Been using this for the past 3 days now on my new rig with an i5 3570k and 8gb of 1600mhz ram, and i've gotta say, it's brilliant.
for roughly £180 you can play nearly any current gen game with at high/very high setting with a good frame rate. On Smite, planetside 2, and Blacklight retribution i was getting 100-150 fps with everything on high or highest. Played The Witcher 2 and Skyrim(high res texture mods) on high/highest settings with a smooth framerate too. Overclocking is simple with amd overdrive, just be careful with the heating as it can slowly creep up on you, i need better airflow in my case most likely :/
Looking to test this in a Crossfire setup once i get the funds in a couple of months, will report back then and along the way with my experience with any more new releases i get.
All in all, if you're looking for a great budget graphics card then definitely go for this, it's barely more expensive than a gtx 660 and delivers better frames with nearly all games, not to mention relatively good cooling to boot.
*update*
Battlefield 3, Assassin's Creed III, and The Witcher 2 all ran at 60-70fps with maxed out graphics.
Warframe maxed out ran between 150-250 fps.
| Brand | Sapphire |
|---|---|
| Product Dimensions | 11.5 x 22.5 x 2.9 cm; 498.95 Grams |
| Item model number | FBA_11199-19-20G |
| Manufacturer | SAPPHIRE |
| Processor Count | 1 |
| Memory Clock Speed | 4800 MHz |
| Graphics Coprocessor | Radeon HD7870 |
| Graphics Chipset Brand | AMD |
| Graphics Card Description | AMD Radeon HD 7870 |
| Graphics RAM Type | Unknown |
| Graphics Card Ram Size | 2 GB |
| Graphics Card Interface | PCI-E |
| Wattage | 500 watts |
| Are Batteries Included | No |
| Item Weight | 499 g |