which graphics card?

[chris-82]

hmmm completly stuck on what to do now curently running a oc'd 6850 (850/1100) and feel the need to upgrade (it seems to run everything okay though)
so started looking at the 7850 my only problem with this is i feel it wont be that much of a upgrade am i wrong or?so started to look at the 7870 are these worth the extra from the 7850? do they still oc quite well? am i right in thinking u can oc a 7870 to 7950 levels or?
then i started to look at the 7950! lol the only problem is im thinking im going overboard i only run at 1920x1080p and there is another £58 on top to the chepeast 7950 (not counting the his reference as what ive read its noisy,hot,and slow)

so really would i be better with the 7850,7870 or the 7950? imcurrently only playing gw2 everything on max (bar shadows medium) and am running about 30-39 and i have recently seen a few drops to 15-20 fps in a few areas this is not normal though.

i want my upgrade to last awhile and worth it but like most people dont wanna spend a fortune or go overkill.
any help would be much appreciated

7850 would be either of these:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-154-MS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=411
or
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-157-MS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=411
possibly:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-052-HS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=411
7870
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-051-HS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=411

7950 either of these
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-148-MS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1673
or
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-065-HS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1673
or nividia

660
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-174-MS&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=2379
660ti
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-172-MS&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=2379
or
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-283-AS&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=2379
it looks though between the 660ti and the 7950 that u get more bang for your buck with the 7950 1gb of vram and the fps seems better on the 7950 and the 660 looks to be slower than the 7870 and maybe par with a 7850
any help would be much appreciated and maybe a product i missed could be pointed out or is it simply a waste of money to upgrade now and wait for newer cards?
i also have a antec 300 case will these cards fit!?
thanks again chris

 

[niggyg]

None of your links are working for me.

 

[chris-82]

None of your links are working for me.

fixed sorry

 

[Defy Belief]

What do you generally play? Best bang for buck is the 7850 when it's OC'd.

 

[chris-82]

would this be much of a upgrade from my 6850 though?

at the mo im playing gw2,stalker clear skies,Alice:madness returns,metro 2033,dead island
concentrating on gw2 at the mo though.

 

[Defy Belief]

7850 can practically overclock to a 7950 quite frequently, But then the 7950 can OC to a 7970..All depends on what you want and how much you want to pay.

Tbh if you run everything alright at the moment i'd wait, with the 660 arriving I can see the market dropping the prices even further. But that'll mainly be the 7870s dropping I think.

 

[lichfield]

What cpu are you using?

 

[chris-82]

spec:
antec 300 case
i5 2500k 3.3 overclocked to 4.4ghz
Xigmatek Red Scorpion CPU Cooler(fan replaced with Akasa AK-FN059 120mm Ultra Quiet Venom Viper)
gigabyte z68ap-d3 ddr3 mother board
2x4 gig of kinston hyper x grey ddr3 1600mhz ram (8gb)
500gb seagate barracuda hdd
120gb sandisk extreme ssd (boot drive)
radeon hd6850 graphica card
ocz zs 650w psu