Windows 7: Need new graphics card

psychfunk · 02 Jun 2011

Okay so I need a new Graphics card and I have no idea where in the market I'm supposed to be.

I prefer ATi/AMD and I have an 850w PSU. I'd like to be able to play the newest games and do extensive photo editing, but my budget is restricted to £100-150. Need an output of 1680x1050 for my monitor.

Cheers in advance

stormy13 · 02 Jun 2011

In that price range,

ASUS HD 6850 Direct CU 1GB GDDR5 Dual DVI HDMI Display.. | Ebuyer.com

Dwarf · 02 Jun 2011

Another alternative:

XFX AMD Radeon HD 6870 - 1024MB DDR5; 4200MHz; PCI-E: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics

paulpicks21 · 02 Jun 2011

+1 for the 6870 , I have 2 friends with them and they perform very well.

They have come down alot in price lately and also it pays to shop around for special offers.

XFX ATI Radeon HD 6870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Call of Pripyat & Shogun 2 Games - Aria Technology

Solarstarshines · 02 Jun 2011

Now they give away free games ,I payed 280.00 for a brand new one and i still have my 5770 as a back up-.

Those cards are well worth the cash

taylorig · 04 Jun 2011

Can't you unlock the extra cores on a 6850 to the same as a 6870, easily?

Not an ATI user here but i'm sure i keep reading something about this all over the place...

Ivan the SoSo · 04 Jun 2011

Quote: Originally Posted by taylorig

Can't you unlock the extra cores on a 6850 to the same as a 6870, easily?

Not an ATI user here but i'm sure i keep reading something about this all over the place...

At the risk of a expensive paperweight.....

LiquidSnak · 04 Jun 2011

Quote: Originally Posted by Ivan the SoSo

Quote: Originally Posted by taylorig

Can't you unlock the extra cores on a 6850 to the same as a 6870, easily?

Not an ATI user here but i'm sure i keep reading something about this all over the place...

At the risk of a expensive paperweight.....

^^ That.

If you are on a budget, the 6850 will do you just fine. If you can fork over the cash, you will notice a difference on the 6870, but it's just a matter of if it will be worth it for you.

taylorig · 05 Jun 2011

Quote: Originally Posted by Ivan the SoSo

At the risk of a expensive paperweight.....

Well yeh there is allways that risk if one doesn't know what they are doing. But notice i put "Easily" because from what i've read it is really easy.

It was just a suggestion for the OP to save some cash but have the same as the higher card. I also understand that not everyone likes to do flashing and such but personally i've never once had a problem in the past with any flashing at all.

If the OP as the cash to pay for the higher version anyway then it's a no-brainer

Ivan the SoSo · 05 Jun 2011

1. It's the 6950 that can be flashed to the 6970 spec, and only the 2 GB version.....

2.What you are doing is unlocking a shader core group, and gambling that it was locked for no good reason..

3.If you do that you void your warranty....(is that why AMD hasn't tried to stop it?)

4. Stormy recommended a 6850....if you flash that to a 6970, you will have a paperweight....

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