7870 or 7850

Hardware Hub GPU
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Both of these gpu's look great for mid/high gaming but they seem so similar. I don't know the differences. If anyone could help on witch one to choose it would be apprecated. 

If you want to know the other parts of my rig: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ntfy

 

Thanks 

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If you can find the 7870 for a good price, grab it. It used to make sense to get the 7850, but the price has come down enough on the 7870. They are not much faster... 10-30% depending on the game... but they are awesome cards. 

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It would be even more awesome if there was a LOG edition

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Thanks for the advice. And yes AMD cards are awesome. 

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I'm saving up for a 7970

 

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7870s also have more potenial in overclocking with the voltage and power bump vs the 7850( if you get one with a good custom cooler ).

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7850s are basically just crippled 7870s. I'd prefer the bump up to the 7870 though.