htapocysp Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 So ive done a bit of research well a good bit my system atm is Processor: Intel® Core2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~3.0GHz Memory: tracers 4gigs Hard Drive: raptors in raid 0 Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 4870 dk top Series Monitor: vw246h 24' Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 32-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_gdr.100226-1909) Motherboard: asus p5qe deluxe so ive preorderd dragon age 2 and crysis 2 and my gpu is not dx 11. Im in the 200-300$'ish range so ive narrowed it down to i want either the 6870,6950, or 560ti and cant seem to find a clear answer on which is the best for the money and which one will most likey run DA2 and CY2 the best. If any one can provide a clear answer or just some input and some backup to what their saying it would be much appreciated. looking to run both games (err at least dragon age 2) on very high at 1920 x 1080 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 Is that the 6950 2gb or 1gb we're talking about....also you should install 64bit windows Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
htapocysp Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 Is that the 6950 2gb or 1gb we're talking about....also you should install 64bit windows either or man i could get either one ive herd the 1gig is faster tho and ya i upgraded from 32bit xp soz it wasent too cool with g4bit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandre Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 Welcome to OCC mate! You thinking of SLI/Crossfire? Most important question: What PSU do you have and how many amps does it have on the 12 volt rail? Both the 6950 and 560ti are good high performing cards on your list. The 6870 is also a great card but not as good as the 560 or 6950 in performance. Check out this graphics ranking list to get a better picture It is possibly more affordable to get the 2gb version of the 6950 and bios flash it to a 6970 (at your own risk of cause - but plenty of people have done it successfully ) If you want to find out more about flashing a 6950 check out this link. The 560Ti MSI Twin Frozr II is also a great pick if you aren't confident with the bios flash but it won't run as well as a flashed 6950 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdm_freek Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 (edited) either or man i could get either one ive herd the 1gig is faster tho and ya i upgraded from 32bit xp soz it wasent too cool with g4bit id say 6950 2gig then unlock it and btw 6950's in crossfire destroy the 560 ti in sli Edited February 24, 2011 by jdm_freek Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
htapocysp Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341001&cm_re=OCZ_GameXStream-_-17-341-001-_-Product thats my psu and yeah i dont think i want to flash it but i have no probs overclocking anything as long as it stays stable Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 either or man i could get either one ive herd the 1gig is faster tho and ya i upgraded from 32bit xp soz it wasent too cool with g4bit You really should upgrade as even now the 32bit OS is only giving you 3GB out of 4GB since you have a 1GB 4870 (and it can old have 4GB total of system+graphics memory) Welcome to OCC mate! You thinking of SLI/Crossfire? Most important question: What PSU do you have and how many amps does it have on the 12 volt rail? Both the 6950 and 560ti are good high performing cards on your list. The 6870 is also a great card but not as good as the 560 or 6950 in performance. Check out this graphics ranking list to get a better picture It is possibly more affordable to get the 2gb version of the 6950 and bios flash it to a 6970 (at your own risk of cause - but plenty of people have done it successfully ) If you want to find out more about flashing a 6950 check out this link. The 560Ti MSI Twin Frozr II is also a great pick if you aren't confident with the bios flash but it won't run as well as a flashed 6950 I was thinking of recommending the 2GB 6950 too but with his 32bit OS, he'd be down to 2gb of system memory If OP upgrades his OS to 64bit, I think dual 6850s are the way to go. However if you only want one video card (lesser price/performance) and don't want to upgrade to 64bit, get the 6950 1GB. If you want the single graphics card and will upgrade OS, get the 6950 2GB. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandre Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 You really should upgrade as even now the 32bit OS is only giving you 3GB out of 4GB since you have a 1GB 4870 (and it can old have 4GB total of system+graphics memory) I was thinking of recommending the 2GB 6950 too but with his 32bit OS, he'd be down to 2gb of system memory If OP upgrades his OS to 64bit, I think dual 6850s are the way to go. Good point my friend. With a 32 bit system 1 gb of GRAM will probably be a good idea. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
htapocysp Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 (edited) You really should upgrade as even now the 32bit OS is only giving you 3GB out of 4GB since you have a 1GB 4870 (and it can old have 4GB total of system+graphics memory) I was thinking of recommending the 2GB 6950 too but with his 32bit OS, he'd be down to 2gb of system memory If OP upgrades his OS to 64bit, I think dual 6850s are the way to go. However if you only want one video card (lesser price/performance) and don't want to upgrade to 64bit, get the 6950 1GB. If you want the single graphics card and will upgrade OS, get the 6950 2GB. alright now my video card is 512m so how much will it hurt if I upgrade to 1 gig as far as ram is concerned with 32 bit Edited February 24, 2011 by htapocysp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 alright now my video card is 512m so how much will it hurt if I upgrade to 1 gig as far as ram is concerned with 32 bit I'd get a 1GB card max, but still HIGHLY advise backing up your stuff and upgrading to 64bit. Otherwise you're wasting a GB of system memory Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
htapocysp Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 I'd get a 1GB card max, but still HIGHLY advise backing up your stuff and upgrading to 64bit. Otherwise you're wasting a GB of system memory Im upgrading to 64 atm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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