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Is a XFX 7870 Worth it?
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Hey guys, I plan to upgrade my GPU and a lot of people say the 7850 by Sapphire would be the best for my budget which retails at 150GBP on Amazon, but i've just seen an XFX 7870 on eBuyer for 165GBP, but is it worth it? Someone suggested the 7870XT but i can't really fit it in my budget.
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If you're looking at spending around 150 GBP, I'd suggest a 660 instead. You also won't have to upgrade your PSU since the 660 has a single 6-pin PCI power connector.

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If you're not getting the LE 7870, don't get a 7870.
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Well i still need the PSU and thats 40 so totally for upgrades i have around 200GBP to spend. Whats the difference between the LE 7870 and the others?
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The LE uses Tahiti Architecture, the same you find in the 7950 and 7970. As a result, you cannot crossfire with a standard 7850/7870 and the power draw is much higher.
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Buxtyy wrote Well i still need the PSU and thats 40 so totally for upgrades i have around 200GBP to spend. Whats the difference between the LE 7870 and the others?

The LE cards use Tahiti silicon and are much faster than the regular Pitcairn 7870s.

And part of the reason I suggested the 660 is because you will be fine using the 450w unit with it.

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Oh awesome, i checked out some benchmarks between the 660 and the HD7850 and it looks like they are around the same sort of performance range. Also would either of those be a worthwhile upgrade from a 550Ti?
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Just as an add on i can get an XFX 7870 for 164GBP and i could get the more expensive PSU aswell....thoughts?
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sapphire wins it just saying
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sapphire wins it just saying


Just out of curiousity how much better is the 7870XT over the 7870? All the options confuse the hell out of me :/
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well to be honest im not that good im sure r00t will help but they just are better because i think they use the same chip as the 7950 but just not as good

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they are the same i think but the sapphire has two fans
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