Hi all,
I'm looking to upgrade my graphics card (mainly for Sim City, Battlefield 3, GTA IV), I currently have a HD4850 running, but I'd like to upgrade to something with better performance on the above games.
My budget isn't massively, £150 is definitely the top range and I seem to have narrowed it down to the HD6950 (available from a friend for £100), and a HD7850 (probably this one http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sapphire-11200-07-20G-Graphics-HD7850-GDDR5/dp/B008HV63NM/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top).
I was wondering which is the better card, and is it worth shelling out the extra £50 for the 7850, given that it will come with a manufacturers warranty (and less power consumption?).
My processor is a Studio XPS Intel Core i7 Processor 920 (2.66GHz, 8MB cache, 4.8GT/sec), and I'm running this power supply (http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/ocz-zs650w-uk-zs-series-atx-psu-650-w-11342059-pdt.html#longDesc), so I imagine both cards should be compatible.
Many thanks.
I'm looking to upgrade my graphics card (mainly for Sim City, Battlefield 3, GTA IV), I currently have a HD4850 running, but I'd like to upgrade to something with better performance on the above games.
My budget isn't massively, £150 is definitely the top range and I seem to have narrowed it down to the HD6950 (available from a friend for £100), and a HD7850 (probably this one http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sapphire-11200-07-20G-Graphics-HD7850-GDDR5/dp/B008HV63NM/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top).
I was wondering which is the better card, and is it worth shelling out the extra £50 for the 7850, given that it will come with a manufacturers warranty (and less power consumption?).
My processor is a Studio XPS Intel Core i7 Processor 920 (2.66GHz, 8MB cache, 4.8GT/sec), and I'm running this power supply (http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/ocz-zs650w-uk-zs-series-atx-psu-650-w-11342059-pdt.html#longDesc), so I imagine both cards should be compatible.
Many thanks.