660(non-ti) vs 7870 HEEEELLLPPP

[TheAterix]

Hi im in quick need of help i am choosing between either a 7870 or a 660(non-ti) anyways i need a quick reply of which and a reason for it i can get a 7870 for £160 and a 660 for the same (ebay shops FTW).

Heres the rest of my system:
Intel Pentium e5800 DC 3.2ghz (really fast tbh)
Gigabyte gt 430 (runs most games (bf3) on medium)
asus p5g41t-m lx2 mobo ive checked and it has a x16 slot

Thanks, Jake

 

[ASHISH65]

Overall hd 7870 > gtx 660.But your cpu will bottleneck gpu anything above hd 7770.

 

[TheAterix]

7870 i think you mean and it probs will but i dont think it actually will tbh it seems really fast to me and im used to OC'ed i7's i5's etc

 

[revro]

he ment 7870 not 7970

i have evga 660 ftw (factory occlocked), see my signature for some info. for 1080 its great tough in FC3 i have to disable MSAA to get fps over 40 on ultra

best
revro

 

[ASHISH65]

Sorry i mean hd 7870.

 

[TheAterix]

aha its fine i knew what you meant and i think i may go for a gigabyte gtx 660 2gb just because i currently have a gigabyte card and like how cool it stays even when playing very intense games but im not sure there is a evga one but that has 1 fan and look like it could get really hot

 

[ASHISH65]

Are you going to upgrade your cpu in future?

 

[robthatguyx]

Im with ashish65, you may want to look at a cpu motehrboard upgrade before a new videocard,So that way when you get the money to upgrade your card you wont have to worry about bottlenecks.

 

[iceclock]

whats ur powersupply.

and ur max budget for a card.

 

[TheAterix]

my max budget is pushing at £160 and i currently have a 300 psu but getting a new one of those too also i want a new gpu for crysis 3 beta on the 29th!!!! then gta 5 aswell if its out (hint hint)

 

[ASHISH65]

I already said hd 7770 would be best for that cpu.

 

[ASHISH65]

Whats your max resolution?

 

[iceclock]

hmm.

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/500w-silverstone-strider-sst-st50f-es-80-eff-80-plus-sli-crossfire-eps-12v-quiet-fan-atx-v23-psu

47£

and videocard:£119.74

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1gb-msi-radeon-hd-7850-oc-4800mhz-gddr5-gpu-900mhz-1024-cores-dvi-hdmi-2x-mini-dp-plusfree-game

 

[twelve25]

No way your processor can handle Crysis 3 at high settings. It's about on par with an AMD A4 APU.

 

[ASHISH65]

^ are you joking. Crysis 3 at high with e5800 cpu.

 

[iceclock]

doubt so, would be unstable, crysis is highly cpu intensive.

 

[ASHISH65]

Even if you get lga 775 core 2 quad core 3.0ghz cpu it will bottleneck with hd 7870 or gtx 660,then forget about dual core cpu !!

 

[iceclock]

bottleneck shur, but i dont think hes got the budget to upgrade his plateform, so 660 or 7870 is his best bet.

 

[twelve25]

If you don't have the budget, you don't have the budget. Going half way, still doesn't get you there. It's like asking what the cheapest way to get from LA to NY and then saying, well you can get to Chicago for $150. Sometimes (often?) the only sensible upgrade is no upgrade.

 

[iceclock]

stillbetter to get a gpu, than upgrade his plateform

 

[revro]

i have q9550 @ 3.4 GHz and i kind of see bottleneck in BF3 multiplayer, but i get like 47 avg fps so its like 35-60 and i can live with that. if Crysis 3 is like BF3 then i should be ok

anyway core2duo lacks 2 cores, so 660 only if you switch to core2quad, tough these cpus still cost a lot. i bought mine localy for 130eur and saw another q9550 for 150eur

best
revro

 

[iceclock]

well thats why im saying, atleast a temporary upgrade till he can change plateform.

 

[TheAterix]

well im under a tight budget as it is and i am doing a full upgrade soon getting a i7 z77 mobo etc just looking for a gpu to play crysis on ill take a bit of bottleneck for the minute dosent really bother me but just wanted an opinion 660 or 7870 i dont care about bottleneck atm

 

[TheAterix]

also i really have tried to push myself to get a 7770 but just cant :/ i need somin that is powerful and will go insane when i sli/crossfire in the future

 

[iceclock]

go for the 660.