AMD Sapphire 7950 Upgrade

[Octopicake]

I'm looking to upgrade my video card. Considering my situation where my GPU might have died I would like to get it repaired soon. I'm looking at my options I got $500 and my video card is a sapphire AMD Radeon 7950. In terms of space I have available here's the link to the case that i currently have.

http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemNumber=N82E16811147153

I know I could probably wait for the 1070 but I would like to have an upgrade right now and I can save up for the 1070 when the new editions come out.

 

[Onus]

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/cooler-master-elite-power-400-w-power-supply-review/10/

This is not Coolermaster's worst, but it does not have sufficient +12V amperage for a graphics card needing more than a single 6-pin PCIe power connection.

 

[Bakua]

Alright so what would be a better psu that you would recommend? Would the RX 480 be an improvement from the 7950?

Yes, a big improvement from your current 7950, you'll see better performance.

For PSUs, I'd go with something reliable like EVGA:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=EVGA+Power+Supply&N=-1&isNodeId=1

It'll hold up the 480 and 1070.

 

[Onus]

Quick and dirty, I'd look for a PSU in the 550W range (allows for plenty of margin) built by Seasonic (their own, XFX except TS; some Antec; EVGA GS), SuperFlower (EVGA B2, G2, or P2; Rosewill Capstone non-G, if you can find it; Kingwin Lazer), or Delta (some Antec).

 

[Octopicake]

Cool. I can get this http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=N82E16817438017&cm_re=EVGA_Power_Supply-_-17-438-017-_-Product and the 980 I listed earlier.

 

[dangus]

What's wrong with the psu I have right now? I only have 500 on me, so purchasing a better psu wouldn't be possible right now.

As for waiting for 1070 I would but I'd like to fix my Pc sooner than two months later.

yes but what im saying is if you can be a bit patient you will have a ton of amazing options available to you in the very very near future. or you can settle for old, expensive and mediocre hardware now

You have said nothing of the RX 480, only the 1070. And just because there are newer cards does not make good cards "mediocre", it just makes them weaker/more expensive, and the Twin Frozr is not even considered "old", just what are you trying to say? If you're trying to be a troll, please do so elsewhere. He has clearly stated that he does not want to wait for a GPU, so I suggested a good and cheap GPU, in which case he can save some money and upgrade his PSU.

And the Twin Frozr GTX 980 out-performs the RX 480 😉

i was referring to the rx 480 and the gtx 1080 and 1070. i wasnt referring to any one type of cooling solution. i'm not sure how i went about making you think im trolling but im just trying to say patience at this exact point in time will only benefit you in the very near future. just relax already jeesh.

plus how can you say the gtx 980 outperforms a card that isnt even released yet? that is misinformation at its finest....

Really? AMD clearly said that this was a budget card that would perform between the 970 and 980, and there are benchmarks out. I don't know what you mean.

Simply put, his GPU died and he needs a replacement, and so does his PSU. He wants to game now, save up for two or so months, and then buy a 1070. It works out for him, and that's what we want. He gets to game and gets better hardware when it releases, absolutely no harm

yeah and nvidia claimed the 1080 would be faster than two gtx 980's in sli. we see how that turned out. secondly, show me some real-world, non-synthetic, non-leak benchmarks for the 480 and then we'll talk. you're quite aggressive, man. need to relax a bit and learn how to have a multi-way conversation with people.

 

[Bakua]

What's wrong with the psu I have right now? I only have 500 on me, so purchasing a better psu wouldn't be possible right now.

As for waiting for 1070 I would but I'd like to fix my Pc sooner than two months later.

yes but what im saying is if you can be a bit patient you will have a ton of amazing options available to you in the very very near future. or you can settle for old, expensive and mediocre hardware now

You have said nothing of the RX 480, only the 1070. And just because there are newer cards does not make good cards "mediocre", it just makes them weaker/more expensive, and the Twin Frozr is not even considered "old", just what are you trying to say? If you're trying to be a troll, please do so elsewhere. He has clearly stated that he does not want to wait for a GPU, so I suggested a good and cheap GPU, in which case he can save some money and upgrade his PSU.

