7870 XT upgrade advice

[Devo234]

Hi guys

im looking to upgrade from my xfx 7870xt. I dont really fancy going for a crossfire set up due to spending alot of my gaming time playing and modding skyrim which doesnt like 2 cards.

I cant afford a 780 so ive been looking at 770s but i dont really know if these perform that much better due to the tahiti card basically being an underclocked 7950.

Any help or advice will be appreciated

Thanks in advance
Devin

 

[RadeonHDx]

Well what's your exact budget?

 

[Devo234]

about £250 but could possibly stretch to £280

 

[RadeonHDx]

I think you could possibly get a 290 from ebay for that but if you want silence I think you could get a Tri-X 280x on amazon or ebay.

 

[Devo234]

ill have a look mate thanks.

what do you think about the 770s? would i get a worthwhile boost for the price?

 

[RadeonHDx]

Well if your budget is £250 you can't really go wrong if you want a 770. Most people will probably recommend something like an ASUS, Gigabyte or MSI.

I have never used any Nvidia products so0 I can't comment on the Palit or EVGA cards but if it was me I would go for an ASUS DCUII. Just my 2 cents.

 

[cooperman]

The GTX 770 will be a better upgrade i wouldn't be buying any secondhand cards from ebay rigth now anless it was ridiculously cheap as its more than a 50/50 chance that card has been destroyed by coin mining.

 

[Devo234]

The GTX 770 will be a better upgrade i wouldn't be buying any secondhand cards from ebay rigth now anless it was ridiculously cheap as its more than a 50/50 chance that card has been destroyed by coin mining.

i never thought of that tbh dude...

yh i think im gonna go 770. amazon have the windforce OC 770 for £246 and i get employee discount on there too so it works out even cheaper

 

[bamerx98]

Hi guys

im looking to upgrade from my xfx 7870xt. I dont really fancy going for a crossfire set up due to spending alot of my gaming time playing and modding skyrim which doesnt like 2 cards.

I cant afford a 780 so ive been looking at 770s but i dont really know if these perform that much better due to the tahiti card basically being an underclocked 7950.

Any help or advice will be appreciated

Thanks in advance
Devin

Personally I used to run that card, seriously I'd hold off a little longer, I jumped up to a 7970 on the cheap when they were around 250CND and to be honest it was much of an upgrade if I were in your shoes, I'd get a 780 or a R9 290 for an upgrade but again I don't really think its going to be a great upgrade that card is such a beast, I'd suggest waiting for the next flagship cards and picking one of them up.