Hey there, last time I asked something here, I got very good advices so here I go again.
I got the upgrade bite (again) and would like to know if anything is worth it so far. I bought an XFX 6850 back in november with plans to Xfire but until now, what I read on the subject makes it look like if it wasn't a good idea due to drivers issues, microstutter and games issues (back then, almost everyone recommended the Xfire path because it was cheap AND powerful) and also, If I was to add a new AMD card (Which would require me to find a very long Xfire bridge due to me having an EVGA P55 FTW) it would be blowing hot air RIGHT into my PSU which I don't like at all.
The games I'm looking for are Witcher 2, F.E.A.R. 3, Deadspace 2, TES 5 (Yeah it's a long way and hardware is bound to change until then but seeing how oblivion was heavy on our machines...) ,Lost planet 1 & 2 (Which is the reason I thought about going green because well... Radeon don't do well AT ALL with tesselation) and maybe Dragon age 2 (If it is better than the first).
So far I was considering 6950 (and try to unlock it, if it doesn't work then it's still good I guess), GTX570 or even GTX580 and I was also wondering if my 6850 had resale value or if I'd be better to stick with it and wait for a next gen ? Beside, I wouldn't want to make a small upgrade... I read a lot of reviews and so far, I'm even more confused about my options than I was when I first thought about it (460s, 560s, 570 and another one down the road, 580, 6950s, 6970). Could you help me a bit there ? What would YOU do ?
Budget is about around 500$ but ONLY if it really brings me a real increase in performance, not just a couple more fps. (SLI could be an option but I'd have to be convinced that's it's worth the occasional problems maybe if some of you have good past experiences ?)
My system specs :
i5 750 @ 4ghz
G.skill ripjaws 1600mhz
XFX 6850 @ 900/1150
Evga P55 FTW (and it's friggin long spacing between the two pci-e slots)
Silverstone strider 75F 750W (4*6pins, no 6+2 pins don't know if it's possible to buy 6 to 6+2 pins ?)
HAF 932
TIA to everyone,
I got the upgrade bite (again) and would like to know if anything is worth it so far. I bought an XFX 6850 back in november with plans to Xfire but until now, what I read on the subject makes it look like if it wasn't a good idea due to drivers issues, microstutter and games issues (back then, almost everyone recommended the Xfire path because it was cheap AND powerful) and also, If I was to add a new AMD card (Which would require me to find a very long Xfire bridge due to me having an EVGA P55 FTW) it would be blowing hot air RIGHT into my PSU which I don't like at all.
The games I'm looking for are Witcher 2, F.E.A.R. 3, Deadspace 2, TES 5 (Yeah it's a long way and hardware is bound to change until then but seeing how oblivion was heavy on our machines...) ,Lost planet 1 & 2 (Which is the reason I thought about going green because well... Radeon don't do well AT ALL with tesselation) and maybe Dragon age 2 (If it is better than the first).
So far I was considering 6950 (and try to unlock it, if it doesn't work then it's still good I guess), GTX570 or even GTX580 and I was also wondering if my 6850 had resale value or if I'd be better to stick with it and wait for a next gen ? Beside, I wouldn't want to make a small upgrade... I read a lot of reviews and so far, I'm even more confused about my options than I was when I first thought about it (460s, 560s, 570 and another one down the road, 580, 6950s, 6970). Could you help me a bit there ? What would YOU do ?
Budget is about around 500$ but ONLY if it really brings me a real increase in performance, not just a couple more fps. (SLI could be an option but I'd have to be convinced that's it's worth the occasional problems maybe if some of you have good past experiences ?)
My system specs :
i5 750 @ 4ghz
G.skill ripjaws 1600mhz
XFX 6850 @ 900/1150
Evga P55 FTW (and it's friggin long spacing between the two pci-e slots)
Silverstone strider 75F 750W (4*6pins, no 6+2 pins don't know if it's possible to buy 6 to 6+2 pins ?)
HAF 932
TIA to everyone,
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