pranut, man, seriously, get the Sapphire 7850 2GB for 15,500. The normal overclocking (975/1250 MHz) would not even make that much of a difference over 860/1200. If you want to notice any difference, you will have to OC to at least 1025/1425 where performance of 7850 starts converging with that of a 7870. At 975/1250, you would gain maybe 2 FPS which you wont even notice.. And since you have to OC your card manually to
actually see the difference, why not buy a Sapphire which is known for a great ASS and does not have the fan rattling issues and is available for 15500 at Nehru Place?
Also, see this article: Overclocking in radeon 7xxx series is as easy as moving 3 sliders. Please know that these sliders are the safe maximum overclocks
approved by AMD. Of course the chips vary and therefore, maybe you wont be able to push the sliders all the way to right, but its a guarantee that you can take the card to 1025/1400 easily. My point: To see the real world difference in games, you have to OC a GPU to a certain limit, x/y, which no manufacturer provides as it will seriously affect the sales of 7870. In either case, you have to OC yourself to
see the difference, so please go with one that is reliable, cheap and has a good build quality, which a Sappire is
AMD Radeon HD 7850 and 7870 review
ALPHA17, 7850 is good. I am happy to buy it. The only caveat: It still does not run metro 2033 with ADOF on without making it a slideshow. Otherwise a solid card and a much better buy than 7870 at this point of timel. In a few months of course most people would go for a 7870 when the price falls. My answer: crossfire.... take it b17ches...lol.....