Is the hd 6850 still relevant for 1080p and lower resolutions?

Pcbuilder123

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Hi! I built a 500$ budget pc but my 550ti died (don't ask, already went over it too many times) and here are my specs in summary. Cx430 v2 (32amps on 12v rail, single rail btw and 80+ bronze), fx4300 @ stock speeds but can overclock 300ish mhz if nessecary, 4gb ddr3 pny otpima, roseiwll ranger micro atx, and 7200rpm sata hdd seagate green. I've been torturing myself and using the amd 760g onboard mobo graphics, and i'm sick. I will buy this gpu near end of this month or at latest mid May. The hd 6850 can be picked up for as little as 85$.. I play skyrim, bf3, bioshock inf, half life 2, counter strike games, and the batman series and my list is growing and want to play at 1680x1050 on medium-high settings at 40+ fps. I can save up for 7770, but I am 13 and getting this as early b-day present (real b-day is in late june), and wondering if this is good? I have done very well in school this year, 3.71+ gpa the whole year, and do alot of extra curricular, so should I ask for something like a gtx 750, r7 260ish? After gpu, my next upgrade will be ram, and maybe the cpu cooler, and then probably for Christmas 2014 finally get rid of these 22 inch 1680x1050 crappy dell monitors and get a nice 130ish 1080p 24' monitor. Sorry for lengthy post, got bit off topic.
 

JUICEhunter

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