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HD 6850

HD 6850
« on: November 09, 2010, 06:18:05 pm »
Are they worth if? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125348
And while i post this the deal of the day COOLER MASTER GX Series RS750-ACAAE3-US 750W ATX12V v2.31 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply recommend? The reason i am wondering is because of PSU, and i want to upgrade to a better video card.
« Last Edit: November 09, 2010, 06:20:40 pm by bigdaveberg »
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Re: HD 6850
« Reply #1 on: November 09, 2010, 06:26:03 pm »
Hi yes that PSU seems to be  a nice one and has a single 12V rail which is best for the newer kit. Actually a good price for what it is I would say. Should be powerful enough to run most graphics cards as long as you aren't thinking of SLI on a couple of 480s or something.
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6970 2GB
HX850
256GB SSD, Sam 1TB, WDB320GB
Blu-Ray
HAF 932

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i7 3770K
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6950 2GB
HCP1200W
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StrikeX S7
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Re: HD 6850
« Reply #2 on: November 09, 2010, 06:29:20 pm »
Hi yes that PSU seems to be  a nice one and has a single 12V rail which is best for the newer kit. Actually a good price for what it is I would say. Should be powerful enough to run most graphics cards as long as you aren't thinking of SLI on a couple of 480s or something.

Cool. How about that gigabyte 6850 OOS currently but would it justify me spending that much on a new card. currecntly i have 128bit bus, and 1g ddr5 vid mem. that card carries 256bit and same mem. Would like better fps and want to upgrade to a bigger monitor soon like a 23" instead of a damn 15" dell running 1024*768...
NZXT M59
GIGABYTE GA-880GA-UD3H
OCZ Fatal1ty OCZ550FTY 550W ATX12V v2.2 / EPS12V
Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB)  DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)
Intel X-25V 40gb SSD----FREE
WD Caviar Blue 500gb s

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Re: HD 6850
« Reply #3 on: November 09, 2010, 06:36:18 pm »
Hi yes that PSU seems to be  a nice one and has a single 12V rail which is best for the newer kit. Actually a good price for what it is I would say. Should be powerful enough to run most graphics cards as long as you aren't thinking of SLI on a couple of 480s or something.

Cool. How about that gigabyte 6850 OOS currently but would it justify me spending that much on a new card. currecntly i have 128bit bus, and 1g ddr5 vid mem. that card carries 256bit and same mem. Would like better fps and want to upgrade to a bigger monitor soon like a 23" instead of a damn 15" dell running 1024*768...

Dave the first thing I want to point out because I feel it's a bit of a con is that the numbering sequence doesn't match the previous series. ie the 6870 is not the next step from the 5870. The 6870 would equate to the 5850 closer. So the 6850 would be more akin to the 5830 in effect. Now don't get me wrong I am not knocking the cards at all but I feel as a marketing strategy it leaves something to be desired.
The 6850 though is still a good card and is 256 bit as you rightly say.

I agree you have GOT to get a bigger monitor though :o
« Last Edit: November 09, 2010, 06:37:50 pm by Dark Mantis »
Gigabyte X58A-UD7
i7 920
Dominators 1600 x6 12GB
6970 2GB
HX850
256GB SSD, Sam 1TB, WDB320GB
Blu-Ray
HAF 932

Gigabyte Z68X-UD5-B3
i7 3770K
Vengeance 1600 16GB
6950 2GB
HCP1200W
Revo Drive x2, 1.5TB WDB RAID0
16x DLRW
StrikeX S7
Full water cooling
3 x 27" Iiy

Re: HD 6850
« Reply #4 on: November 09, 2010, 07:10:06 pm »
Hi yes that PSU seems to be  a nice one and has a single 12V rail which is best for the newer kit. Actually a good price for what it is I would say. Should be powerful enough to run most graphics cards as long as you aren't thinking of SLI on a couple of 480s or something.

Cool. How about that gigabyte 6850 OOS currently but would it justify me spending that much on a new card. currecntly i have 128bit bus, and 1g ddr5 vid mem. that card carries 256bit and same mem. Would like better fps and want to upgrade to a bigger monitor soon like a 23" instead of a damn 15" dell running 1024*768...

Dave the first thing I want to point out because I feel it's a bit of a con is that the numbering sequence doesn't match the previous series. ie the 6870 is not the next step from the 5870. The 6870 would equate to the 5850 closer. So the 6850 would be more akin to the 5830 in effect. Now don't get me wrong I am not knocking the cards at all but I feel as a marketing strategy it leaves something to be desired.
The 6850 though is still a good card and is 256 bit as you rightly say.

I agree you have GOT to get a bigger monitor though :o
Wow i am quiet glad you said something..   :-\ Or else i would have made a mistake. Thank you so much. And i agree in two points they do need  a better marketing strategy they would have fooled me. And yes i want a bigger monitor intact i need one. This ones bugs the crap out of my eyes. But have not found deals i like enough for one, plus i just spent a repair bill on my truck... ( Al thought i would get a monitor next payday.)
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GIGABYTE GA-880GA-UD3H
OCZ Fatal1ty OCZ550FTY 550W ATX12V v2.2 / EPS12V
Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB)  DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)
Intel X-25V 40gb SSD----FREE
WD Caviar Blue 500gb s

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Re: HD 6850
« Reply #5 on: November 09, 2010, 08:08:03 pm »
Only too glad to have put the record straight and saved you from making an expensive mistake.  AQs I said the cards are good but you want to be aware of what you are buying.

I don't know about in the USA  but there are some quite nice deals on 22" & 23" monitors over here at the moment. There are a few for under £100 which is cheap for "rip off England".

EDIT: Actually I have just been checking on Newegg over there and they have plenty of choice for around the same amount.

Just a couple that caught my eye
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236076
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824116456
« Last Edit: November 09, 2010, 08:27:41 pm by Dark Mantis »
Gigabyte X58A-UD7
i7 920
Dominators 1600 x6 12GB
6970 2GB
HX850
256GB SSD, Sam 1TB, WDB320GB
Blu-Ray
HAF 932

Gigabyte Z68X-UD5-B3
i7 3770K
Vengeance 1600 16GB
6950 2GB
HCP1200W
Revo Drive x2, 1.5TB WDB RAID0
16x DLRW
StrikeX S7
Full water cooling
3 x 27" Iiy