Sapphire HD 6850 good deal?

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sanjoseparaiso

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Well my thread is here but i think i should update here because im asking about Videocard.

http://www.sevenforums.com/hardware-devices/206906-help-desktop-build.html


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Sapphire HD 6850 1 gig ddr5 256bit

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Anyone has tested a Sapphire HD 6850?

Ive google and found out that plenty users having problem with this card.

Is it true?

Ive read also that when the HD 7 series release the price of HD 6850 will drop?

Newegg price is $150
Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100315L Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

So on your calculation how much $ price drops? a estimate amount only.
 

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the 6850 was a mediocre card on release and wasnt anything special, but recent driver updates have made the card blisteringly fast in comparison.
Its not going to play games like bf3 on ultra (as a 6950 is recommended) but youll be able to play it on high settings.

they are very good cards for the money.
 

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As for BF3 and ultra, it is more the 1 GB of vram on the card than the card isn't fast enough. Ideally it takes a card with more than 1 GB of vram.
 

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I don't see the price dropping much if any since the first round of 7 series cards are going to be in the $550 and $350 range.
The HD6870 can be had for the same or less than the HD6850 every now and then.
I personally would save up and get an HD6950 over the 6850.
 

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Looks pretty similar to my build, but I got the 6870 instead. I would just go for that if you're on a budget, or if you have more money to spend on it, go for the 6950 as stated above.
 

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Aside from the card model, Sapphire itself is a good brand. One of ATI (or AMDs) main makers.
 

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ye price might drop a little i would wait ,im waiting also and i want to buy a 6870 not sure if i should get a 1 or 2 gb though like $30-40 differnce
 

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M1GU31 said:
ye price might drop a little i would wait ,im waiting also and i want to buy a 6870 not sure if i should get a 1 or 2 gb though like $30-40 differnce
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1GB if you are gaming on 1 screen @ 1920x1080
2GB if you run higher than 1080P or Eyefinity (you'd want to crossfire 2 cards though).
 

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Zepher said:
M1GU31 said:
ye price might drop a little i would wait ,im waiting also and i want to buy a 6870 not sure if i should get a 1 or 2 gb though like $30-40 differnce
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1GB if you are gaming on 1 screen @ 1920x1080
2GB if you run higher than 1080P or Eyefinity (you'd want to crossfire 2 cards though).
Click to expand...
so im better off with 1gb even if i put say like max settings with high AA and filter at 1080p and wont run out of memory? planing on buying a tv that can play at 1080p atm i have a monitor that plays at 1280X1024 but i want to future proof so when i get a tv i can play 1080p
 

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cpu is overclocked in bios
There are a few titles that will go over the 1GB vram mark with all bells and whistles enabled (x8AA+ etc) at 1920x1080, but the majority will not.
 

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Thank for the response.

Im on a budget :D

Well my monitor is only 18.5 inch Wide LED and maybe for the future will use a 22 inch Wide LED.

Anyways i have heard that ATI or Radeon driver cause more problematic?

Before buying i need more info about the latest drivers on download site because im really confuse.:confused:

Well the model is Sapphire HD 6850 1 Gig 256 bit GDDR5.

Where will i download the latest driver? Windows 7 64 bit driver.

Sapphire website?
Sapphire Technology Web Site

Or

AMD Website?
ATI Radeon


And its the Catalyst Software Suite im downloading right?
 

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sanjoseparaiso said:
Anyways i have heard that ATI or Radeon driver cause more problematic?
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I haven't really used Cat drivers for a while now, so my personal experience is out of date. I'd have to let a current AMD user answer that.


Where will i download the latest driver? Windows 7 64 bit driver.



AMD Website?
ATI Radeon
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From AMD - the card manufacturer drivers are always out of date.

And its the Catalyst Software Suite im downloading right?
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Correct. The suite contains both the Catalyst Control Centre (CCC) and the Catalyst Drivers.
 

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AMD drivers aren't so bad there just a little buggy once in a while

I can tell you little performance change from driver to driver aside you can always rollback to previous drivers

only negative thing i can say about the drivers is it caused my WEI to go down and im kinda disapointed there is no fix even though it runs fine/ even though WEI means nothing

that is the only thing i can think of other then that most of the diamond radeon cards i have used run great i still have a 5770 and a 6870 planing to upgrade to a higher card in a few weeks
 

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