Radeon hd 7950 an overkill for 1080p gaming?

[Jagannadh Gosala]

I am planning to buy a new gaming rig. So far decided on i5 3570k, ASRock Z77 Extreme 4, GSkill RipjawsX 8gb (2X4), Corsair GS600. Also planning on getting a 7950 graphic card for around 20k in local market. I have a samsung 22" monitor with 2ms response time.

I plan on playing all the latest games including GTA IV, GTA V, Batman AC, Battlefield 3, Skyrim e.t.c.,

Do you think 7950 is an overkill for 1080p resolutions?

Thanks in advance

 

[vkl]

If you have the budget then go for hd7950.
This GPU would give you more flexibility with AA.
Games become more demanding with time.For some games this might be an overkill today but it may not be for future games.
Better to go with the best you can get.

 

[havoknation]

All the components that you have selected are kickass, go for it and seriously dude, 7950 is an amazing gpu for its price.

 

[Jagannadh Gosala]

Thanks vkl and havoknation
One more question is it better to go with 7950 or gtx 660 ti? And which particular card like Saphire, MSI e.t.c,.

 

[Piyush]

I'd recommend 7950

BTW this chart will help you decide better
Charts, benchmarks 2012 VGA-GPGPU, 19 - Tom's Hardware Index [C] Extreme

and if possible, get Asus/HIS/Sapphire

 

[havoknation]

Thanks vkl and havoknation
One more question is it better to go with 7950 or gtx 660 ti? And which particular card like Saphire, MSI e.t.c,.

I will also recommend you 7950 HD as it is coming for 23000Rs which is only 1.5k more then the price as of 660ti but performance wise, 7950 is at par as compared to 660ti

 

[Jripper]

No GPU is an overkill at 1080p. And even if it is,it doesn't stay that way for very long since games are becoming more demanding everyday.
So go ahead with the hd 7950 when you have the budget for it. |m|
It will last you for a good while and as someone rightly said,give you more headroom for AA(in all its forms).

 

[Jagannadh Gosala]

Thanks Piyush that chart was really helpful. Thanks Jripper and havocnation. I have decided to go with saphire 7950 oc dual fan.

 

[havoknation]

Thanks Piyush that chart was really helpful. Thanks Jripper and havocnation. I have decided to go with saphire 7950 oc dual fan.

Waiting for your GPU unboxing pics \m/

 

[Jagannadh Gosala]

Finally.. bought Saphire 7950 VaporX for 22,500 at Arun Computers, CTC, Hyderabad. Will post pics shortly.

 

[Thetrueblueviking]

Dont forget to add some benchmarks and temp details

 

[CarlonSamuels]

Great buy
the latest catalyst beta driver has pushed Amd's cards on par with Nvidia
Waiting for pics and post some benchmarks
Happy Gaming

 

[topgear]

@ Congratrs on your purchase and if you really want to punish the gpu wait till you play far cry 3 with every thing set at max at HD resolution - only then you'll know

 

[Jagannadh Gosala]

Posted pics here *www.thinkdigit.com/forum/pc-compon...d-should-future-proof-3-years.html?highlight=
Regarding benchmarks, what benchmarks tools should I use? any ideas?

 

[topgear]

3DMark 11, 3DMark Vantage, Unigibe Heaven, Crysis Benchmark Tool, Sleeping Dogs ( in game benchmark tool ), Metro 2033 etc.

 

[Jagannadh Gosala]

3DMark 11 Bench mark: Extreme preset:

3DMark Score
X3095
Graphics Score
2828
Physics Score
7787
Combined Score
3665
Demo
N/A
Graphics Test 1
14.99 FPS
Graphics Test 2
15.44 FPS
Graphics Test 3
14.17 FPS
Graphics Test 4
8.11 FPS
Physics Test
24.72 FPS
Combined Test
17.05 FPS

Settings:


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Edition
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Screen Width
1920
Screen Height
1080
Msaa Sample Count
4
Texture Filtering Mode
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Max Af Anisotropy
16
Tessellation Detail
5
Max Tessellation Factor
15
ShadowMapSize
10
Shadow Cascade Count
5
Surface Shadow Sample Count
16
Volumetric Illumination Quality
5
Ambient Occlusion Quality
10
Depth Of Field Quality
10
Enable Window Mode
Off
Enable Vertical Sync
Off
Enable Triple Buffering
Off
Enable Wireframe
Off
Color Saturation
100%
Virtu MVP HyperFormance Active
false
Virtu MVP Virtual Vsync Active
false

Hardware Config:

Processor clock
3829 MHz
GPU Memory
3072 MB
GPU Core clock
1100 MHz
GPU Memory clock
1575 MHz