Replacement for my graphic card

[huntsman]

hey everyone im thinking about getting a better gpu, i currently have the xfx 4850 1gb and a phenome 2 x2 550 BE cpu overclocked at 3.82ghz.

im looking at the xfx 5770 gpu http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5316156&CatId=3669

what do you all think and would it be a noticeable difference ?

oh and my psu is a 550 corsair

thanks

 

[purple stain]

How much is your budget and what types of games are you looking to play?
I don't think you would see much of a difference,the 4870 and the 5770 are equal in performance,the 5770 just has newer RAM and DX11.

 

[HostileDonut]

No, do not get that. Get something like a HD6850 or a gtx460 1gb.

 

[purple stain]

As you can see here, it isn't as much of a leap from a 4850 to a 5770 and it's not worth spendind the money on.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9vgJ1nwu_xA/TJizy3WvK3I/AAAAAAAAEqo/RgrODNEhTTc/s1600/3DMark+Vantage+%28DirectX+10%29.jpg


Hostile Donut is right if it's in your price range go for a 6850

 

[HostileDonut]

As you can see here, it isn't as much of a leap from a 4850 to a 5770 and it's not worth spendind the money on.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9vgJ1nwu_xA/TJizy3WvK3I/AAAAAAAAEqo/RgrODNEhTTc/s1600/3DMark+Vantage+%28DirectX+10%29.jpg


Hostile Donut is right if it's in your price range go for a 6850

Which is better the hd6850 or a gtx460?

 

[Deleted member 217926]

The GTX460 1GB is just a tiny bit faster than a 6850 in most benchmarks but they are roughly equal.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-recommendation-upgrade,2803-7.html

 

[purple stain]

I would have said the 6850 is the fastest but when the 460 is O.C. it will beat it.

 

[huntsman]

ah ok so the 6850 would be the way to go huh well looks like i gotta save up a lil more and thanks guys also is it okay to mix amd with nvidia ? i read some where before that its better to keep amd with ati and intel with nvidia. Oh never mind i just realized if i do get nvidia i cant sli them cuz i got crossfire. Well then ima go with the 6850. well my budget is around 200 tops and the games i play are left 4 dead, some older games but i want to get battlefield and crysis 2, currently im playing starcraft 2 the card works fine but i thought i might upgrade it cuz my friend wants me to built a computer for him and he is tight on budget so i would just give him my card.

 

[purple stain]

why don't you just buy another 4850 or a 4890 if you have crossfire?The 4850 crossfire will beat a 6850 if you wanted the card now,or you could just get the 6850 and crossfire with that in the future.

 

[HostileDonut]

Why don't you get a GTX460 1gb? Somebody said it was better than the hd6850.

 

[purple stain]

If money is an issue you could buy a 4850 or 4890 and crossfire which is equal to if not better than a 6850 or 460.

If money is not an issue buy a 6850 so that in the future you could buy another 6850 and crossfire with that which would be the best option to go for.
When Crysis 2 comes out,my guess is by then you will have enough money,buy another 6850 and crossfire and everything will look superb.

 

[huntsman]

yup thats what im thinking as well get a 6850 and later crossfire them well heres the 2 i like

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6817311&CatId=3669

or
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6816348&CatId=3669

i like xfx as i had good experience and i also believe they have double life time warranty and as you can see the sapphire card is couple dollars less after rebate.

which one would you guys go for as i would like to try out a different brand just cuz im open to anything but i want to here your opinions

thanks

 

[purple stain]

If your into overclocking get the Asus or MSI version with DirectCU.Allows for voltage tweaking and their cards come with great software.Only downside is they are around $200 or more.Otherwise i would choose the XFX for the warranty.

 

[huntsman]

oh wow i never knew that thanks learned something new, i just looked at the asus 6850 and its 209 not to bad, i just read some reviews and it says the asus software and drivers are terrible better go for msi i guess

 

[huntsman]

Well im in a lil bit of a pickle as i went to micro center and frys yesterday and all the 6850 are around 220 plus, i have not gone to tigerdirect yet but i also dont know if i wana buy it from them as i had bad experience with their products before.

and i looked at microcenters hot ad deals and they have a 768mb gtx460 for 209 n after rebate 180 but with tax either way it comes up to be 196 is that a good deal

 

[purple stain]

No,it's not a good deal.Don't go looking at graphics cards at dempartment stores.Only good deals you will find their are good deals on TV's.

Newegg.com is the best place to buy graphics cards,the 768mb version of the 460 is going for as low as $120 after rebate on newegg.

What is your price range?
6850's are selling as low as $170 after rebate.And 6870's are selling for $230 and $200 after reabate.Go check out newegg you might find something you like...

 

[huntsman]

Well then i might have to give tiger direct another try as they have very good prices, and i have a few more questions

first of forget the nvidia gtx card as i want to crossfire later on so thats out

next i looked at the hd6850 and the hd5850 and i see that the 5850 is a very good card so would it be worth getting the 5850 over the 6850 as the price is the same its 180 after rebate.

what you guys think

 

[purple stain]

Here's another thread realating to the same question about 6850 vs 5850...
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/305612-33-5850s-6850s

So i would say to go with a 6850 if you are planning to crossfire.The 5850 will outperform the 6850 if each are single card but when each the 5850/6850 are CF the 6850 outperforms the 5850.Also the 6850 CF use's a lot less power than the 5850's so you could actually not have to upgrade your psu in order to crossfire 6850 later when u do.

 

[huntsman]

ah i see thanks for the help man will check that thread out

 

[jjb8675309]

6850s in crossfire would be great but 6870s in crossfire would be even nicer for not too much more money and you would have slightly more acceptable performance now in high res scenarios with one card... if you can get it cheap, go for a 6870 and if not the 6850 will suit you just fine. The gtx 460 1 gig is also an excellent choice but I would go with the 6850 for its low power consumption

 

[huntsman]

k thanks guys, and yeah ima be gaming on a 23in 1920x1080 res, and i got a question as well can you crossfire 2 different cards like a 6850 with 6870 ? i think you can just the 6870 will work at the speed of the 6850 right?

 

[purple stain]

Yes that is correct you can crossfire cards from the same series.

 

[jjb8675309]

k thanks guys, and yeah ima be gaming on a 23in 1920x1080 res, and i got a question as well can you crossfire 2 different cards like a 6850 with 6870 ? i think you can just the 6870 will work at the speed of the 6850 right?

yes to reiterate, the 6850 will crossfire with the 6870 and vice versa but probly best to get 2 matching cards

 

[huntsman]

ok cool now i havent looked yet but can you still get a 4850 and if you can would it be worth to have 2 of those ? how would they perform ? Just wondering thought i would ask, i will research it myself but since im here i wanted to ask. Since i already have a 4850 maybe i could get another one and crossfire them

 

[purple stain]

Yes 4850x2 would be equivlent to a 5850 i think.About the same as the 6850 maybe a little better.But you are loosing DX11 if you go for the 4850's.I seen them on newegg and their going for around $100 with rebates going down to around $70-$80.

Btw don't get anything higher than a 4850 like the 4870/4890 because they will just be underclocked to meet the 4850 and thats a waste of money.I would still go with the 6850,the 4850 crossfire is a cheap soultion but you will eventually have to buy a newer/faster card some day.Unless you have a quad PCI-Expressx16 2.0 mobo.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=40000048&IsNodeId=1&Description=4850&name=Desktop%20Graphics%20%2f%20Video%20Cards