PowerColor 7950 - Feedback

[Frostea23]

There is a 7950 (850/925 MHz boost version) on NewEgg at the moment for $279 (plan on upgrading my old 6850). The price point is honestly making it rather tempting. However, it would be a large purchase for me, which warrants some community feedback, and the PowerColor brand is a big unknown for me.

If you want, here are some of my current system specs:

GPU: Sapphire 6850
CPU: i5-3570K OC'd at 4.4 GHz
PSU: OCZ Mod X-Stream Pro - 600W - Bronze Certified
MoBo: AsRock Z77 Extreme4
Case: CM Storm Enforcer

Some additional notes: I do not plan on overclocking my GPU.

Edit: Doh, forgot to mention: video card memory is important; plan on running an eyefinity (5760x1080) setup in a month or two when I have the cash for the third monitor.

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This Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT w/ Boost performs near 7950 levels (10-15% behind maybe) it's cheaper and non-reference design.

[Frostea23]

This Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT w/ Boost performs near 7950 levels (10-15% behind maybe) it's cheaper and non-reference design.

Bleh, forgot to mention, I plan on running a 5760x1080 eyefinity setup in a couple months. Worried the 2GB 256-bit VRAM on a 78xx GPU might limit me in certain games.

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2GB is probably still fine unless heavy mods but yeah in that case 7950 I'd say is a minimum, 7970 should be the go to?

granted it would cost you $375

Powercolor Radeon HD 7970

[apepi]

I have had a powercooler 6950 for a year and it has done me good.

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814202006

Costs around the same after rebates and has a better cooler.

[Toffie]

I would get the card drudgery suggested, overclocks like a beast.

[Acarlee]

I would get the card drudgery suggested, overclocks like a beast.

If OC'ed, Toffie. What levels would it reach? 7970? 680 stock?

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If OC'ed, Toffie. What levels would it reach? 7970? 680 stock?

It will perform as well as stock 7970s in games which aren't shader bound. Clock for clock, you're looking at around 3-5% real world difference in GPU bound games.

[Toffie]

If you know how to adjust the voltage then in between a 7970 or ghz one.

[Acarlee]

If you know how to adjust the voltage then in between a 7970 or ghz one.

And the Sapphire XT ends up around the same since its not far behind the 7950?

[slasher0161]

7870xt's are voltage locked so you can't push the overclocks nearly as far, they are still a good card overclocked the are around 7950 performance.