HD 7850 or GTX 560 ?

[Muks2386]

Hey guys .
Title says it all .
Which of these graphics card would run well with this system :

CPU : Core i5 3470
Mobo : MSI Z77MA-G45
RAM : 8GB Kingston 1333
PSU : CM GX550W
HDD : WD 320GB

 

[refillable]

7850 straight away. Just got P6600 on 3DMark11 and 4100 on 3DMark FS. 1050/1300 clocks.

 

[Muks2386]

I'd rather spend the $35 for the i5 3570k than to go with the HD 7870 .

 

[refillable]

Oh OK you're the same guy from before haha. Yes if the 7870 is out of budget like I said before go with the 7850.

 

[spp85]

If possible go with a Radeon HD 7870 or else HD7850 2GB GDDR5 model

 

[Muks2386]

If possible go with a Radeon HD 7870 or else HD7850 2GB GDDR5 model

Isn't the memory just for high res gaming ?

 

[Memnarchon]

CPU : Core i5 3470
Mobo : MSI Z77MA-G45
RAM : 8GB Kingston 1333
PSU : CM GX550W
HDD : WD 320GB

Hello.
If you have already bought this system then I suggest you to go with 7850 2GB. The games that need more than 1GB VRAM at 1080p are increasing at a very fast rate. (Even skyrim on high settings with high res pack from bethesda lol.)

If you didnt already bought the system I have some suggestions to make.

 

[excella1221]

This is a no-brainer, get the 7850.
It greatly outperforms even the 560 Ti.

 

[excella1221]

This is a no-brainer, get the 7850.
It greatly outperforms even the 560 Ti.

 

[Muks2386]

Hello.
If you have already bought this system then I suggest you to go with 7850 2GB. The games that need more than 1GB VRAM at 1080p are increasing at a very fast rate. (Even skyrim on high settings with high res pack from bethesda lol.)

If you didnt already bought the system I have some suggestions to make.

I haven't bought this system . Please don't give me suggestions with rebates . My budget is around $600 .

 

[KyrosysJ]

get 1600 mhz ram

 

[spp85]

Isn't the memory just for high res gaming ?

Yes you are right the truth is if you are gaming at 1080p or higher 1GB is a bit low now. Latest games like BF3, MaxPayne 3 on my HD 5770 1GB is really tight. So if you are gaming on a much lower resolutions like 1366 x 768 then 1GB version is still sufficient. If you gonna game @ 1080p or higher go with the 2GB GDDR5 to be on the safer side..........