I will have $1,500 by Friday. What upgrade should I go for?

But you were willing to spend $700 on a marginal upgrade over what you currently have (those are single cards)...?

Buttons1990

That's the beauty of web forums - it's a slightly more civilised way of going to their houses and beating sense into them (when it's asked for. And when they listen).

Connecting it all up to a decent sized HDTV was a good 'upgrade' for me (although that was just a side-effect of getting an HDMI compatible graphics card...). Not necessarily practical of course, but meh, practicality can be overrated.

Buying another 5870 is a good choice. The crossfire scaling isn't all that horrible. You will be getting more for your money that way. After those babies get to feeling slow then you can upgrade to something in the GTX 6xx series or the AMD 7xxx series which will be a much nicer improvement then going from 5870 to 6970.

[QUOTE="WreckEm711"]

I had 2,000 dollars on friday but chose to upgrade my girlfriend instead .... to fiance :P I think this will get significantly better performance out of her!

blaznwiipspman1

congrats, its money much better spent than what the topic creator is struggling about.

money well spent LOL

Buying another 5870 is a good choice. The crossfire scaling isn't all that horrible. You will be getting more for your money that way. After those babies get to feeling slow then you can upgrade to something in the GTX 6xx series or the AMD 7xxx series which will be a much nicer improvement then going from 5870 to 6970.

middle-earth88

How will two 5870s handle GTA IV?

I do not think that GTA IV supports crossfire at all. You won't get much better performance with crossfired 5870's in that game.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nL8SxqeDQWY

This may help.

[QUOTE="blaznwiipspman1"]

[QUOTE="WreckEm711"]

I had 2,000 dollars on friday but chose to upgrade my girlfriend instead .... to fiance :P I think this will get significantly better performance out of her!

Silicel1

congrats, its money much better spent than what the topic creator is struggling about.

money well spent LOL

[QUOTE="Silicel1"]

[QUOTE="blaznwiipspman1"]

congrats, its money much better spent than what the topic creator is struggling about.

i5750at4Ghz

money well spent LOL

We don't have much choice.

Anyway, back to the topic at hand.

[QUOTE="i5750at4Ghz"][QUOTE="Silicel1"]

money well spent LOL

middle-earth88

We don't have much choice.

Anyway, back to the topic at hand.

Just being curious, would my Corsair 750TX be able to handle two 5870s? How about two 6950s?

Just being curious, would my Corsair 750TX be able to handle two 5870s? How about two 6950s?

BluRayHiDef

[QUOTE="BluRayHiDef"]

Just being curious, would my Corsair 750TX be able to handle two 5870s? How about two 6950s?

i5750at4Ghz

How sure are you? Keep in mind that my i7-920 is overclocked to 4.02GHz and consumes 147W. Also, keep in mind all of my other components. I want to be absolutely sure. Also, how would it handle the 6970 + 6950 Crossfire setup, I described in the OP?

[QUOTE="i5750at4Ghz"][QUOTE="BluRayHiDef"]

Just being curious, would my Corsair 750TX be able to handle two 5870s? How about two 6950s?

BluRayHiDef

How sure are you? Keep in mind that my i7-920 is overclocked to 4.02GHz and consumes 147W. Also, keep in mind all of my other components. I want to be absolutely sure. Also, how would it handle the 6970 + 6950 Crossfire setup, I described in the OP?

[QUOTE="i5750at4Ghz"][QUOTE="BluRayHiDef"]

Just being curious, would my Corsair 750TX be able to handle two 5870s? How about two 6950s?

BluRayHiDef

How sure are you? Keep in mind that my i7-920 is overclocked to 4.02GHz and consumes 147W. Also, keep in mind all of my other components. I want to be absolutely sure. Also, how would it handle the 6970 + 6950 Crossfire setup, I described in the OP?

A 750 watt power supply should be able to handle both cards.

http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-5870-crossfirex-test-review/3

This review had the two 5870's in a PC with an i7 overclocked to 3.75 GHz. They recommend a 700 watt power supply for two 5870's. The 6970 consumes more power then a 5870 and a 6950 consumes less power then a 5870. You probably could get away with your 69xx series crossfire setup on your power supply. You might be cutting it a little close though.

