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#1 Max-Elite
Member since 2005 • 25 Posts

NO!

OMG!!

DON'T power it up because it will BLOW up and take HALF the CONTINENT with you!!1!

Yes my friend it is more then enough for you. I build about the same rig for my little brother with a i5 3570K and HD6950 OC and it runs on a (good quality) 650W Power Supply. The Difference between a 3570 and 3570K doesn't mean you go from SAFE to DANGEROUS, that alone will never make the difference on a power unit. By overclocking he means MANUALLY overclocking your CPU from the BIOS. Not the "K" version CPU. So you will be absolutely safe as you probably don't have the knowledge/need to overclock it anyway.

IT'S OK with 750W, no worries!

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#2 Max-Elite
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It was mentioned that some games would require more than 1 gb vram to max out the settings yes ;) But thanks for the comment! You are right indeed. But i have already ordered the sapphire hd 6950 oc with 2 gb so I have the extra vram AND even a little more power then the hd 6870 card.
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#3 Max-Elite
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Yeah the 7850 and higher cards are better, but you will pay for that extra performance.. Since I'm planning a total rig overhaul in the next 2 years I think the 6950 will be sufficient, even if it means i will have to tune down settings of future games a little..
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#4 Max-Elite
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Thanks again guys! I won't get the gtx 480 after reading about it's darker side.. I have barely enough power to supply it anyway (cooler master 650W) and the hd cards require a lot less to run compared to that.. After all this I decided to get a Sapphire HD 6950 oc 2GB. Although it hasn't got the price/performance ratio of the hd 6870 I'm happy to pay a little more because it has the vram I would like and even a little more power then the hd 6870. Unless someone can think of a big disadvantage of this card that I have missed..?
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#5 Max-Elite
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Alright, thanks everyone for your comments!! (IceQ version is really beautiful!) You've got me convinced. The hd6870 would indeed be the better choice then. But 1 more off-topic question for the sake of it.. What if I would lay down some more cash and get the GTX 480? It scores considerable higher in the benchmark, but the memory- and graphics clock speeds are lower then those of the hd6870.. Is that because of it's bigger interface (384 bit)? And is it THAT much better then the 6870?
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#6 Max-Elite
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No I'm not talking about system RAM, I meant that people are talking about future games (and even some games today) are using more then 1GB of VRAM for 1 monitor. When I run Skyrim its always using all of my cards VRAM. It's not like I'm experiencing any troubles but clearly the game could and will use more then it has available now. It's highly likely that this also goes for future games.. And although I have no doubt these will also run with 1GB VRAM, I am wondering if the difference in performance between the 6850 and 6870 really is that much more noticeable then the extra GB of VRAM when you look at it in 2 or 3 years from now..
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#7 Max-Elite
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But what about the "next gen" games? I read that these will eventually use more and more RAM even when using only 1 monitor.. (1920 * 1080 lcd tv of 42" in my case)

Isn't the double memory going to be more useful then the performance gap between the cards in a couple of years?

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#8 Max-Elite
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Hello guys,

Planning to buy a new gpu very soon, and since I'm upgrading from a old GTX 260 the hd6850 and 6870 both are good improvements for a nice price. But I'm still not sure which one to choose..

The sapphire hd6850 with 2GB or the faster hd6870 but with 1GB RAM?

The 6870 certainly has a small advancement over the 6850 when it comes to speed and all, but is that enough to choose it over a 6850 with double RAM? They cost almost exactly the same so thats not a point.

Any thoughts about this issue are very welcome to help me make my choice! :)