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Hi, currently running a quad core intel Q... I have no idea actually:confused:. Its 2.83 Ghz per core 4 gigs ddr3 1333 mhz. i'm planning to upgrade my gfx card (9600 gt 1 gig). looking to spend not much more than R2000.00
I was looking at the GTX 560 or HD6870 or something along those lines. Any ideas?
well i can only offer you my perspective, i own a HD 6870
From what i have experienced from the 6870 has been absolute pure bliss, this card comes very close to the 5870 in terms of performance, its right up there with the 5870, even better when you crossfire two 6870's you be better than two 5870, by a small margin but still in terms of price difference, its pretty much a steal
Now the GTX 560 is an excellent card as is the Ti version which i slightly better, IMO i would go for the one that offers the better price, neither card is going to "smoke" the other so IMO its gonna come down to which is cheaper, AMD in this regard is usually spot on.
Do some research and reviews, nowdays its not just performance but also a fair price point
not according to this:
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/GPU11/208
and the 6870 doesn't make it very far up this list either:
http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/2...ndex,2673.html
Take a look at this
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html
That is a passmark test... yeah you can look at it, but you have to look at a few to really decide.
Case in point, the 6990 is well down the list... for a dual card that is quite poor.
Most benches i have seen say the two cards are very much on par with Frames/s. Again the nvidia seems to have better mins and average with the AMD getting better maxs. Of the two, AMD or nVidia, nvidia is the better choice atm if the pricing/performance is equal. Better drivers, better min/ave FPS, physx, etc.
Spend a few bucks more and get the Ti version. Very impressive card!
+1 It's only like R200-300 more if you shop around.Quote:
Originally Posted by DenSweeP
I would also take the Ti VersionQuote:
Originally Posted by DenSweeP
else if you cant take that then get the HD 6870, excellent price point and more than good enough for max detail at 1900 x 1200 at the very least
I'm only planning to buy a new GFX card in September. So will my options change much by then?
Yes, you may see a changeQuote:
Originally Posted by dude#73
I predict cards like the 5870 to come down in price, however it will still be more than a 6870, if it were to be made less than the 6870 it would make the card redundant. What you could expect is BOTH the 6870 and the 5870 drop in price....
Okay, seeing as I don't want to start a thread just for this, I decided to post here. According to online sources, the HD 6870 requires a 500 watt PSU. I'm currently pushing a 600 watt generic cheapskate China PSU. Would it be safe running the card on this? I bought the PSU with GTS 250 7 months ago, and it hasn't given me problems so far, but I don't want to take any chances. I'm going to buy a proper brand of PSU sometime, but jut want to know if it'll be okay for now.
I own a superchannel 550 Wat, no problems at all Graal, i too own a HD 6870...Quote:
Originally Posted by Graal
so there wont be any issues, hec my PSU only has one 6 pin pcie connector, had to use 2 separate molex adapters for another 6pin pcie
Running for well over 2 months, no issues.....
It is important to check the 12v rating on your psu and also the stability of power provision.