am new to the community, so first a thanks to this site and its members who have answered all my questions with a quick search till this one, a lot of factors are in play and I couldnt find something concrete, so here goes, an upgrade question of course;
My rig, the relevant bits; i7 3770, 3.4/3.9 when overdrive accessible.
Gigabyte ud3h, w 2 pci 3.0 @ x8 for crossfire
1 1gb gigabyte 7850 oc to 975, 1 2gb 7850 oc to 1000
gets 8150 or so on Firestrike in this config.
I know this arrangement costs me access to 1gb vram, but it performs well, and I got about 120 points more on the firestrike bench with the catalyst omega drivers, I figure it performs about as well as a 2gb 7970. Because this is a dead end system, i would like to squeeze as much life out of it as I can before I start again, hopefully about 4 more years of running games at high settings.
For $80 I can get another 7850 and access the full 4gb vram, for $120 I can get a 7870 2gb and have it be the lead card,(in both cases the 1gb card goes, wont fit and x4x4x4 seems iffy) or buy a new r9 280x 3gb, for about $290 after deducting proceeds from selling my current cards with the advantage of the r9 likely being suitable for my next build as a starter.
The x factor is the omega driver set, with previous drivers there is good info showing the first two options as not worth the effort, about a 300 to 400pt increase in firestrike, with stuttering problems. Unfortunately, while the 7850/70 cards are supported, there is little info on them in crossfire using the omega drivers, tail end tech. I am a cook, and a parent, not poor, but I buy bulk and cut coupons, so my rig is put together for maximum performance for cost, at least my next one will be, this one taught a few harsh lessons in keeping track of where what i am buying is in its support cycle. Live and learn, and when in doubt, check toms. Any info and advice relevant to the performance of 7850x2 or 7850/7870 all@2gb in crossfire using the omega drivers would be appreciated.
Thanks, and have a better one.
Shrike111 (Dan Simmons rules!)
My rig, the relevant bits; i7 3770, 3.4/3.9 when overdrive accessible.
Gigabyte ud3h, w 2 pci 3.0 @ x8 for crossfire
1 1gb gigabyte 7850 oc to 975, 1 2gb 7850 oc to 1000
gets 8150 or so on Firestrike in this config.
I know this arrangement costs me access to 1gb vram, but it performs well, and I got about 120 points more on the firestrike bench with the catalyst omega drivers, I figure it performs about as well as a 2gb 7970. Because this is a dead end system, i would like to squeeze as much life out of it as I can before I start again, hopefully about 4 more years of running games at high settings.
For $80 I can get another 7850 and access the full 4gb vram, for $120 I can get a 7870 2gb and have it be the lead card,(in both cases the 1gb card goes, wont fit and x4x4x4 seems iffy) or buy a new r9 280x 3gb, for about $290 after deducting proceeds from selling my current cards with the advantage of the r9 likely being suitable for my next build as a starter.
The x factor is the omega driver set, with previous drivers there is good info showing the first two options as not worth the effort, about a 300 to 400pt increase in firestrike, with stuttering problems. Unfortunately, while the 7850/70 cards are supported, there is little info on them in crossfire using the omega drivers, tail end tech. I am a cook, and a parent, not poor, but I buy bulk and cut coupons, so my rig is put together for maximum performance for cost, at least my next one will be, this one taught a few harsh lessons in keeping track of where what i am buying is in its support cycle. Live and learn, and when in doubt, check toms. Any info and advice relevant to the performance of 7850x2 or 7850/7870 all@2gb in crossfire using the omega drivers would be appreciated.
Thanks, and have a better one.
Shrike111 (Dan Simmons rules!)
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