And the Twin Frozr GTX 980 out-performs the RX 480 😉

i was referring to the rx 480 and the gtx 1080 and 1070. i wasnt referring to any one type of cooling solution. i'm not sure how i went about making you think im trolling but im just trying to say patience at this exact point in time will only benefit you in the very near future. just relax already jeesh.

plus how can you say the gtx 980 outperforms a card that isnt even released yet? that is misinformation at its finest....

Really? AMD clearly said that this was a budget card that would perform between the 970 and 980, and there are benchmarks out. I don't know what you mean.

Simply put, his GPU died and he needs a replacement, and so does his PSU. He wants to game now, save up for two or so months, and then buy a 1070. It works out for him, and that's what we want. He gets to game and gets better hardware when it releases, absolutely no harm

yeah and nvidia claimed the 1080 would be faster than two gtx 980's in sli. we see how that turned out. secondly, show me some real-world, non-synthetic, non-leak benchmarks for the 480 and then we'll talk. you're quite aggressive, man. need to relax a bit and learn how to have a multi-way conversation with people.

Aggressive how? Nevermind, this is getting out of hand. The RX 480 is the best choice for him until he gets his hands on the 1070, he has time to save and has an upgraded power-supply. And what nVidia claims is none of my concern, but I will point out that the 1080 is faster than the Titan X

 

[dangus]

the rx 480 isnt out yet. not until the 29th of this month. im just confused how we're getting our hands on one of those before the 1070 that was released last week?

what nvidia claims isnt of your concern but what AMD claims is? because you just posted they claimed the 480 being around 970/980 in performance. is this because you're an AMD fan?

 

[Bakua]

the rx 480 isnt out yet. not until the 29th of this month. im just confused how we're getting our hands on one of those before the 1070 that was released last week?

what nvidia claims isnt of your concern but what AMD claims is? because you just posted they claimed the 480 being around 970/980 in performance. is this because you're an AMD fan?

He's waiting for the other brands, not the founders edition
They have the benchmarks (you have me at real-world tests) and the release date is soon. And yes, I'm an AMD fan, I'm also a fan of nVidia? I'm not interested in the claims in this particular thread for nVidia because I'm not recommending the 1070/1080 as of right now. Like OP has stated, he's waiting for other brands.

If you want to continue this debate, please PM me, this thread is getting longer with our fussing over price/performance

 

[Onus]

Yes, Octopicake, that is a good PSU. It's bigger than you need, but is excellent.

 

[dangus]

i originally wanted to tell him to wait for the rx 480 and get that. but it seems as though its going to probably be quite a while til we can get our hands on that too (just like the 1070). was just confused with the timeline of what he's planning on doing is all. its probably going to be mid-august before you can get your hands on an rx 480 at best, seeing as how the hype train is going.

 

[Bakua]

i originally wanted to tell him to wait for the rx 480 and get that. but it seems as though its going to probably be quite a while til we can get our hands on that too (just like the 1070). was just confused with the timeline of what he's planning on doing is all. its probably going to be mid-august before you can get your hands on an rx 480 at best, seeing as how the hype train is going.

Alright, I can understand that. I'm sorry if I seemed like I was aggressive/rude, I had no intention of coming off that way. Have a good day/night, friend

 

[king3pj]

Definitely. Do you mind suggesting one? I was looking at https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00OD38516/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?qid=1466006216&sr=8-4&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=msi+980+ti&dpPl=1&dpID=51XjbhoOMgL&ref=plSrch

My GPU is only 3g so it'd be great to have something new. I'm just worried about not having enough space inside.

That is a decent price for a 980 but I think you would be crazy to order one now that the 1070 is available. The custom models are starting to show up and if you check the major sites like Amazon every day you will be able to find one of them pretty soon.

I was able to order this Gigabyte G1 Gaming 1070 from Amazon earlier this morning before they sold out again.

https://smile.amazon.com/Gigabyte-GeForce-Graphics-GV-N1070G1-GAMING-8GD/dp/B01H0WU884/ref=sr_1_7?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1466015097&sr=1-7&keywords=gtx+1070

I got it for $430 which is $15 less than you are considering paying for a 980 and the 1070 is significantly faster than what you are getting.

In the end, it's your money and you should do what you want with it. I absolutely would not buy a 980 right now though. The only exception would be if you can find a used model at a great price.

 

[Onus]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438053 would be a good PSU for a single card.

 

[Octopicake]

It's a shame that Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 went out of stock. I'll keep an eye out