GPU upgrade

[xtal191]

Looking to upgrade my old Radeon 4850. Im thinking either the 6850 or 6870. Is the 6870 worth the extra cash??

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

What PSU do you have??

The HD6870 1GB can be had for around £120 to £140.

[xtal191]

Corsair Powersupply 550W, would that be ok?

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

I assume it is a VX550W?? It should be fine even with an HD6970.

You can get free postage from Scan:

http://forums.hexus.net/scan-care-he...-delivery.html

This XFX HD6870 1GB costs around £124:

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1gb-x...x-mini-display

These MSI HD6870 1GB cards are more expensive but have a better warranty:

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1gb-m...yport-2x-dvi-p

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1gb-m...ssors-dvi-hdmi

They all seem to come with a voucher for the latest Deus Ex game.

[xtal191]

Yep its the VX550W, thanks for the reply will prob go for one of the ones you listed.

[Yosh]

I also have a VX550 and i have also just bought a XFX 6870 Black Ed. from Scan this weekend, and funnily enough i am also replacing a 4850!

So go for it.

[xtal191]

Thanks again for the replies, will be ordering a 6870 from scan tomorrow.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

The XFX HD6870 is on offer this weekend:

http://www.scan.co.uk/todayonly/inde..._icmp=AkaIX3H4

[xtal191]

About to order the XFX 6870 but it doesnt come with any cables and im currently using vga. My monitor has both vga and dvi-d so would the following cable be ok?

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2m-sc...28cdldv-302%29