Upgrade from 5850

Tomchew · Apr 21, 2013

Hello

I'm looking to upgrade my current psu, I would like to eventually play skyrim with there HD packs. Willing to spend about 200$CAN and its been awhile since I looked at any computer hardware and dont want to bottleneck my system.

specs
i5 750 2.67, will try and OC to 3.xx
5750gpu
8gig ram
750w corsair
p7p55d mobo
win7
1tb HDD

JackNaylorPE · Apr 21, 2013

Your PSU is fine for a 5750 or 5850, fine for two of them

jemm · Apr 21, 2013

Why are you willing to get a new PSU? Isn´t 750W not enough?

At that price range you should be able to get a Radeon HD 7850 2GB http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102998

An HD 7850 2GB needs only 500W, so if you save the money you´d use get a new PSU, perhaps you could go for a better option than the HD 7850 2GB, perhaps a HD 7950 3GB http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202030

Tomchew · Apr 21, 2013

Sorry i meant a new gpu not psu lol typo. The 7950 is that not the top ati right now, do you think i could buy that and not bottleneck it, not that i would its in the 350ish range i think a bit high for me, maybe the 7850 could anyone say that would work well with my specs?

jemm · Apr 21, 2013

You can go with any of them (HD 7850 or HD 7950) since you overclock your CPU, which is not that easy as it has a locked multiplier -- it is not impossible. Have a look at this http://www.legionhardware.com/articles_pages/intel_core_i5_750_overclocking_guide,2.html

Tomchew · Apr 21, 2013

Yes I know its a bit more difficult to OC, but ive read a similar article http://www.masterslair.com/how-to-overclock-intel-core-i7-i5-i3-cpu-overclocking-guide and I just need to build up the courage to do it hehe, one thing has me worried my mobo says 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (single at x16 or dual at x8/x8 mode) most of these new cards say PCI Express 3.0 x16 will this affect performance of the cards in anyway?

johnnyb105 · Apr 22, 2013

I love my old 5870 shes still a winner in my eyes she still kicks the crap out of a lot of the newer cards these days.
For me paying 300 or 500 for a card that may render 10 to 20 percent better is a waste of money the way I look at it on the amd side of cards so I will keep mine as long as I can until prices come down to within reason and specs get better before I retire her. I was weighing the options on my last build and for the 124 bucks I spent on it the 5870 I couldn't go wrong compared to 300 bucks. If it was me and I needed more I would crossfire a pair of them.

jemm · Apr 22, 2013

Really difficult to find an HD 5850 to buy these days -- I also have an HD 5870, but I can´t find another for a CF.

Recently I found one guy who is selling a second hand one, but he is asking $280 for it.

Tomchew · Apr 22, 2013

So you think the 5850 is till a pretty top notch card, week maybe ill hold off till I oc my CPU and see the performance then. But if I do end up buying one with a 3.0 pci will it be affected..?

Stealth117 · Apr 22, 2013

Tomchew :

Its still a good card I'd don't see why you can't play Skyrim with HD Mods. Do you have a Pci-E 3.0 slot on your motherboard? Rule of thumb don't upgrade unless its atleast 3 higher. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-7.html I don't think buying a new card in the $200 range will give any real performance boost. Well you could get a 7870 xt...

Tomchew · Apr 22, 2013

nope, my mobo only says 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (single at x16 or dual at x8/x8 mode), so i guess thats a no go, cant believe my mobo is already so expired lol. Any idea if these 5850s are Overclockable?

As for playing skyrim with my current specs, i cant play it with everything maxed out without mods, so i doubt i could play the HD versions.

jdowdy10 · Apr 22, 2013

Tomchew :

You will be fine running a PCI-e 3.0 card in a PCI-e 2.0 slot as they are backwards compatible. If you are trying to crossfire two cards, you will probably see a performance hit, but not one card alone at 16x on a PCI-e 2.0 slot.

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