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[drunkenmaster]

Ok that is strange .. I'm still using an 8800GTX and don't have any problems running MW, MW2, L4D2 @ 1920x1200 with some AF/AA no problems. Crysis is a different barrell though.. What is your 920 clocked at?

The 3 games you just mentioned are essentially based on what 5 year old engines at their heart and are really brilliantly tweaked(Cod engine anyway) but still very limited in features. BC:2 is a completely different prospect to Cod/L4D engines, as are other newer engines/games like Crysis, Metro and I'm sure many many more games to come in the next year.

If you can find a good deal on 5850's(which is fairly easy to do) then for £426, 5850 cfired nothing can touch it at that price. You might need to spend a bit more to be assured of better overclocking as really the only certainty's now for great overclocking are Asus/MSI cards, which does push you into 5970 price territory but two Asus's should overclock quite a bit better than a 5970, and be quieter and be quite a bit faster, and lose less value when the next gen comes.

The next gen is highly unlikely to be a massive push as its stuck on the same process, normally you move to a new process and can roughly double the transistor count, roughly double the available shading power, and get maybe +80% performance. Thats simply not going to happen when stuck on the same process so the 68xx cards aren't likely to be a huge leap forwards, 30-40% if we're lucky. Though that should mean decent prices or conversely, that any card you buy now is unlikely to be crushed in October when the new cards come out.

 

[Nickson]

The 3 games you just mentioned are essentially based on what 5 year old engines at their heart and are really brilliantly tweaked(Cod engine anyway) but still very limited in features. BC:2 is a completely different prospect to Cod/L4D engines, as are other newer engines/games like Crysis, Metro and I'm sure many many more games to come in the next year.

If you can find a good deal on 5850's(which is fairly easy to do) then for £426, 5850 cfired nothing can touch it at that price. You might need to spend a bit more to be assured of better overclocking as really the only certainty's now for great overclocking are Asus/MSI cards, which does push you into 5970 price territory but two Asus's should overclock quite a bit better than a 5970, and be quieter and be quite a bit faster, and lose less value when the next gen comes.

The next gen is highly unlikely to be a massive push as its stuck on the same process, normally you move to a new process and can roughly double the transistor count, roughly double the available shading power, and get maybe +80% performance. Thats simply not going to happen when stuck on the same process so the 68xx cards aren't likely to be a huge leap forwards, 30-40% if we're lucky. Though that should mean decent prices or conversely, that any card you buy now is unlikely to be crushed in October when the new cards come out.

That is what I was worried about!

Thanks so much for the input.
Im thinking maybe just keep it until October. I mean, Crysis 2 doesnt come out until November

 

[nayenshah]

Do you mind what brand card you have?

If your budget can stretch then get a 5970 or a GTX470/480

If you havent got a high budget, you could try Crossfiring 5770's

thanks for that! i was actually in a bit of a dilemma regarding a friend's computer and now you have just solved my problem! Sorry to the thread creator for stealing your answers.

 

['Wes]

5850, enjoy.

 

[opethdisciple]

If you have a budget and cant afford the best ATI has to offer, the 5850 is the best bang for the buck...... (well according to online reviewers etc)

It won the best card of 2009 award..... and since then Nvidia have only released the 470 and the 480.

The 5850 performs like a 470 but for a lot cheaper!

(Edit - forget about the 465.... thats just overpriced garbage)

 

[PaulyD]

Thread is from 17th May...