Hi everyone, looking to upgrade my rig sometime over the summer mostly for GW2 and a few other games I have (Witcher 2, Civ 5, etc). Im looking to spend between 4 and 500 bucks, and to me it looks like I have three options
7850 CF - around 500
680 - around 500
670 - around 400
The 7850 CF should get better framerates than the 680, the only thing stopping me from getting them is that people complain about CF issues such as drivers, games not using the 2nd card, etc. Is it really that big of a deal?
The 680 is also in extremely limited supply, still hard to find on newegg. Im up for waiting, auto-notify helps alot
The 670 is a better performer per dollar than the 680, so if I were going to go with a single card, I would consider this one as well.
My psu and case can easily handle the increased power and heat output of having two cards.
Thoughts?
EDIT: Just remembered my motherboard only has an x16 lane and an x4. Many different sources I find are conflicting with each other on whether or not the x4 lane will limit CF performance or not. If it will, then it looks like the GTX 670 would be the best choice.
7850 CF - around 500
680 - around 500
670 - around 400
The 7850 CF should get better framerates than the 680, the only thing stopping me from getting them is that people complain about CF issues such as drivers, games not using the 2nd card, etc. Is it really that big of a deal?
The 680 is also in extremely limited supply, still hard to find on newegg. Im up for waiting, auto-notify helps alot
The 670 is a better performer per dollar than the 680, so if I were going to go with a single card, I would consider this one as well.
My psu and case can easily handle the increased power and heat output of having two cards.
Thoughts?
EDIT: Just remembered my motherboard only has an x16 lane and an x4. Many different sources I find are conflicting with each other on whether or not the x4 lane will limit CF performance or not. If it will, then it looks like the GTX 670 would be the best choice.