Quote Originally Posted by ihatbs View Post
Wow, the HD5870 is cheaper than 295 and performs almost the same.
Sadly I won't be able to upgrade since I need to replace my current rig with better hardware.

HD5870 will be bottlenecked by the q6600@3.4 ? isn't it ?
There isn't a game out right now that the Q6600 can't keep up with the 5870 once the rez and AA are turned on when it comes to staying above your monitors refresh rate...

Seriously...

The Q6 series, Q9 series, and AMD Phenom II's are all FINE for gaming. You don't need an i7 to play games just because it's the fastest thing out there.