Upgrading Ati 4850 to ??

[akind]

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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE:1-2 weeks BUDGET RANGE: around 200 varies

USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Games (Starcraft 2, Left 4 Dead 2, thinking about Dead Space 2 and newer games)

CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: Currently use an Asus EAH HD4850 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121253

Psu is a PC Power and Cooling 750w http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703029&cm_re=pc_power_and_cooling_750-_-17-703-029-_-Product
(Black version of the above)

OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: I use a Asus p5q-pro MB with a intel q6600 cpu

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: any

PARTS PREFERENCES: none

OVERCLOCKING: maybe SLI OR CROSSFIRE: maybe

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1440x900, looking to up it to 1680x1050 maybe even 1920x1080

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
Thinking about just adding another 4850, newegg has the following in 1gb flavors only(mine is 512 mb)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150482&cm_re=4850-_-14-150-482-_-Product

also i think my mb would do crossfire at 16x/8x and the 2 older cards wont support dx11

Unless a single gpu in that price range is better.

 

[treefrog07]

If you use newegg, you are looking at a HD6850 or HD 6870, here is a comparison at your price point.

 

[benski]

6870 is a great choice if you do plan to move up to 1920x1080, but at 1440x900 crossfire 4850s is nothing to sneeze at and would save you some cash. All depends if you want to play DX11 games any time soon and whether or not you think you will eventually end up with a 1080p or above monitor.

 

[iceclock]

the 6870 would fill the bill easily and can be had for under 200$ ,