[QUOTE="middle-earth88"]

[QUOTE="i5750at4Ghz"] Marriage is BS. How men continue to fall into this trap amazes me. i5750at4Ghz

We don't have much choice.

Anyway, back to the topic at hand.

I really didn't. It is better to marry a girl worth marrying than to have a ton of random girlfriendsthat willsleep with other mengive you AIDS and all sorts of fun stuff. Plus you can be selective with your genes and marry somebody that can actually produce good children instead of deformed wolf-children. Wow, I am way off topic here. Who cares.

[QUOTE="i5750at4Ghz"][QUOTE="middle-earth88"]

We don't have much choice.

Anyway, back to the topic at hand.

middle-earth88

I really didn't. It is better to marry a girl worth marrying than to have a ton of random girlfriendsthat willsleep with other mengive you AIDS and all sorts of fun stuff. Plus you can be selective with your genes and marry somebody that can actually produce good children instead of deformed wolf-children. Wow, I am way off topic here. Who cares.

theres nothing wrong with marriage its a concept that people choose to believe in, I myself dont but thats another concept :P

Sorry bluray didn't mean to detract from your thread :(

[QUOTE="i5750at4Ghz"][QUOTE="middle-earth88"]

We don't have much choice.

Anyway, back to the topic at hand.

middle-earth88

I really didn't. It is better to marry a girl worth marrying than to have a ton of random girlfriendsthat willsleep with other mengive you AIDS and all sorts of fun stuff. Plus you can be selective with your genes and marry somebody that can actually produce good children instead of deformed wolf-children. Wow, I am way off topic here. Who cares.

Sorry bluray didn't mean to detract from your thread :(

WreckEm711

It's okay. No hard feelings.

[QUOTE="middle-earth88"]

[QUOTE="i5750at4Ghz"] ...you just failed so hard.i5750at4Ghz

I really didn't. It is better to marry a girl worth marrying than to have a ton of random girlfriendsthat willsleep with other mengive you AIDS and all sorts of fun stuff. Plus you can be selective with your genes and marry somebody that can actually produce good children instead of deformed wolf-children. Wow, I am way off topic here. Who cares.

I personally think that Humans are naturally inclined to be promiscuos.

GTX 580.. or two.xsubtownerx

It's been a while since I've seen you. Anyhow, I'm sticking with AMD.

[QUOTE="xsubtownerx"]GTX 580.. or two.BluRayHiDef

It's been a while since I've seen you. Anyhow, I'm sticking with AMD.

[QUOTE="BluRayHiDef"]

[QUOTE="xsubtownerx"]GTX 580.. or two.xsubtownerx

It's been a while since I've seen you. Anyhow, I'm sticking with AMD.

Woo! 30 days?! Damn, son. What was the offense classified as?

I really have to wonder what planet people in tech forums live on when I see threads like this. You aren't going to get significantly better performance than an i7 and a 5870 right now. Spend your money on something else or better yet give it to me if you're just going to waste it like this.

I really have to wonder what planet people in tech forums live on when I see threads like this. You aren't going to get significantly better performance than an i7 and a 5870 right now. Spend your money on something else or better yet give it to me if you're just going to waste it like this.

cmdrmonkey45

I'd be able to play Crysis at 60 FPS, while maxed out at 1920x1080 with 4xAA. That would be very noticeable.

Your computer is very high end. I can't imagine you not being happy with it. Times are hard. You might need it later.

Your computer is very high end. I can't imagine you not being happy with it. Times are hard. You might need it later.

LovePotionNo9

I'm getting two GTX 580s. Screw the recession. I don't give a damn.

[spoiler] I'm just joking. :lol: [/spoiler]

As hard as it is (believe me, I know :P), save your money. There is no need for you to spend the money to upgrade just yet.

