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5870 with a Q6600

this thread is interesting because i have a q6600 and its not a GO stepping either its a previous model, i was going to buy on payday this week a 5870 or a 5850, am i going to have any issues if i do so?
 
scorchisio said:
this thread is interesting because i have a q6600 and its not a GO stepping either its a previous model, i was going to buy on payday this week a 5870 or a 5850, am i going to have any issues if i do so?
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Make the move first and let me know :D
 
lol, im not risking 300 upwards mate im gonna get a 5850 i think, im waiting on a refund from scam computers for 19 days now for a gtx 275 they had back since 7th oct, as soon as i get it i can order a new card from here when they get them in
 
scorchisio said:
lol, im not risking 300 upwards mate im gonna get a 5850 i think, im waiting on a refund from for 19 days now for a gtx 275 they had back since 7th oct, as soon as i get it i can order a new card from here when they get them in
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Fair enough

Let me know how you get on

Edit you post to remove the other supplier's name
 
i cant see an edit post option mate im afraid, also its not a suppliers name its a fitting nickname i heard from them, its normal business practise to post issues and bad experiences with competitors surely theres no problem? ;)
 
Am tempted with a 5850 on the Q6600, but think by what people are saying a 5870 would be very good.

I would use the extra funds for another Noctua fan, new mouse and maybe a SSD
 
If its any help, I went from a Q6600 (@3.4Ghz) with a 8800GTX on a Abit IP35 pro board to a ATi 5850 and I've noticed a good gain in fps so far. I've only tried it with Vantage and Empire total war so far though as I haven't had time to test any other games out.

Its allowed me to turn a few more bells and whistles on and still maintain a higher framerate than i did with the 8800 GTX
 
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £298.99
(£259.99) £298.99
(£259.99)
Logitech MX518 Gaming-Grade Optical Mouse (910-000616) £19.99
(£17.38) £19.99
(£17.38)
Noctua NF-P12 Vortex-Control 120mm Quiet Case Fan - 3 Pin £17.24
(£14.99) £17.24
(£14.99)
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £6.89
(£5.99) £6.89
(£5.99)
Sub Total : £298.35
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £46.18
Total : £354.03

This is what I am hovering over
 
ljt said:
If its any help, I went from a Q6600 (@3.4Ghz) with a 8800GTX on a Abit IP35 pro board to a ATi 5850 and I've noticed a good gain in fps so far. I've only tried it with Vantage and Empire total war so far though as I haven't had time to test any other games out.

Its allowed me to turn a few more bells and whistles on and still maintain a higher framerate than i did with the 8800 GTX
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yes that is a help.

Have you been able to max things out?
 
some p35 mobo is still a good choice, as in the future you might go with i5/i7, so spent less on this mobo upgrade, save it for future
 
Hi,

I am looking for a 2nd hand motherboard for my Q6600. What I am going to do is order the 5870 and fit it to my current motherboard whilst I try and source a different board
 
Mikey said:
yes that is a help.

Have you been able to max things out?
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Well the settings on Empire:TW I had with the 8800gtx were;

Res: 1680 X 1050
AA x 4
AF x 16
Shadows off
About half the other settings on High
Averaged about 40 - 60fps on the campaign map, and 20 - 40fps in land/sea battles

with the 5850
I have now got the following;
AA x 8
AF x 16
Shadows High
All other settings on Ultra
Now average 60 - 120fps on the campaign and so far in sea battles its never dropped below 55fps (I haven't had a land battle yet to compare)

The only thing I have noticed that seems to be an issue with ATI cards and this game is setting Volumetric effects on disables Anti Aliasing. However its a moot point in comparison as I never had it enabled on the 8800gtx as it would slow things down to a crawl
 
You'd definately notice an improvement as it is quite a bit faster than a 9800gt. If you get a 5870 now, you can upgrade the rest of the system in the future and just put it in that. That way you get best of both worlds, smooth gameplay now, and even better when you eventually upgrade the rest of the system
 
Well I have just order the 5870 and the list above :D

Cheers for the advice
 
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Just tried a mild overclock again, need to turn off speed step.

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