Solved New hd 6870 performance vs my old hd5770

[Solarstarshines]

Ok finally I got my hands on a diamond radeon hd6870 so now i am here to show you some of the test results My hd 5770 was oc'ed and I did a slight up clocking of this card but not much this is what i got

Also i do not have the MLAA feature activated yet I have the hotfix but the files for the hot fix doesnt match what is in the batch folder but thats another issue so here it is and by the way this card runs so much smother and really low noise and the temps are pretty damn good 67c after the stress test

 

[SlackerITGuy]

Congrats mate!.

HD 6870 is sure one hell of a card. I almost ordered one right after release, but instead got a sick sick deal on my current ASUS GeForce GTX 470 (let's just say that it cost me around ~5% more than that of the retail price of a brand new GTX 460 1GB ).

 

[Solarstarshines]

to be honest i was looking at the gtx 470 fermi it is the same price as hd6870 but im not disapointed I might need to get a new psu though i dont want to strain the system im running 600 watt cool max but might get a 750 watt earthwatts they look appealing

 

[thefabe]

Thanks for the post I've been trying to decide between the 2 myself as soon as my Xbox360 sells.

@Solarstarshines: I know you probably already know this but it's not the watts as much as the volts on the +12v rail(s) that matters. Just keep that in mind. when you buy as well as keeping it around the 80% efficiency rating.
Fabe

 

[SlackerITGuy]

Between the HD 6870 and GTX 470?

It's as simple as this:

- Performance wise, the GTX 470 is faster (in most cases), but not by much (less than ~%5).
- Heat/Noise/Power Consumption all goes in favor of the HD 6870.
- GTX 470 has better raw tessellation performance.
- GTX 470 is shorter.

That's pretty much it.

 

[Solarstarshines]

yeah this 6870 card was particularly huge vs the 5770 i had to respace my hdd's

my 600 watt is doing the job though no lags yet

 

[LiquidSnak]

Nice scores

The earthwatts line is great. You will save on your power bill

 

[Solarstarshines]

this is what im leaning towards and i have a second choice if that isnt available when i go FRYS.com | Antec

FRYS.com | Corsair

I think these two would be great Let me know what you guys think

 

[LiquidSnak]

Fry's is showing available in all stores around Laguna Hills Both good choices, but I've been going with Antec as of late

 

[Solarstarshines]

The antec seems the best and don't tell anyone my nephew works for frys im going to get a discount

 

[SlackerITGuy]

Either one would be a great solid choice.

Personally, I am a big big fan of Corsair's PSUs.

 

[LiquidSnak]

The antec seems the best and don't tell anyone my nephew works for frys im going to get a discount

Don't worry, I won't tell anyone the thing you just posted on the internet

:roflmao:

 

[Solarstarshines]

The antec seems the best and don't tell anyone my nephew works for frys im going to get a discount

Don't worry, I won't tell anyone the thing you just posted on the internet

:roflmao:

In reality we all know there is nothing wrong with this im familly and im using it for the family got to love them they get jobs with perks

 

[LiquidSnak]

I know I take discounts whenever I can, it's the proper thing to do