Asus TOP 6850 or.........?

Paige-ox · 27 Mar 2011 at 20:02

Any other reccomendations around that price point?

Ive seen the 5850 but unfortunately it needs 2 PCIe power (I have one) and its only 1 DVI slot, which is an issue as im using dual dvi monitors.

Any other reccommendations up to £140?

bhavv · 27 Mar 2011 at 20:05

If you only want a card that uses a single PCIe power connector, then theres nothing that will beat the 6850.

Paige-ox · 27 Mar 2011 at 20:06

bhavv said:
If you only want a card that uses a single PCIe power connector, then theres nothing that will beat the 6850.

I suppose thats not so much of an issue as most GPU's come with a molex to PCIe adapter....

Mainly the dual DVI thing if im honest.

RJC · 27 Mar 2011 at 20:07

Hello and welcome to the forum

The 5850 below is very good value for money, you can also use molex to PCI-E adapters.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-259-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1711

What is the make / model of your PSU?

Paige-ox · 27 Mar 2011 at 20:07

RJC said:
Hello and welcome to the forum

The 5850 below is very good value for money:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-259-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1711

Please see OP

RJC · 27 Mar 2011 at 20:10

Paige-ox said:
Please see OP

Did not read fully :eek:

Could always go with one of these as well:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CB-047-OK

or one of these which I done before:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CB-028-OK

Paige-ox · 27 Mar 2011 at 20:12

RJC said:
Did not read fully

Could always go with one of these as well:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CB-047-OK

Already looked at that mate, nut unfortunately its only mini display, which the 5850 doesn't have and the full size adapters are around £20. Bringing me to the same price as the 6850. Id rather have actual DVI out than converted if it costs the same...

RJC · 27 Mar 2011 at 20:14

Just having a look, the 6850 seems to be the best bet!

or the 460 below seems good:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-140-OK&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1830

Comparison below:

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/291?vs=313

Paige-ox · 27 Mar 2011 at 20:15

RJC said:
Just having a look, the 6850 seems to be the best bet!

or the 460 below seems good:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-140-OK&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1830

Debating that also.

What would you say is best bet? Are they level pegging performance wise?

Will i see a big increase in performance to my 450 im using now?

RJC · 27 Mar 2011 at 20:17

See my ninja edit above, added a comparison between the 460 and 6850.

460 vs 450 below:

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/316?vs=313

Paige-ox · 27 Mar 2011 at 20:19

Nice one, looks like the 6850 is my best bet then.

Thanks mate

Paige-ox · 27 Mar 2011 at 21:00

Another question...

I can get an Asus GTX 460 TOP 768MB from a competitor for £89

Is it worth me paying the extra £40 for the 6850 from here? Or will the performance increase not be big enough?

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 27 Mar 2011 at 21:06

What PSU does the OP have??

Paige-ox · 27 Mar 2011 at 21:08

CAT-THE-FIFTH said:
What PSU does the OP have??

500W Coolermaster. Came with my elite 430 case.

Paige-ox · 27 Mar 2011 at 21:26

Paige-ox said:
Another question...

I can get an Asus GTX 460 TOP 768MB from a competitor for £89

Is it worth me paying the extra £40 for the 6850 from here? Or will the performance increase not be big enough?

Anyone???

Looking to buy tonight.

RJC · 27 Mar 2011 at 21:43

There is a minimal performance between the 768mb & 1gb models of the 460 so I would go with the £90 460

danzhang16 · 27 Mar 2011 at 22:03

To answer the question in your new thread, then yes, yes it is. I got mine for £110, so do it. You won't regret it. Was the first PC upgrade I've done, and I was happy as a bunny.

pumaz · 27 Mar 2011 at 23:44

I bought a Gigabyte GTX 460 768MB last week to go with my M-ITX build, in conjunction with an i3 540 (not OC'd) I'm running games like dirt 2, F1 and Trackmania at 1920 x 1080 with High details and they're silky smooth, I'm absolutely blown away by GTX 460 even if i did pay £125!

I have a GTX 580 in my main rig but honestly i could stick the GTX 460 in and not see any real difference in most games

Grab the 460 at £89

Acesouthall · 28 Mar 2011 at 00:30

Paige-ox said:
I suppose thats not so much of an issue as most GPU's come with a molex to PCIe adapter....

Mainly the dual DVI thing if im honest.

I have a 5850 and it has 2 dvi slots and I run dual monitors fine xD

TerryH · 28 Mar 2011 at 02:49

If you do eventually decide on Asus 6850, remember to install MSI Afterburner software, 6850's are very good overclockers, it will easilly take you to 5850 level and maybe even closer to 6870's.