Upgrade now or wait?

[hellspawn360]

Well, just wanted to start off by saying that i'm new here, and have been coming to this website for some time, but let's get to the point.

I have a 512 MB 4850, that well, as you can imagine is getting pretty slow for the games that i want to play. Like, crysis, crysis 2, and games along that line. I play on 1920*1080, and my question is should i upgrade now, with like a 6950 2gg? or just wait for the new 7*** series from AMD?

I think that i could wait for the 7*** series.... But I would be grateful for you guys' opinions.

 

[Helltech]

There is never a point in waiting unless you ARE getting the performance you want. If you wait around for the 7000 series, then you might as well wait around for the 8000 series series as it will be around the corner and then the 9000 series, etc etc.

 

[Zenthar]

I agree with Helltech, there is always something around the corner, if not GPU it will be CPU. Although I think upgrading to a 6950 would be a huge step up, you need to consider the rest of your rig. What is you current setup?

 

[hellspawn360]

Last Christmas, i upgraded my CPU, Motherboard, and RAM. I got a phenom ii x4 955 BE, and 4 gigs of ddr3 1600. I thank you both for you opinions.

 

[hellspawn360]

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[Bigmac80]

imo i'd wait till the new AMD gpu or Nvidia cards come out...Im sure AMD or Nvidia will come out with a single gpu that's just as powerful as the new AMD or Nvidia duel gpu cards..Right now im still using my GTX 295 and it runs everything on high settings while gaming with no lagg...I won't be upgrading for a while...

 

[Zenthar]

I'd like to add that "next generation" isn't always better. For example, the new 6850 cards were slower than the 5850...

 

[flycpd]

Helltech ia right. If you wait to upgrade for the "next best thing", you would still be using the original IBM PCjr. Wether you are talking about video cards, motherboards, or any other computer part, get what will do what YOU want it to do now. Yes, you can look a little bit into the future (no need for a 5 1/4" floppy drive, and yes, I FINALLY threw mine out last month), but don't look to far.

 

[hellspawn360]

Thank you all for your insight, and i decided that I would upgrade, for I Just ordered a XFX 6950 2gb, should be fun!

 

[Mousemonkey]

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