Breathtaking Radeon HD 6870

[rko_gmr]

I was previously using geforce 8600gt currently moving on to Radeon HD 6870 with a PSU
Coolermaster silent pro gold 600W or XfX core edition 650W
What i need 2 know is :-


1. How much i m going 2 be affected regarding the electricity bill????

2. Is my psu sufficient??(no thoughts for crossfire)

 

[phishy714]

1. Unless you look at your electric bill in terms of YEARS, you won't notice a difference.

2. 600W of power are more than sufficient. I would go with the XFX Core Edition though. Better parts, better quality. As you do research on PSU's, you will come to find that some manufacturers are very very bad and give you sh*t for psu's.

BTW, if you get the 650W, you can xfire the 6870 down the road if you decide to change your mind without needed to upgrade your psu in the process

 

[rko_gmr]

1. Unless you look at your electric bill in terms of YEARS, you won't notice a difference.

2. 600W of power are more than sufficient. I would go with the XFX Core Edition though. Better parts, better quality. As you do research on PSU's, you will come to find that some manufacturers are very very bad and give you sh*t for psu's.

BTW, if you get the 650W, you can xfire the 6870 down the road if you decide to change your mind without needed to upgrade your psu in the process

that was an encouraging answer regarding the electricity bill. thankx
but u said xfx has better parts better quality i.e xfx>coolermaster
is there ne website where i could get a clear comparison btwn the two???

 

[rko_gmr]

Best answer selected by rko_gmr.

 

[mdd1963]

http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/2010-gaming-graphics-charts-high-quality/Alien-vs-Predator,2458.html


The cards are rarely if ever directly compared, and are at least a few years apart; I'd anticipate a tripling/quadrupling in framerates, given comparisons/extrapolations based on the 5870's performance.