I have a PNY 560 Ti OC that I'm replacing with a Sapphire Radeon HD 7850. I fully intend on overclocking this card as high as possible in the hopes that I won't have to upgrade for a while (or until Nvidia comes out with some competition). I do like PhysX. I do like the technology support Nvidia is able to provide for previous generation cards. However, the overclocking potential of the Sapphire card (along with no competition from Nvidia) lead me to this decision. If it doesn't work out, I could always sell off the card.
Any tips or suggestions from the Peanut Gallery?
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Results: Default setups in respective CPs. Default card clocks.
System: i3-2120 8GB RAM
Batman: Arkham City
No AA
8x AF
All other settings maxed out (no PhysX enabled)
54fps Geforce 560 Ti OC 1GB (PNY OC Edition 850/4104 Default) GeForce 301.24 Beta
65fps Radeon 7850 OC (Sapphire OC Edition 920/5000 Default) Cat 12.4
Heaven DX11 Benchmark 3.0
No AA
8x AF
All other settings maxed out
31.5fps Geforce 560 Ti OC 1GB (PNY OC Edition) 850/4104 (Default) GeForce 301.24 Beta
38.2fps Radeon 7850 OC (Sapphire OC Edition) 920/5000 (Default) Cat 12.4
Again, this is before I do my own OC testing to see how high and stable I can get it. "Side-grade"? No.
@OP... What display resolutions did you test on to get your results? My brother is looking to get a 7850 (waiting for a price drop)... is your 7850 producing less heat and noise than your previous GTX 560?
Hmm about 20% difference on both tests(i think), a little more than a sidegrade imo.
I think most of the 7850 and 7870 cards are still at launch prices though.
Something isn't right. I should be able to get more out of it.
Perhaps, but there's also the Powertune fiasco and lack of voltage adjustment for a lot of us.There are limits to what the silicon and board/components are capable of. Short of sub zero cooling, lowering the temps are not going to give you drastic gains.
You should see what it's like with Arctic Cooling installed. 45C max with a 1200mhz overclock and my computer is 100% dead silent. The fan doesn't even go beyond 30%.Updated with a fairly conservative OC. No voltage changes. 1075/5500 Temps didn't seem to get above 60.
You should see what it's like with Arctic Cooling installed. 45C max with a 1200mhz overclock and my computer is 100% dead silent. The fan doesn't even go beyond 30%.
Updated with a fairly conservative OC. No voltage changes. 1075/5500 Temps didn't seem to get above 60.
I believe its time for you to crank up the volts and unleash the beast.