I made the same mistake of buying a second 480, a projector, and three monitors just because I had the money to upgrade. Verdict? Waste of money. If it wasn't for the triple monitor setup, I wouldn't need the second 480. And tbh, I regret the triple monitors as well due to the odd glitches here and there with it.

Your system is great as it is. Just stick with it for as long as you can, then do a massive overhaul later.

Just get that cheap 5870, and bank the rest... No harm gaining interest is there?

I say 3 6950s. 2 for you, 1 for me.

Hook a brutha up :P

I say 3 6950s. 2 for you, 1 for me.

Hook a brutha up :P

ChubbyGuy40

So you care about every last frame and dont care about your monitor? How sad....

So you care about every last frame and dont care about your monitor? How sad....

Gambler_3

I'm more than fine with the monitor I have now. It's not as if I look at it from the sides. I look at it straight ahead, so I have no need for a monitor with an IPS panel.

[QUOTE="Gambler_3"]

So you care about every last frame and dont care about your monitor? How sad....

BluRayHiDef

I'm more than fine with the monitor I have now. It's not as if I look at it from the sides. I look at it straight ahead, so I have no need for a monitor with an IPS panel.

[QUOTE="BluRayHiDef"]

[QUOTE="Gambler_3"]

So you care about every last frame and dont care about your monitor? How sad....

Gambler_3

I'm more than fine with the monitor I have now. It's not as if I look at it from the sides. I look at it straight ahead, so I have no need for a monitor with an IPS panel.

My dude, ignorance is bliss. I've never seen a monitor with an IPS panel, so I don't even know what I'm missing; I can't notice that my monitor has relatively poor image quality to an IPS panel, because I've only dealt with TN panels. On the other hand, I can definitely notice the frame rate dips I get in GTA IV and Metro 2033.

[QUOTE="Gambler_3"]

[QUOTE="BluRayHiDef"]

I'm more than fine with the monitor I have now. It's not as if I look at it from the sides. I look at it straight ahead, so I have no need for a monitor with an IPS panel.

BluRayHiDef

My dude, ignorance is bliss. I've never seen a monitor with an IPS panel, so I don't even know what I'm missing; I can't notice that my monitor has relatively poor image quality to an IPS panel, because I've only dealt with TN panels. On the other hand, I can definitely notice the frame rate dips I get in GTA IV and Metro 2033.

here I am with a first gen core 2 duo and a 4870 trying to squeeze past 30fps in most games, and this guy wants to upgrade a top notch system....lol to each his own :) I'd say save, but if you just HAVE to get past 60fps, go for it :P

If you really want to spend a bit just get an SSD and you can get a second video card. You could also get a second monitor for some nice dual-screen action I guess as well. Nothing in your system looks terribly out of date (my 920 still handles things great @ 4.2ghz OCed) the new SB processors are nice but I don't think you would see the return-on-investment that you would want to get as if you were upgrading from a S775 processor.

[QUOTE="BluRayHiDef"]

[QUOTE="Gambler_3"]It's looks much better from straight ahead as well....

MonsieurX

My dude, ignorance is bliss. I've never seen a monitor with an IPS panel, so I don't even know what I'm missing; I can't notice that my monitor has relatively poor image quality to an IPS panel, because I've only dealt with TN panels. On the other hand, I can definitely notice the frame rate dips I get in GTA IV and Metro 2033.

[QUOTE="MonsieurX"][QUOTE="BluRayHiDef"]

My dude, ignorance is bliss. I've never seen a monitor with an IPS panel, so I don't even know what I'm missing; I can't notice that my monitor has relatively poor image quality to an IPS panel, because I've only dealt with TN panels. On the other hand, I can definitely notice the frame rate dips I get in GTA IV and Metro 2033.

Gambler_3

Lower a few settings? I'm an elitist.

[QUOTE="Gambler_3"]

[QUOTE="MonsieurX"] Get youtself a 360 with those game and there won't be fps problems anymore.BluRayHiDef

Lower a few settings? I'm an elitist.

Buy another 5870 or two 6950s and a big SSD hard drive. That'll fix your FPS problems. Can also throw in some more RAM and a bigger PSU.