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Shall I replace my HD5770 with HD6870?

jammy123

jammy123

jammy123

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Hello!

My first post on overclockers :)

I don't have too much money at the moment and I would like to replace my 5770 with a decent graphic card, all I do is game on the computer, no animating. My budget is about £130-£150.

The HD6870 is the card that appeals to me the most. Do yall think this is a good replacement at that budget?..I'm not sure if I know of any better at that kinda budget.

I got one 22inch wide screen. I would like to play most top title video games coming out (e.g. Company of Heroes 2, Planetside 2, Borderlands 2) and of course would like to play them as a high settings as possible but am happy to play at medium graphic settings if it gives me smoother play.

Here's my computer:

Motherboard - Asus Maximus II Formula
RAM - 8GB Gskill
CPU - Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700
CPU Cooler - Corsair(H5O)
Graphic Card - XFX HD5770XXX 1GB
Hard Drives - Seagate 320Gb
Seagate 320GB
Seagate 500Gb
Seagate 500GB
PSU - 1050w

DVD writer - Samsung 22XBlack Lightscribe
The case is a Coolermaster HAF 932
 
i agree with the 7850,i went from 5770 to 5870 to a 7850 and out of the three the 7850 is the quietest coolest running
 
Sorry but you wouldn't see much difference i changed to a 7850 from a 5770,
The 6 series is basically the same as the 5xxx series re-badged with new architecture.
Don't waste your cash go for the 7850 or at least do some comparisons an read up on the 6870 vs 7850.
 
second hand 69502gb/6970 with some warranty left is where my money would go £100 for a 6950 £140-£150 ish for a 6970 seems obtainable otherwise makes sense to go for a 7850 unless you can find a brand new 6950 for under £140 or 6970 under around £165.

Gotta love the 3 year warranty on gigabytes too added to which a uk based rma service.
 
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£170 for a 6970,you might aswell put the extra n grab a 7850,they use a lot less voltage and don't get half as hot
 
C64 said:
Gotta love the 3 year warranty on gigabytes too added to which a uk based rma service.
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That's fantastic! Well it looks like I'm gonna buy myself the gigabyte 7850

SubPrimePrePar said:
Psu looks dubious in that system. Who would pair a quality 1000w psu with a 5770?
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I bought this computer off a friend, the 1050w PSU was a replacement of an old PSU that failed him. The PSU is of a pretty high quality, he just wanted to make sure he got the best of the best and no further failures would happen. It is a bit overkill...
 
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