Some video card upgrade advice

I'm looking to upgrade my PC. I'd like to play most games that are available now. Preferably on high settings, but I'm on a limited budget so I'm willing to sacrifice high settings for smooth play. Here's my specs now.

Gigabit GA-H55M-S2H (Intel H55) Motherboard.

Intel Core I3 530 2.93Ghz Processor. I may upgrade this in the near future also.

4GB - OCZ PC3 - 1066 Platinum RAM.

Thermaltake V3 Black Edition ATX Mid Tower with and Ultra LS400 Lifetime series 400W Power Supply. (Will probably have to upgrade this).

Windows 7 64 Bit.

Right now my budget for a new video card is around $150. I've been looking at the Sapphire Radeon HD 5770 1GB DDR5 card. What does everyone think about adding this card? IF not this card then which one would be a good one in the same price range? Like I said I'm not looking to have a screaming system, just one that will play a lot of games well. Thanks

Shake a few trees in the hope something falls out and get a GTX560ti or a HD6870...

I'd go with a 6850 or if possible a 6870 with ur budget.

GTX 460 1024MB

How much of a difference is it between a HD 6850 and a HD 6870 performance wise?

GTX 460 1024MB

Lox_Cropek

That's alright too, but I'd search for an MSI HAWK edition in that case -if you can still find 'em new retail...

Considering you can find a 6870 for as low as $165 after rebate at NewEgg, maybe that's the way to go...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102948

At $150 the Hd 6850 is the one to get. But I'd save an extra $40 and pick up a HD 6870 or GTX 560 from Nvidia.

Always check Tom's hardware! :)

Best GPU's for the money January 2012

also, these two charts show u some stuff too

Performance:http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html
6850 has a score of 2746
6870 has a score of 2820

and Value:http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu_value.html
6850 has a value of 19.61
6870 has a value of 17.09

both are right near the top of both charts

Cooler Master Elite 460w PSU - $30 ($10 rebate)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171046

HIS 6850 $147 ($10 rebate)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161384

I'm looking to upgrade my PC. I'd like to play most games that are available now. Preferably on high settings, but I'm on a limited budget so I'm willing to sacrifice high settings for smooth play. Here's my specs now.

Gigabit GA-H55M-S2H (Intel H55) Motherboard.

Intel Core I3 530 2.93Ghz Processor. I may upgrade this in the near future also.

4GB - OCZ PC3 - 1066 Platinum RAM.

Thermaltake V3 Black Edition ATX Mid Tower with and Ultra LS400 Lifetime series 400W Power Supply. (Will probably have to upgrade this).

Windows 7 64 Bit.

Right now my budget for a new video card is around $150. I've been looking at the Sapphire Radeon HD 5770 1GB DDR5 card. What does everyone think about adding this card? IF not this card then which one would be a good one in the same price range? Like I said I'm not looking to have a screaming system, just one that will play a lot of games well. Thanks

coasterguy65

Thanks everybody for all your help and advice, and especially to all who provided links.

I used to know all about video cards, but I got out of PC gaming for a few years and now all the numbers just seem to jumble together so it's hard to know what the best card is for the money. without the help of great gamers like you all. I think I'm going to upgrade the power supply and go with the 6870. Amazon has one for $165 with a $20 rebate. I can't beat that, Again thanks to all.

Hey guys just a quick additional question. I think I may have another option but I wanted to run it by everyone first.

Someone recommended a Radeon HD 6670 GDDR5 1GB card and it appears I wouldn't need to upgrade my PSU on this card.

I'm thinking about doing that and then next year building a new system from scratch and giving this one to my daughter. What does everyone think?

Is the 6670 a good card? I looked around on the net and it seems to get really good reviews.

I know it's not a 6850, but then it is cheaper, and I won't have to spend another $40 or more for a good PSU.

Hey guys just a quick additional question. I think I may have another option but I wanted to run it by everyone first.

Someone recommended a Radeon HD 6670 GDDR5 1GB card and it appears I wouldn't need to upgrade my PSU on this card.

I'm thinking about doing that and then next year building a new system from scratch and giving this one to my daughter. What does everyone think?

Is the 6670 a good card? I looked around on the net and it seems to get really good reviews.

I know it's not a 6850, but then it is cheaper, and I won't have to spend another $40 or more for a good PSU.

coasterguy65

Hey guys just a quick additional question. I think I may have another option but I wanted to run it by everyone first.

