Which is superior, 5850 or 6850?

sirhcx

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What I have now...
AMD Phenom II X4 820
8GB DDR3 memory
Nvidia 9800 GT

I did some digging around and I'm debating about a 5850 or a 6850, I DONT overclock so dont bother

If you know what else that would be better for around $150-200, it would be appreciated
 
there is not a lot of difference, the 5850 is generally faster as a single card, the 6850 is only slightly behind in performances and matches the 5850 in some cases, but uses less power and scales better in a dual card config. Thats if you can even still find a 5850 in stock. What brand/model is your PSU? im running a 6850 off a 470w thermaltake and it runs well.
 

ironhelixx

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If you look around you can get 2 Gigabyte 5850s for around $300~ with rebate from places like Micro Center right now. I have those cards in crossfire and they have served me very well - I have not found anything I can not run, smoothly, so far.