Before Battlefield 3

[larryddd]

Good morning all
Am going to ask a question a lot of people will ask you before October, below is my build I would like to upgrade my graphics card so battlefield 3 will run med/high no problems. I didn't try the alpha release so don't know what to expect, which cards could I use or should I wait for the new cards coming out.
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 LGA775 "Kentsfield" 2.66GHz (1066FSB)
Asus ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express)
Asus P5Q Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
Corsair VX 550W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-550VXUK)
Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM
Antec 300 Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case
Kingston HyperX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel
Pioneer DVR-216DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer Re Writer
One of your members in the graphic card section recommended the two items below which look very good.
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 Extreme 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
OCZ Vertex 60GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-1VTX60G) [OCZSSD2-1VTX60G]
budget is flexible, thanks in advance

 

[P3N9U1N]

First thing i will say is that you may need a new psu if your going to upgrade, I dont do ATI so i know nothing bout there cards, a new psu is advised tho

 

[larryddd]

battlefield 3

thanks for your reply, any suggestion on psu

 

[=XDC=FluphyBunny]

Firstly its still difficult to say before the final release of the game

Secondly a 550 power supply for a single GPU setup is fine providing its not years and years old

For the price as it is now a 6870/470 for sub £150 or try and grab a 6950 if its under £200

An SSD won't improve in game performance but its a nice thing to have if you have the money spare

 

[Dicehunter]

For a really good psu id get this - XFX 650W XXX Edition Modular Power Supply
I got 1 about 2 weeks ago and its really quiet and just works.
Link for store page - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-008-XF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1497