New gfx Card

[runing.man]

Hi i am thinking of upgrading my graphics card i currently have a 8800 GTS 320mb, how much improvement would i see over that if i got the Power Color HD5850 PCS+ i want to play games like mw2 and bad company 2.

Many Thanks.

 

[Alex74]

What resolution will you be running at and what is the rest of your rig?

In general though, the answer should be 'a lot'

 

[runing.man]

Hi thanks for your reply

my system is a Intel quad core q6600 2.4ghz, 2 gb ram, windows xp and windows 7, and id like to game at 1920x1200

Many Thanks

 

[OLDSKOOL]

A 5850 with a Q6600 @ Stock will be a bit of a bottleneck though mate. Would try and at least OC to 3.0ghz. (Which should be a piece of cake)

If you dont fancy overclocking a 5770 would be a good bet.

 

[runing.man]

yeah i have never overclocked before so not to sure about doing that unless i know what i am doing, but i will have a look at the 5770.

How much of a performance increase would i see with the 5770 card ?

Many Thanks

 

[OLDSKOOL]

Heres a few links mate, showing both games and the 5770 keeping up at that res no problems.

http://www.techspot.com/article/219-cod-modern-warfare-2-gpu-performance/page5.html


http://www.techspot.com/article/255-battlefield-bad-company2-performance/page5.html

However both reviews were done with overclocked cpu @ 3.6ghz.
Think if I was in your shoes and had the money would definately read up on overclocking your Q6600. (Its easier then you think!) Then splash out on a 5850 for a touch more future proofing. If however your looking to save a few quid the 5770 and a overclocked cpu will serve you well for what your playing at the mo!

 

[runing.man]

Thanks for the help i will have a look into overclocking it to 3.0ghz.

Many Thanks