Graphics 7790 vs 7850?

Fair enough. I do intend upgrading the monitor though and do use my 1920x1080 TV in the living room with it too.

I have Skyrim with the high texture mod and I've been told it struggles on a 1Gb card.

 

skyrim is literally the only game at that res needing a 2gb card


http://www.anandtech.com/show/6359/the-nvidia-geforce-gtx-650-ti-review/6

 

True but it shows the potential for future games to run better with it.

 

Why not get a second hand GTX580 for that money?

 

Thaifood is selling a 7850 in the marketplace - 2GB as well

 

Because in a weird twist, the 7850 can hit 580 framerates....

 

Plus more memory and about half the power use.

 

I can't see the marketplace yet.

I now have a full refund for my 7790. Just waiting for a bargain on a 7850 2Gb. No gaming until then though

 

http://www.scan.co.uk/todayonly/index.aspx

Scan's today only has a 2gb 7850 for £138 + 2 free games.

 

i'm seeing £119.99 on that link

 

The 1GB card is £119.99

The 2GB XFX card is £137.99

 

Get the 2GB. There's no reason not to. Unless of course there are 7870s at that price.

 

Never had a xfx. Are they any good. Most important thing for me is a quiet card

 

i had a 1gb xfx 7850 and it had horrible coil whine, but YMMV

 

Thanks. I think I'll stick to what I know which is MSI, Gigabyte, or Asus. Perhaps Sapphire but I'd rather buy second hand and Sapphire don't do transferrable waranty.

 

MSI and Gigabyte. Asus customer service is spotty at best.

 

I'll avoid Asus then. MSI or Gigabyte. I'm struggling to find one though for the same price though. I thought it was mentioned I could get a 2Gb 7850 for £120?

 

https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecial...ics+Card+[AX7850-2GBD5-DHV2]+?productId=56513


if your registered to kit guru forum and made 50 posts or more for last 28 days you get free shipping as well iirc

 

i've had good experiences with HIS as well

 

Thanks everyone for the info. I've never had HIS or Powercolor. I'd be happier sticking with brands I know. The most important thing to me is the quietest card.