Upgrade as close to £200 for an 2010 "Ultima Viper" Intel Core i7 950 system

[waldaize]

Way back in 2010 I bought a"Ultima Viper" Intel Core i7 950 3.06GHz @ 4.00GHz DDR3 System from Overclockers with a 6950. It's still rocking but what would be a decent GPU upgrade as close to £200.

I tried to find the rest of the specs but can only find the v2.0 model via Google but it's 4gb RAM and the PSU around 600w I think.

Cheers

 

[waldaize]

I actually posted back in Apr on the same thing...just found my old post..so more details are:

"Ultima Viper" Intel Core i7 950 3.06GHz @ 4.00Gz
Asus Rampage II Extreme Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard
XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 (1600MHz) Tri-Channel
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

It still works and I only really play WOW.

What would be a good 'cheap' upgrade on the 6870...got a feeling that won't be difficult.

I'd love to run WOW on Ultra @ 1920 x 1200 @ 60fps but want to keep the card as cheap as possible.

 

[nashathedog]

This looks like a good choice for 188 quid
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/sapp...rd-with-backplate-11250-01-20g-gx-375-sp.html

The next offering is 250 quid

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/sapp...rd-with-backplate-11244-01-20g-gx-373-sp.html

Nvidia is lacking in this price range with the 960 at from 160 and then the 970 from 230 for a nasty one (IMO). I read a 960ti was rumoured can't remember if it was confirmed but it'll mean more waiting if so.

The 380x sounds about right.

 

[ED209]

I have the same system (i7 950 @ 4.2ghz) 6GB of ram and a X58 mobo.

I managed to get a 390 for 205.99 in the black Friday deals from OCUK to replace my poor Radeon HD 5830 1GB lol.

380x seems the best bet for your budget as £200 was mine for a new gpu.

didn't want a 960 as most where 2GB of ram so went for the 390, had a 970 last year but sent it back because of the vram issues so AMD was my only other option

 

[humbug]

This looks like a good choice for 188 quid
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/sapp...rd-with-backplate-11250-01-20g-gx-375-sp.html

The next offering is 250 quid

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/sapp...rd-with-backplate-11244-01-20g-gx-373-sp.html

Nvidia is lacking in this price range with the 960 at from 160 and then the 970 from 230 for a nasty one (IMO). I read a 960ti was rumoured can't remember if it was confirmed but it'll mean more waiting if so.

The 380x sounds about right.

+1 the 380X is excellent for sub £200.

 

[JediFragger]

Try to stretch to a 970 if possible, but the 380X is a solid choice

 

[waldaize]

Is the Sapphire 380x a good card over any other manufacturer/make?

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/sapp...rd-with-backplate-11250-01-20g-gx-375-sp.html

 

[nashathedog]

Is the Sapphire 380x a good card over any other manufacturer/make?

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/sapp...rd-with-backplate-11250-01-20g-gx-375-sp.html

Personally I think Sapphire currently make the best AMD cards. The quality is top notch. I'm currently on a Tri-x and it's the best built card I've had too date. Certainly better than my last two cards which were an MSI Twin Frozer IV and an EVGA ACX Classified.