R7 260X or 7850

[Omar Said]

I am running on a budget that these 2 have almost the same price where I live , I will also be using it with a Z87-HD3 and (probably) an i5 4570 with 8GBs of RAM as soon as one of them get a little low , I will buy another one and Crossfire/SLI them , so which is better , if there is a better way instead of replacing one of them when the time comes , inform me please , as well as if there is a better processor at the same price .. thanks

 

[aatje92]

260x hands down

 

[HiTechObsessed]

The 7850, definitely. Not sure why you would suggest the 260x, as the 7850 is a better performing card.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7754/the-amd-radeon-r7-265-r7-260-review-feat-sapphire-asus/5

 

[aatje92]

Fuck i keep confusing these new cards. sorry seems like he's right.

 

[HiTechObsessed]

Yeah, they're hard to get straight with AMD having like 15 new ones that are essentially old ones lol The 260x is based on the 7790; close, but not quite there. The 265 is pretty much the 7850, if that can be found.

 

[HiTechObsessed]

OP, if you're getting a Z series board, you need to get an unlocked 4670k, not the 4570. If you don't want to overclock, get the H87 version of that board.