Time to upgrade? £250 budget

slipd · 19 Oct 2010 at 20:02

Hi guys,

I'm still hanging on the brink of upgrading from my (faulty?!) 1GB 4870, but I don't know what to go for or even if the times right for splashing out? What's round the corner, anything special :confused:

I need your help guys... I've got £250 spare atm.

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 19 Oct 2010 at 20:04

The HD6870 is being released on Friday.

cainer · 19 Oct 2010 at 20:17

as above,.. and hopefully youl have some beer tokens left over, or wait to see what price the 6950 comes in at next month

Troezar · 19 Oct 2010 at 21:14

Looks like someone has been living on the dark side of the moon

Good timing though, shiney new stuff days away

buchtis · 19 Oct 2010 at 21:21

If you want a card now, this should be your choice:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-137-GW&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1810

If you're willing to wait, you could pick up some cheap 58** cards.

zo1d · 19 Oct 2010 at 22:49

I'm in a similar situation, have an upgrade budget of aprox £250 and planning to see what the 6000 series of cards offer but I guess that also means waiting until the end of November as that's when the 6950 is being released?

Metroid · 19 Oct 2010 at 23:16

I advise to get a 6870 as soon as it is released.

zo1d · 19 Oct 2010 at 23:24

Metroid said:
I advise to get a 6870 as soon as it is released.

Interested why you'd suggest this, surely it would be better waiting for the 6950, yes I know (at least at a launch) that it will likely cost more than £250 but I could be persuaded to increase my budget if it offers an excellent price-to-performance ratio...

cainer · 19 Oct 2010 at 23:33

quote fail ignore ;p

JoeFX69 · 19 Oct 2010 at 23:48

zo1d said:
Interested why you'd suggest this, surely it would be better waiting for the 6950, yes I know (at least at a launch) that it will likely cost more than £250 but I could be persuaded to increase my budget if it offers an excellent price-to-performance ratio...

It might be because when the 5870 and 5850's came out, they were £300 and £200 respectively.

They quickly shot up in price and are still hard to find at the original launch price.

hedgey · 20 Oct 2010 at 03:26

6870 is slower than a 5850. get a 5850.

An Exception · 20 Oct 2010 at 03:42

^^^
Ummm I don't think that's correct going by the information released so far...

geoirv23 · 20 Oct 2010 at 05:04

Ejizz said:
^^^
Ummm I don't think that's correct going by the information released so far...

not long to wait now.

hash70 · 20 Oct 2010 at 08:09

Swinbag · 20 Oct 2010 at 11:21

you can get a 5870 for £250 if you look in the right place at the moment, not many left though - probably worth waiting for the 6's if you can.

Metroid · 20 Oct 2010 at 11:58

hedgey said:
6870 is slower than a 5850. get a 5850.

lol, if that is the case, I and AMD really don't know anything about business.

NZXT30 · 20 Oct 2010 at 12:07

wait until friday

slipd · 20 Oct 2010 at 13:04

NZXT30 said:
wait until friday

A Friday release is fine but when we will actually start to see them being sold? Do OC actually have any stock confirmed?

Skyrocket · 20 Oct 2010 at 13:13

6870 will be a shade slower than 5870.
It will "probably" overclock more than 5870 as its on a more mature 40nm process.
6870 will be neck and neck with GTX470 judging from recent benchmarks and price position.

This will be a great MEDIUM entry GFX card.

slipd · 24 Oct 2010 at 15:13

Right, so they came out on time then

I've got my eye on the Asus 6870 OC edition... is that the best option? I need it soon as really - I'm actually holding back from starting new vegas and metro 2033 because I want to enjoy them on my new card.

Incidentally, will my 500w enermax psu having enough power for the new card or should I think about upgrading that at the same time?

Cheers!