Sapphire 6850 ati overdrive GPU clock won't increase

My buddy just told me i screwed myself going intel chipset with ati card.

Is this true? i've never read or heard of anything to support this with empirical data.

Type "5850 benchmark review" and almost every single benchmark you will find will be done on ain intel chip. Your friend is wrong.

And for further proof. Check this out: http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/radeon-h...

The intel setup is faster with ATI cards.

^agree 100% true

are those settings pretty good for the hd 6850?

I have to say i'm quite disappointed in the wow performance, I was recomended about half high half good. I can run it on high at 1920 x 1080 with 45min fps mostly 60 though.

I was kind of expecting ultra  

My build is

i5 760 at 3.0ghz
8gb ddr3 1600mhz
hd 6850
750w modular thx PS
asus p7p55d-e pro mobo

People always underestimate what WoW demands.

However, you should be able to use mostly Ultra settings, you just have to turn down the shadows a notch or 2. That's what really hurts the performance. But don't expect more than low to mid 30's in Dalaran.

Best answer selected by adamm07x.