Video card height

[addison]

Will a ati 6850 ICEQ fit in a Ultra X blaster mid tower ATX? My ati 5770 was about 3-2 inch from touching my HDD. I like my ati 5770 so far just for future upgrade like next year.

 

[rolli59]

For example an XFX HD5770 is 8.5" but XFX HD6850 is 9.25" should fit.

 

[addison]

Okay, will the card still be good next year? Or should I get a new board and use the ati 6850 as my main and the 5770 as my second? Could I do that? I watched a video some and he is a like a pc expert and he said the ICE Q ati 6850 is only 8.66 which is much better? Sorry it's so long but http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8FEjdp1qHs

 

[rolli59]

HD6850 will last a year easy. What brand you buy is up to you the HIS card is good so is Asus, Msi , XFX, Sapphire......................

 

[addison]

I liked my XFX ati 5770 I got it 3 days ago and just wondering future upgrades my mother board currently has just 1 pci e slot and 1 x1 and 3 pci. Can I run 2 different cards on the same pc would a 750 watt antec do? (if i do change my MOBO it will be a amd with a quad phenom 3.6)

 

[rolli59]

With that board no! If you are happy with the HD5770 stay with it it is a good card up to 1920x1080 resolution.

 

[addison]

It's from like 2008 runs good though I said I MIGHT get a new board read my 2nd post....

 

[rolli59]

No reason to have a HD5770 and a HD6850 in the same system they can not crossfire together.

 

[addison]

Okay, and is 60 fps good for bullet storm all MAXED shadows everything but no AA @ 1280x1024 I just got the card and I love it and I get like 40 fps in some places. What do you think MW2 fps I would get (check my youtube vid) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjsqwkUlno4 (specs in description)

 

[rolli59]

For that resolution the HD5770 is a great card.

 

[addison]

The thing is When I try to hook up my old 17 inch and it's 1280x1024 it doesn't work like it will say change resolution to 1280x1024 60hz any way to fix it? It's a VGA monitor. Like from 2005-2006 from my old hp bundle.