6850 vs 6870

[belwaron]

Hi

I was looking at an asus 6850 @ £99 vs an xfx 6870 @ £129.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-269-AS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1866

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-205-XF&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1866


I have a 1080p monitor, i3 2120, 8gig ddr3, crucial m4 ssd and a cooler master 550w power supply. Currently running a 1gb 9500 GT as it's been a week by week budget build, the graphics card is the last piece of the puzzle

Which would you say was the best value for money? I'm thinking brand as well as performance.

I'm unsure which to get. Is the 6870 worth the extra £30 over the 6850, taking into account the types of cooler and brand reliability too?

While I'm here, is there any card from either nvidia or ati within the £100-£130 range that has superior performance to the 6850/6870 ?

I dont want to wait for the 650s, 660s or 7790s.

 

[beejjacobs]

Hi and welcome

I'd say the 6850 is better value.

6850 vs 6870

Another option:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-171-EA&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1830
Overclocked out the box to near 6870 performance

 

[belwaron]

Thanks, been looking at those too. I heard you can do ambient occlusion on the nvidia card, would be nice for diablo 3. I'm buying some time tomorrow so it'll be one of those three cards anyway.

 

[Tonester0011]

A couple of weeks ago the 6850 was £85, at that price it would be a no brainer.
It overclocks to an easy 20% over stock as well without touching voltage (well my brothers does, 25% with a few extra mV)

Based on that i personally would go for the cheaper 6850, but then i'm not sure how the 6870 clocks :L

 

[beejjacobs]

Thanks, been looking at those too. I heard you can do ambient occlusion on the nvidia card, would be nice for diablo 3. I'm buying some time tomorrow so it'll be one of those three cards anyway.

If it were me I'd get the 460 [well, I have one ], or the 6850 if money was tight. I'd not bother with a 6870 though when a 460 or 6850 overclock so well