Amd radeon 7970

[appleseedcarrot]

So im getting this computer for free, and he doesnt know any of the specs except for the gpu, the gpu is amd radeon hd 7970. Should i upgrade or should i keep it, ans upgrade the cpu if its bad? Is it true its similar the the nvidia gtx 1050 ti. Am i only underestimating it because its so old.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Not a terrible GPU, only downside really will be trying to crank up visuals in modern games; such an aged GPU doesn't have enough VRAM, but you can make due with that.

Just have your friend power on the system and enter the BIOS, the Motherboard, RAM, CPU info should all be listed there, as well as model#s of any connected Drives.

[appleseedcarrot]

Hes getting me the pc on monday, ill borrow a hdd from my old desktop because it doesnt include one and get windows and ill list the specs on monday

[Huntsman S. Thompson]

I have this computer that I built 7 years ago, but upgraded the cpu and gpu from ebay 2 years ago and its still running things at High/Ultra @ 1080.

GPU: amd 7970 (its a Tahiti chip, so its the same as the R9 cards and uses the same driver)
-mine is the ghz (1,000) edition, most are

CPU: intel q9650 overclocked to 3.4

RAM: 4gb ddr2 1066

MOBO: gigabyte x48-dq6

This thing is an overachiever for sure, I think you'll love the 7970.
Remember though, clock speed and CPU are the biggest factor in frame rates, no matter how good your GPU is, if you CPU is a bottleneck, you'll never realize the GPU's framerates.

[HypersleepyNaputunia]

i had 7950 youll like it.

i disagree slightly on the frame rates.
fx 8120 with hd 7950 before upgrade was 53 fps in unigine heaven
fx 8120 with gtx 1070 after was 120 fps

[upcoast]

I just switched over from an R9 280x 3GB aka 7970ghz to an Rx580 it wasn't that I couldn't play everything out there I just wanted a little more gpu horse power getting ready for Sniper Elite 4.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=fx+8350+r9+280x

The R9 280x / HD7970 plays most everything out there 1080p high/ultra.

Ps, the HD7970 and R9 280x are a little hampered in DX12 games with it's older GCN support vs the R9 380x.

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/sniper_elite_4_pc_graphics_performance_benchmark_review,6.html

An example ^ of the older DX12 GCN 280x/7970 vs 380x that had identical performance in DX11 games with the 280x pulling ahead some times.

Sorry for rambling on, yes HD7970 is still a good card and if it's a GHZ edition it'll usually beat the GTX1050ti.

Last Ps, crypto mining is still liking the HD7970 384bit.

[vadim]

7970 was very good CPU when it was released and even now can be considered as mid-level or slightly lower. You can keep it.

[appleseedcarrot]

Ok, ill upgrade my cpu if i need to,

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Yes for OS just make your own usb flash drive with Win10 64bit, done deal...

[appleseedcarrot]

Do i need a hdd for bios, i just need to know the specs first, then find out an upgrade if i need to, then later complete the build with an hdd and windows

[Bad 💀 Motha]

BIOS is something thats onboard the Motherboard; it's not typical software.
You can always access the BIOS without drives, just need the bare minimums to power up the motherboard is all. HDD is cheap, just grab a WD Blue 1TB 7200rpm

[appleseedcarrot]

Ik that, its just it would takr prob 1 or 2 weeks if i order them online, and i dont think ill be going to my local frys anytime soon

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Here

http://item2.gmarket.co.kr/English/detailview/item.aspx?goodscode=701261852

[appleseedcarrot]

Lel is this in korean or is it just me

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Yes; is that not where you are buying?

[appleseedcarrot]

Well i am korean so it dont matter