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A little advice

diverse180

diverse180

diverse180

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Hey Guys,


I don't mind admitting that I'm not very clued up when it comes to GPU's, and so if anyone could give me some advice I'd be really grateful :)

Question:

Would an Asus reference 5850 be much of an upgrade from a BFG GTX 260 OCX...and would it be worth buying one now for around £130?

Or would it probably be best to wait for the 6950, which if I'm right in thinking will be the "next" 5850?

(I'm guessing the 6950's will be well over the £200 mark when they're released?)


Many thanks,

diverse
 
A 5850 for £130 is a steal. If you like overclocking it will go past a 5870 in speed. I don't think you will see a 6950 for under £250.

The 5850 will be a great upgrade from a gtx260 as well. If i was you i would get it now especially at that price.

Just to add a little its an asus reference board it will most likely do around a 1000 or more on the core which will make it a really fast card.
 
The 5850 is a decent card, and if you can get one for 130 then grab it!

But if you can't have a look at the GTX 460 for ~£140 which overclocks really well and outperforms the like of the 6870, 6850 and even catches up with the 470.
 
burrell said:
The 5850 is a decent card, and if you can get one for 130 then grab it!

But if you can't have a look at the GTX 460 for ~£140 which overclocks really well and outperforms the like of the 6870, 6850 and even catches up with the 470.
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5850 at 1000 core in my book will beat any gtx460 and also be cheaper at £130.
 
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