Hello all. Currently, my PC runs with the Asus HD6950 2gb card. For over two years now, she has served me faithfully and well. Sadly, she seems to be beginning to suffer somewhat - actually, I think she might be physically failing (I'm getting worse performance in several games and set-ups than I used to have - Skyrim + ENB is one good example, where I struggle to even maintain 30FPS). I call her Rosita, and it's time for her to sleep the endless sleep.
I'm looking at the HD7950, HD7970 and the GTX680 as reasonable replacements (the GTX670 is only ~£30 cheaper than the 7970, and was thus ignored). I've checked plenty of hierarchies and benchmarks, and all seem reasonable options. I can get the 7950 at £240, while the 7970 is £100 more than that and the 680 comes in at about £380. I AM on something of a budget - needs must and I'll pay what I have to but even £240 is a heavy hit to my finances.
So my question is: is the £100+ difference in price worth it for these cards, in your opinion? I'm running an AMD FX4350@4.33Ghz and 8gb Corsair Vengeance RAM on an ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 board, for reference. I upgrade my PC as I can, in increments, since I can't afford to build a new system anyway. The GPU needs to remain relevant for ~2 years, roughly. Any thoughts?
I'm looking at the HD7950, HD7970 and the GTX680 as reasonable replacements (the GTX670 is only ~£30 cheaper than the 7970, and was thus ignored). I've checked plenty of hierarchies and benchmarks, and all seem reasonable options. I can get the 7950 at £240, while the 7970 is £100 more than that and the 680 comes in at about £380. I AM on something of a budget - needs must and I'll pay what I have to but even £240 is a heavy hit to my finances.
So my question is: is the £100+ difference in price worth it for these cards, in your opinion? I'm running an AMD FX4350@4.33Ghz and 8gb Corsair Vengeance RAM on an ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 board, for reference. I upgrade my PC as I can, in increments, since I can't afford to build a new system anyway. The GPU needs to remain relevant for ~2 years, roughly. Any thoughts?