Best ATI value for money

[jaywald]

I currently have a ATI Radeon HD 6570 as my graphics card. To be honest it's all I really need as I can play most of my games on decent settings (which was a surprise to me when I bought the card for £40). But I'm 15 and I've saved up some money from work and I've decided to treat myself and I knew my graphics card was holding me back from higher FPS so that's what I'm replacing. I want my new card to be ATI as well and want to spend between £75 - £150. Can anyone suggest anything?

 

[kingneptune117]

get the HD7850

 

[dudewitbow]

The highest you can go on AMD's side would be the gtx 6870 in that price range. somewhat more will give access to the 6950 and the 7850



edit: is in assumption you have a psu that can support these cards.

 

[jaywald]

I have a 750w 80+ Corsair PSU, is presumed that was enough for most cards in crossfire?

 

[dudewitbow]

I have a 750w 80+ Corsair PSU, is presumed that was enough for most cards in crossfire?

then your good to go on power consumption, you definitely can crossfire when necessary.

 

[jaywald]

then your good to go on power consumption, you definitely can crossfire when necessary.

I think I'm going to go this, http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sapphire-Radeon-HD7770-Graphics-GDDR5/dp/B00776DHXW/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&coliid=IX5TQLY3SFU33&colid=3HE27JDOPUYVW

What do think, is it good value for money and how much of an improvement will it be on my 6570?

Also, I don't really understand the whole Crossfire thing, will I be able to use two of these on this, http://www.amazon.co.uk/ASRock-970-EXTREME3-Extreme3-Motherboard/dp/B005POPRG8/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&coliid=I32TVUH0A1845N&colid=3HE27JDOPUYVW

 

[dudewitbow]

I think I'm going to go this, http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sapphire-Radeon-HD7770-Graphics-GDDR5/dp/B00776DHXW/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&coliid=IX5TQLY3SFU33&colid=3HE27JDOPUYVW

What do think, is it good value for money and how much of an improvement will it be on my 6570?

Also, I don't really understand the whole Crossfire thing, will I be able to use two of these on this, http://www.amazon.co.uk/ASRock-970-EXTREME3-Extreme3-Motherboard/dp/B005POPRG8/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&coliid=I32TVUH0A1845N&colid=3HE27JDOPUYVW

1. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-7.html yes its a 5 tier jump, so you will definately see a good amount of performance gain.

2. yes the mobo has 2 pcie slots. AM3+ 970 boards are moderatly high end boards for amd

 

[jaywald]

Ok, thanks for your help, it's much appreciated!

 

[EchoOne]

The highest you can go on AMD's side would be the gtx 6870 in that price range. somewhat more will give access to the 6950 and the 7850



edit: is in assumption you have a psu that can support these cards.

GTX 6870 huh? loool

 

[EchoOne]

Ok, thanks for your help, it's much appreciated!

Spend a little extra and get the HD Radeon 6870..Trust me spending a little extra now will save you alot of hassle and anger in the future..

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-DirectCu-Graphics-Overclocked-Operation/dp/B004GV4AY6/ref=sr_1_4?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1341088006&sr=1-4

EchoOne

 

[EchoOne]

oh heres this link you should check out also

http://www.hwcompare.com/11924/radeon-hd-6870-vs-radeon-hd-7770/

 

[Kamen_BG]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/XFX-Radeon-HD6950-Graphics-Display/dp/B004LB5AT0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1341089550&sr=8-2

Why dont you go all out and get the best you can get.Get an HD 6950 !
Here it is compared to an HD 7770
http://www.hwcompare.com/11923/radeon-hd-6950-vs-radeon-hd-7770/

 

[Kamen_BG]

You can also unlock it to an HD 6970 if you need it to go even faster!
http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/overclocking/159

 

[EchoOne]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/XFX-Radeon-HD6950-Graphics-Display/dp/B004LB5AT0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1341089550&sr=8-2

Why dont you go all out and get the best you can get.Get an HD 6950 !
Here it is compared to an HD 7770
http://www.hwcompare.com/11923/radeon-hd-6950-vs-radeon-hd-7770/

But thats a used card isnt it? I usually never recomend buying a used video card but idk.

 

[dudewitbow]

But thats a used card isnt it? I usually never recomend buying a used video card but idk.

amazons front page sites are usually not used, unless you specifically click on the used section of a product.

 

[EchoOne]

amazons front page sites are usually not used, unless you specifically click on the used section of a product.

Ah i see,Yeah ive alwaysed used newegg for buying parts but amazon looks like they have some amazing deals on video cards and stuff.

 

[dudewitbow]

Ah i see,Yeah ive alwaysed used newegg for buying parts but amazon looks like they have some amazing deals on video cards and stuff.

the only bad thing about possibly using amazon vs newegg is that

1. less chance of sales
2. No free game coupon


other than that, amazon has free shipping with super saver shipping most of the time, and to states that have a local newegg in them(California, New Jersey and Tennessee) get taxed on newegg, so other vendors when paying for high cost cards are more preferred for these states, unless newegg has them for sale.

 

[jaywald]

I think I'm going to go with 2 of these, http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0047ZH7FU/ref=s9_simh_gw_p147_d0_g147_i2?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=03FMB2MT9TX5J75P05KR&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467128533&pf_rd_i=468294

Or 1 of these, http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004LB5AT0/ref=s9_simh_gw_p147_d0_g147_i1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=03FMB2MT9TX5J75P05KR&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467128533&pf_rd_i=468294

What does any one think and can you give me an idea of what wattage they use?

 

[EchoOne]

I think I'm going to go with 2 of these, http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0047ZH7FU/ref=s9_simh_gw_p147_d0_g147_i2?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=03FMB2MT9TX5J75P05KR&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467128533&pf_rd_i=468294

Or 1 of these, http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004LB5AT0/ref=s9_simh_gw_p147_d0_g147_i1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=03FMB2MT9TX5J75P05KR&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467128533&pf_rd_i=468294

What does any one think and can you give me an idea of what wattage they use?

Get the 6950 2gb version...You wil have less problems...6870's in crossfire is a nightmare with some games.

 

[jaywald]

Get the 6950 2gb version...You wil have less problems...6870's in crossfire is a nightmare with some games.

I'll do that, thanks for the advice!