozr 3GD5/OC Radeon HD 7950 Video ...

SIGSEGV · Feb 12, 2013, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Durvelle27

I'm in the market for a new GPU to replace my GTX 560. My budget is about $210 its actually stretched so i can't go any higher. I'm wondering which would be the best card to get between the HD 7870 GHz, HD 7870 Tahiti LE or HD 7950. I game at 1920x1080 and do want some nice eyecandy. I do intend to overclock the card as much as i can get out of it. Games i play Battlefield 3, Crysis 3, Far Cry 3, Sleeping Dogs, Hitman Ab, Assassins Creed III, Batman Ac, Borderlands 2, Devil May Cry, Max Payne 3 etc.. The card also has to be under 10.6" and i don't mind buying Pre-owned either.

Cards i'm looking at

XFX Double D FX-787A-CDFC Radeon HD 7870 GHz $190
XFX FX-787A-CDFC Double D Radeon HD 7870 GHz Editi...

PowerColor PCS+ AX7870 2GBD5-2DHPPV3E Radeon HD 7870 MYST. Edition (Tahiti LE) $206
PowerColor AX7870 2GBD5-2DHPPV3E PCS+ Radeon HD 78...

MSI R7950 Twin Frozr 3GD5/OC Radeon HD 7950 $230
MSI R7950 Twin Frozr 3GD5/OC Radeon HD 7950 Video ...

i'd like to choose MSI R7950. that's no brainer.

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MSI R7950 Twin Frozr in my local electronic retail market is still around $400

it's really suck
(MSI Radeon HD 7950 3GB DDR5 - Twin Frozr/OC Rp 3,961,000)

Durvelle27 · Feb 13, 2013, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by SIGSEGV

i'd like to choose MSI R7950. that's no brainer.

any reasons

theoneandonlymrk · Feb 13, 2013, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Durvelle27

any reasons

It just is .
More of everything inc money usually

Durvelle27 · Feb 13, 2013, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by theoneandonlymrk

It just is .
More of everything inc money usually

lol

specifics

SIGSEGV · Feb 13, 2013, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Durvelle27

any reasons

HD7950 is high end class (based on its series product) also has more SP, VRAM, and better cooling system rather than three other gpus you've mentioned. In addition, the more important thing is MSI's HD7950 price is very cheap.

Durvelle27 · Feb 13, 2013, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by SIGSEGV

HD7950 is high end class (based on its series product) also has more SP, VRAM, and better cooling system rather than three other gpus you've mentioned. In addition, the more important thing is MSI's HD7950 price is very cheap.

yea just had a guy pm me with that offer so i jumped on it sorry guys

Feb 12, 2013, 11:20 PM	#1
Durvelle27 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 595 (1.88/day) Thanks: 61 Thanked 135 Times in 91 Posts System Specs	HD 7870 GHz vs HD 7870 Tahiti vs HD 7950 I'm in the market for a new GPU to replace my GTX 560. My budget is about $210 its actually stretched so i can't go any higher. I'm wondering which would be the best card to get between the HD 7870 GHz, HD 7870 Tahiti LE or HD 7950. I game at 1920x1080 and do want some nice eyecandy. I do intend to overclock the card as much as i can get out of it. Games i play Battlefield 3, Crysis 3, Far Cry 3, Sleeping Dogs, Hitman Ab, Assassins Creed III, Batman Ac, Borderlands 2, Devil May Cry, Max Payne 3 etc.. The card also has to be under 10.6" and i don't mind buying Pre-owned either. Cards i'm looking at XFX Double D FX-787A-CDFC Radeon HD 7870 GHz $190 XFX FX-787A-CDFC Double D Radeon HD 7870 GHz Editi... PowerColor PCS+ AX7870 2GBD5-2DHPPV3E Radeon HD 7870 MYST. Edition (Tahiti LE) $206 PowerColor AX7870 2GBD5-2DHPPV3E PCS+ Radeon HD 78... MSI R7950 Twin Frozr 3GD5/OC Radeon HD 7950 $210 MSI R7950 Twin Frozr 3GD5/OC Radeon HD 7950 Video ... __________________ Gaming: CM Storm Scout \| AMD FX 8320 @4.4GHz \| Cooler Master Hyper 212+\|Crucial M4 128GB SSD\| Seagate Barracuda 250GB \|Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB \|XFX HD 7870 DD 1200/1450\| ASUS M5A97 EVO \|Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz\| Lite-On Blu-ray 3D burner\| Corsair TX850 850W HTPC: Core 2 Duo E6550\| ASUS IPIBL-LB\| Samsung 2GB(2x1GB) DDR2 667MHz\| Lite-On Blu-ray 3D Burner\| Galaxy GT 440 2GB\| AntecTruPower 480w\| 2x western Digital 500GB HDD\| Audigy 2 ZS w/ Live Bay Last edited by Durvelle27; Feb 13, 2013 at 12:02 AM.

