the hardware in the consoles won't change, so if you crossfire with another 7850 then you will outperform next this next gen of consoles forever.
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the hardware in the consoles won't change, so if you crossfire with another 7850 then you will outperform next this next gen of consoles forever.
upgrade your pc when you need/want to. don't chase consoles that aren't even out yet
wait until you're not happy with your performance. chances are whatever upgrade will be cheaper the longer you wait
Well it did help that AMD was the only company that could offer that kind of CPU/GPU under one package in addition to whoring themselves out. Those APU's are definitely a great deal, especially with the Sim City bundle. I won't even get into your claim of near max settings,
Apparently everyone has their own definition of what that is. Nor will I on your advise of coupling it with a high end nvidia gpu when there a certain amd ones that can CFX with the APU. 
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near max settings is high+ to meWell it did help that AMD was the only company that could offer that kind of CPU/GPU under one package in addition to whoring themselves out. Those APU's are definitely a great deal, especially with the Sim City bundle. I won't even get into your claim of near max settings,
Pretty sure his motherboard is SLI capable, which is why I said nvidia
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the problem is it's heavily dependant on one core. it does use more than one core, but it tries to do too much with the first core. so the best way to increase performance is extreme overclocking, since the per-core performance is more important than how many cores you have
it has been getting better through the alpha. I guess they're slowly dumping stuff on other cores
they finally added legit sniper rifles and scopes in the latest dev build
Feel like I wasted dough on this game, copped a mic and everything and barely play it......... hate the fact that I can't run and gun....all u can essentially do is lay prone and just wait til someone walks past u and kill them
Realism doesn't always translate into fun.
Got to say, SLI capable FM2 boards are pretty rare. Think I've only seen one from MSI. Honestly I wouldn't ever bother using a discrete card with an APU. For that you are better off getting a FX chip + GPU. I do understand though if they first use the APU initially and want to upgrade later on down the line.
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What kind of 7870 do u have?..reg?..Ghz edition?..Ghz edition OC or 7870 XT version?I bought a 7870 earlier this morning and I replaced my old gtx 550 ti with it but after I did that the computer wouldn't POST. I checked RAM, pci-e gfx card connectors, cmos battery, usb devices and nothing. I put the old gtx 550 ti in and it doesn't post either. No beeps or anything with either card. Fans and hard drive spin so idk. Last thing I did with the computer was shut it down the night before. I'm hoping it's not a shorted mobo because I really don't feel like having to buy a new mobo already.
i fixed this issue a long yime ago but its a regular 7870.
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It wasnt about ur issue I just wanted to know ur card..lol..how is it doing for u?
It's amazing to me. Runs every game i throw at it on high/ultra settings, 60fps with sweetfx at 1080p/1440P. Only resource hungry setting on most games is obviously 2xMSAA or SSAA. I usually find SMAA(from sweetfx) + in game FXAA adequate enough for me. I'll hold onto to this and upgrade to something better using my warranty later in the year probably or next year to keep ahead of with console ports. I'm allergic to 30fps now
What's your specs?
It's amazing to me. Runs every game i throw at it on high/ultra settings, 60fps with sweetfx at 1080p/1440P. Only resource hungry setting on most games is obviously 2xMSAA or SSAA. I usually find SMAA(from sweetfx) + in game FXAA adequate enough for me. I'll hold onto to this and upgrade to something better using my warranty later in the year probably or next year to keep ahead of with console ports. I'm allergic to 30fps now
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It's amazing to me. Runs every game i throw at it on high/ultra settings, 60fps with sweetfx at 1080p/1440P. Only resource hungry setting on most games is obviously 2xMSAA or SSAA. I usually find SMAA(from sweetfx) + in game FXAA adequate enough for me. I'll hold onto to this and upgrade to something better using my warranty later in the year probably or next year to keep ahead of with console ports. I'm allergic to 30fps now
Lol...yea I'm thinking bout gettin the 7870 ghz OC edition until I eventually upgrade my case like next year...
AMD FX4100 OC'd to 3.9GHZ(I had it at 4.3ghz but downclocked it a bit since I don't have a aftermarket cooler on it yet)
8GB DDDR3
MSI Radeon 7870
Windows 8 64 bit
What you got right now?? Oh and the 7870 is BIG. Like it's a bit extra long but it fits in my case thankfully. I have a microatx mobo in a ATX form factor case but if you using a microatx case it may not fit.