that's what i heard too. best bang for the buck card (7870xt). anyways, ts pc spec is higher than mine, so i guess i will suffer this too. haiz

Do read and understand his statement before asking the same question again. Crysis 3 is both cpu and gpu demanding.
Try follow the steps he provided by monitoring your cpu usage during gaming to see if it reach 100% or close to that.
It might be a bottleneck issue that cause your gpu not operate at full potential.

Oh, BTW did you install the latest AMD graphics driver?

dude i think your cpu is bottlenecking your GPU bro
the 7870XT is almost comparable to 7950
and can be overclocked to 7950 level performance no sweat

okok i understand sir ~~

I open tast manager and see my CPU usage it doesn't hit 100 %

anyway sir ~ how about metro last night ???

yes boss ~ i am using latest AMD graphic driver right now

Hi ezmeer ~

Is that mean i have to change my CPU

As i know quad core i enough for gaming ~

correct me if i am wrong

I have tested the HD 7870 XT on Crysis 3. I can play at Very High settings and FXAA. Using Fraps to measure the frame rates, I only get around 33 FPS only. Gameplay is still considered marginally smooth for me, no lagging.

And yes, Crysis 3 is really dependent on your CPU too. See the graph below. Generally, Core i3 and below is bottlenecking a GTX 680 already. More read here.

Me also have 7870xt (bought it last week) and it looks good. Playing Star Craft 2, Metro 2033, Fallout New Vegas, Warhammer 40k all in high setting no problem.

Will try Skyrim, Metro LL and Company of Heroes 2 in the coming weeks

Thank you for your extra info for making me more understanding ~~

So if i want a higher FPS then i should change a more powerful CPU

Switch to intel then bro

i object so.
960T is an unlockable processor and it's perform quite very well. The cpu might perform slower than any other i5 or FXs but it's still a good processor. Why dump it off for an improvement of few frames?

What >.< !!

I thought AMD processor + AMD graphic card is always better

This is what the vendor recommend me

actually it doesnt even matter

try overclocking it bro and buy a new aftermarket cooler at a cheap price
else make a switch to intel

Yes ~ i just overclock my processor a bit but it seem no different xD

~ i am using cooler master hyper 212 evo ~

First, try to OC your processor. Phenoms are generally known to be good overclockers. You should be able to minimize some of the bottleneck by doing so.

Also, bear in mind that there is certain limit on how much FPS you can get from the HD 7870 XT. FYI, the HD 7870 LE inside the graph is the same as 7870 XT.

hmmm overclock the card to 1200mhz
that will give u hd7950 level performance
but crysis 3 is a gpu and cpu killer
even my i7 3770k with gtx680 suffers a bit


This post has been edited by ezmeer94: May 22 2013, 01:07 PM

You must be kidding sir ~~

Your processor and your graphic card is good enough for gaming compare with MINE

it also takes quite a hit with all eye candy turned on at 1920x1200
btw ill test crysis 3 with my htpc that have 7870xt gpu
ill let u know