Someone recommended a Radeon HD 6670 GDDR5 1GB card and it appears I wouldn't need to upgrade my PSU on this card.

I'm thinking about doing that and then next year building a new system from scratch and giving this one to my daughter. What does everyone think?

Is the 6670 a good card? I looked around on the net and it seems to get really good reviews.

I know it's not a 6850, but then it is cheaper, and I won't have to spend another $40 or more for a good PSU.

coasterguy65

[QUOTE="coasterguy65"]

Hey guys just a quick additional question. I think I may have another option but I wanted to run it by everyone first.

Someone recommended a Radeon HD 6670 GDDR5 1GB card and it appears I wouldn't need to upgrade my PSU on this card.

I'm thinking about doing that and then next year building a new system from scratch and giving this one to my daughter. What does everyone think?

Is the 6670 a good card? I looked around on the net and it seems to get really good reviews.

I know it's not a 6850, but then it is cheaper, and I won't have to spend another $40 or more for a good PSU.

adamosmaki

I've been mainly playing games on consoles for the last few years so anything will be a step up :P

I just mainly want to be able to play games like The Witcher 2, and Diablo 3 when it comes out. It doesn't have to be on max settings just smooth and look good. Thanks for the info.

[QUOTE="coasterguy65"]

Hey guys just a quick additional question. I think I may have another option but I wanted to run it by everyone first.

Someone recommended a Radeon HD 6670 GDDR5 1GB card and it appears I wouldn't need to upgrade my PSU on this card.

I'm thinking about doing that and then next year building a new system from scratch and giving this one to my daughter. What does everyone think?

Is the 6670 a good card? I looked around on the net and it seems to get really good reviews.

I know it's not a 6850, but then it is cheaper, and I won't have to spend another $40 or more for a good PSU.

kraken2109

ok cool I think that's the route I'm going to take then. Thanks for the advice

[QUOTE="adamosmaki"][QUOTE="coasterguy65"]

Hey guys just a quick additional question. I think I may have another option but I wanted to run it by everyone first.

Someone recommended a Radeon HD 6670 GDDR5 1GB card and it appears I wouldn't need to upgrade my PSU on this card.

I'm thinking about doing that and then next year building a new system from scratch and giving this one to my daughter. What does everyone think?

Is the 6670 a good card? I looked around on the net and it seems to get really good reviews.

I know it's not a 6850, but then it is cheaper, and I won't have to spend another $40 or more for a good PSU.

coasterguy65

I've been mainly playing games on consoles for the last few years so anything will be a step up :P

I just mainly want to be able to play games like The Witcher 2, and Diablo 3 when it comes out. It doesn't have to be on max settings just smooth and look good. Thanks for the info.

[QUOTE="coasterguy65"]

[QUOTE="adamosmaki"] Well since you are about to build a new pc sure go for it. 6670 its quite cheap and will allow you to play most games at high settings at 720p ( dont expect 60fps and antialising though in demanding games ) while in a few games ( namely Metro and BF3 ) probably you will have to settle to mostly medium settings adamosmaki

I've been mainly playing games on consoles for the last few years so anything will be a step up :P

I just mainly want to be able to play games like The Witcher 2, and Diablo 3 when it comes out. It doesn't have to be on max settings just smooth and look good. Thanks for the info.

So do you think going with the 6850 and the upgraded PSU would five me more bang for the buck?

[QUOTE="adamosmaki"][QUOTE="coasterguy65"]

I've been mainly playing games on consoles for the last few years so anything will be a step up :P

I just mainly want to be able to play games like The Witcher 2, and Diablo 3 when it comes out. It doesn't have to be on max settings just smooth and look good. Thanks for the info.

coasterguy65

So do you think going with the 6850 and the upgraded PSU would five me more bang for the buck?

6850 gets you max settings @ 1080p on everything

6670 gets you medium @ 900p on demanding games, high-max on console ports

Thanks for all the help. I just bought the 6670 and even if a few games aren't on high I can live with that for the time being. It's almost $100 cheaper this way, and I can put that into a bigger and badder machine in a half a year or so.

Thanks for all the help. I just bought the 6670 and even if a few games aren't on high I can live with that for the time being. It's almost $100 cheaper this way, and I can put that into a bigger and badder machine in a half a year or so.

coasterguy65

cool, come back when the time comes and we'll shout suggestions at u