Just Purchased a Asus 7850... anything i should know?

[HURRIC4NE]

i solely purchased this video card mainly because of it being able to OC and somewhat perform on GTX 580 level.... i heard that there might be limitations if i use a newer driver and what not... can somone please explain the best way i can OC the sh*t out of this card ??

 

[Zebo]

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18389760

 

[HURRIC4NE]

would it have been better if i brought a GTX680 or would be actually better if i crossfire this card ?

 

[Freddy1765]

You're comparing a 7850 to a 680? o.o
Of course you'll get more performance out of it, but do you need it? OC'd the 7850 performs brilliantly @ 1080p, BF3 and Crysis 2 running ultra without difficulty.

 

[Jaydip]

would it have been better if i brought a GTX680 or would be actually better if i crossfire this card ?

As the other member pointed out 680 is definitely faster card but 7850 is no slouch either.If u are happy about its performance now u can easily buy a second one down the road and xfire them for quite cheap.But probably it will be awhile when 7850 is not sufficient for modern games.

 

[jacktesterson]

I've got my Asus 7850 running at 1200/1450 like it was nothing to o/c.



Haven't pushed it further since I'm happy where its at. It outperforms a 580/7950 in most things now.

 

[3DVagabond]

You're comparing a 7850 to a 680? o.o
Of course you'll get more performance out of it, but do you need it? OC'd the 7850 performs brilliantly @ 1080p, BF3 and Crysis 2 running ultra without difficulty.

He's asking 1x680 or 2x7850. On paper the dual 7850's would be faster, especially after O/C'ing. Of course there's the dual GPU issues that invariably crop up. I do think though that a single 7850 is sufficient for 1080p. There will always be a few games that you can crank settings up high enough to choke any card, but 1080p with excellent IQ wouldn't be an issue for a 7850.

 

[jacktesterson]

I can tell you my single 7850 plays all my games at highest settings at 1080p to my liking.

But thats me!