Yep, HD 6850 non reference seems the right solution for your upgrade need. Just wait a bit, i think this time AMD got plentiful supply from TSMC, and with the heating up price war, in one month time you could get it for even cheaper than what's available now, or atleast get more choices/alternatives. Heck, if all things turn positive, we might get a non reference OC ready HD 6870 for less than US$ 200 sooner than later.![]()
Techreport's review shows that the 6870 is on par with 5870 in all the games they tested.
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XFX 6850 Black Edition
Glad i picked up a XFX 6850 from the egg last evening.
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well the question is will it really be 220$, or like 200ish.
if theres less noise and better overclocking, it sounds it could be worth an extra 20-25, but not 40$.
but if you can get a reference, add on a big ass cooler for the same price, and get the same overclock, might aswell do that instead.
i also kinda just wish the 6870 had more headroom, make it fun.
2500k @ 4900mhz - Asus Maxiums IV Gene Z - Swiftech Apogee LP
GTX 680 @ +170 (1267mhz) / +300 (3305mhz) - EK 680 FC EN/Acteal
Swiftech MCR320 Drive @ 1300rpms - 3x GT 1850s @ 1150rpms
XS Build Log for: My Latest Custom Case
2500k @ 4900mhz - Asus Maxiums IV Gene Z - Swiftech Apogee LP
GTX 680 @ +170 (1267mhz) / +300 (3305mhz) - EK 680 FC EN/Acteal
Swiftech MCR320 Drive @ 1300rpms - 3x GT 1850s @ 1150rpms
XS Build Log for: My Latest Custom Case
Where are the 2GB editions?
I have a 5850, and virtually any game at 5760x1200 needs to have textures set to medium and AA off.
AMD breaks it's own naming scheme with the 6870
http://www.semiaccurate.com/2010/10/...g-scheme-6870/
Charlie's thoughts on the renaming scheme. I can't believe my own thoughts mimic Charlie exactly down to the reasoning. The world must be ending.
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IMO they should have been 6830 and 6850 instead of what they are called in terms of their performance compared to the last gen.
(6850 should be 6830, and 6870 should be 6850).
Yea:
http://benchmarkextreme.com/Articles...%202GB/P2.html
1 Gb is a fail for 2560x1600 and Eyefinity setups.
1 Gb is plenty on the 6800s because those are cards for 1080p res.
scary...
http://img530.imageshack.us/i/2cmq6aw.jpg
maybe GDDR5 6gbps density isnt that great...
How successful were the eyefinity editions? The general consensus I thought 3 monitor gaming can be good, 6 monitor gaming is never good. In addition you needed substantially more power than a single 5870 to really get decent graphics on six monitors.
I definitely think cayman xt should have more than 1gb of ddr5 if the price is over 400 dollars. These cards sound like they really have the power to drive eyefinity, it would be a shame to be held back by memory.
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