What AMD 6850 should i get

[jdwii]

I want to get a 6850 and i cant decide what one i want..well to be honest i decided between 3 different cards...

Asus 6850
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121399

XFX 6850
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150505

Gigabyte 6850
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125348

what i really want is one thats quiet,cool,and a card that can achive a decent overclock 15% or more.(even though i know this is not always possible)

One last thing do you guys thank my athlon will limit my gaming performance or make it were i cant play games at (1680/1050 max out Without AA)

heres the rest of my RIG
Antec 300 case
Antec 650 earthwatts power supply(just got it )
Amd Athlon II x4 620 OC 3.25ghz
6GB of ddr2(800mhz) ram
as of now ATI 4770

 

[shadow187]

If you think you can overclock a bit more on your athlon you'd be just fine. Try to hit maybe 3.6ghz?

The ASUS DierctCU HD6850 is purportedly the best, as per Toms' own HD6850 showdown article.

 

[Pallimud]

ASUS is the best for the ones they tested. They didn't test the XFX or the Gigabyte.

XFX is a great brand in general. Gigabyte has another one for $199 with a nice cooler and slightly OCed, but not many reviews.

I've yet to see a review of these two though.

 

[jdwii]

yeah i just want to know what one out of the 3 are the best i narrowed it down to the Asus one and the Gigabyte....got rid of the xfx one because it uses more power and is loader

 

[jyjjy]

I'd get the DirectCU.