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definitly go with upgrading to a 5870 its a brilliant card it can handle anything you throw at it eve with a weaker cpu like a Q6600 (which is what i have)
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definitly go with upgrading to a 5870 its a brilliant card it can handle anything you throw at it eve with a weaker cpu like a Q6600 (which is what i have)
save yourself £120 and get a 5850 mate ive researched it extensively theres only a boost of a few fps in most games and the 5850 is a lot shorter and easier to fit into cases
Is your PSU powerful enough.
Try feeding a more volts the the q6600.
I got a q6600 GO @ 3.0ghz and a 5870. Using Asus P5K Black Pearl.
Im pretty certain you need a better board.
Even with the B3 stepping you should be getting 3.0Ghz stable.
Fired it up last night and the clock speeds had reset back to stock.
So I am going to run at 2.4Ghz for the moment and then look next year.
Eye candy looked good in GRID, but not sure if it's maxed out yet. Need to find a FPS monitor
My B3 has been sat at 3Ghz stable since I bought it like two years or more ago, has been up to 3.2Ghz but it was a bit unstable so have left it at 3Ghz till I got a new mobo which prolly won't be till next year methinks!
The northbridge is very warm even at stock and now with a 5870 just above it.
It's in an Antec 300 case.