System Name:	AMD Vishera
Processor:	AMD FX 8320 @4.4GHz / FX 4100
Motherboard:	ASUS M5A97 EVO AMD 970
Cooling:	Cooler Master hyper 212 + Push/Pull l 4x 120mm Case Fans
Memory:	Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz
Video Card:	XFX HD 7870 DD 1200/1450
Hard Disk:	Crucial M4 128GB SSD+Seagate Barracuda 250GB+Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB
Optical Drive:	Lite-On Blu-Ray 3D Burner
CRT/LCD Model:	Vizio 32" 3D TV E3D320VX
Case:	Cooler Master Storm Scout
Sound Card:	Onboard
PSU:	Corsair TX850 850W
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit

System Name:	SIGSEGV
Processor:	Intel \| AMD
Motherboard:	ASUS Maximus V Formula \| Biostar N68S3+
Cooling:	-
Memory:	16 Gb DDR3
Video Card:	680/7970
Hard Disk:	7TB
Optical Drive:	DVD-RW Samsung \| ASUS DVD-RW
CRT/LCD Model:	22" LCDTV
Case:	Cooler Master Storm Trooper
Sound Card:	Creative
PSU:	Silverstone 850W \| Unrated PSU
Software:	LinuxMint 14 Nadia Cinnamon with Kernel 3.7.0 \| Slackware - Windows XP
Benchmarks:	i dont care about scores

System Name:	AMD Vishera
Processor:	AMD FX 8320 @4.4GHz / FX 4100
Motherboard:	ASUS M5A97 EVO AMD 970
Cooling:	Cooler Master hyper 212 + Push/Pull l 4x 120mm Case Fans
Memory:	Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz
Video Card:	XFX HD 7870 DD 1200/1450
Hard Disk:	Crucial M4 128GB SSD+Seagate Barracuda 250GB+Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB
Optical Drive:	Lite-On Blu-Ray 3D Burner
CRT/LCD Model:	Vizio 32" 3D TV E3D320VX
Case:	Cooler Master Storm Scout
Sound Card:	Onboard
PSU:	Corsair TX850 850W
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit

System Name:	Quad GT V evo / eeaaagle
Processor:	FX8350 @ 4.9 / PII 960T 3.6
Motherboard:	Asus Crosshair V formula/ asus 970A-DS3
Cooling:	240+320 rad, cpu,5870,5850,NB/Vrm blocks all EK /Hyper212 TT mod'd
Memory:	2x4Gig Mushkin blackline 2133 @2133 cas10/ ocz flex2 2x2Gb
Video Card:	5870+5850 960Gpu 1200mem gtx460x2(physx)/ nVidia GTs240
Hard Disk:	2xsamsung 840(std), WD 1Tb+2Tb grn/ Revox2 120Gig ,2xWD 250's raid 0
Optical Drive:	pioneer dvd writer/ pioneer dvd writer
CRT/LCD Model:	HannsG 23" sony bravia 32", hd ready projector (footy)/headless(24/7) + sony tv
Case:	Custom(modded) thermaltake Kandalf / random black rubbish
Sound Card:	Xfi creative 7.1 on board / low fi realtek onboard
PSU:	corsair 1200AX / modded corsair 850TX
Software:	Win8 Pro.win7 Ultimate x64 licensed
Benchmarks:	13.62K best overall sandra so far, Unigine 2500 @1680x1050 default, 3dmark11 8534 3dmark firestrike

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