ATI 68XX any idea on ETA?

[AlexHaden]

Hi Scan,

Just wondering if anyone knows when you will have the 6870 in stock? Some competitors have them now, but would prefer to give you my money - especially while you are stress tesing my 3xs bundle!

Ta!

[Terbinator]

6850 is in stock now - use Scans search bar

[AlexHaden]

Excellent.

Now the ultimate question!

Pc is a i5 @ 4ghz, monitor only goes to 1440x900

What's the best choice?

5850, 6850 or 6870?

I have a 5850 in my main pc with a 24" HD monitor, is it worth swapping mine out to the offspring, and getting a 6870?

[psmawson]

I would hold out if I was you. The 68XX replaces the current 57XX and the new up coming 69XX will replace the 58XX and then it will go back to the x2 at the end of the series for the duel cards like with the 4870x2

Hope that helps

The 6850 would be a downgrade compared to your current 5850

[Fallen Angel -X]

They should have called the 6850 a 5840
And the 6870 a 5860

As the 6850 sits between a 5830 and a 5850

And the 6870 sits between a 5850 and a 5870 in terms of performance

[AlexHaden]

Hi All,

Thanks for this.

So then, given that the i5 @ 4ghz, is powerful enough, What would you all recomend for a 1440X900 Display?

I was thinking of a 5850 or a 6870 as they are around the same price.

Or should i go for a Nvida 470 as they have just jit the £200 mark?

I know most of those will be overkill for that resolution, but will be getting a larger monitor soon for the offspring, so could do with future proofing a small bit.

Im guessing the best bet would be the 6870 as thats slightly faster than the 5850, but not enough for me to be bothered about replacing it my pc and giving the offspring my 5850? Then again, i do have a HD 24" monitor......

Anyway, wish the wife would hurry up and call me with my card details that i have left at home :-(

[Cus_de_Sparta65]

Hi All,

Thanks for this.

So then, given that the i5 @ 4ghz, is powerful enough, What would you all recomend for a 1440X900 Display?

I was thinking of a 5850 or a 6870 as they are around the same price.

Or should i go for a Nvida 470 as they have just jit the £200 mark?

I know most of those will be overkill for that resolution, but will be getting a larger monitor soon for the offspring, so could do with future proofing a small bit.

Im guessing the best bet would be the 6870 as thats slightly faster than the 5850, but not enough for me to be bothered about replacing it my pc and giving the offspring my 5850? Then again, i do have a HD 24" monitor......

Anyway, wish the wife would hurry up and call me with my card details that i have left at home :-(

The big difference between these cards are the 470's use lots more power and can be quite noisy I am led to believe.

[Lee24]

Excellent.

Now the ultimate question!

Pc is a i5 @ 4ghz, monitor only goes to 1440x900

What's the best choice?

5850, 6850 or 6870?

I have a 5850 in my main pc with a 24" HD monitor, is it worth swapping mine out to the offspring, and getting a 6870?

Hi guys,

i got the his 5850 for one of my systems and i jest got a 6870 for my son's pc and there is not much in them @ 1920x1080, if you play @ that res then them cards will be a waste, and both mine and my son's systems are i5 @ 4ghz, if you only game @ 1440x900 then a cheaper card will do jest fine something like HD4870/4890 or GTX460

[bear jesus]

Hi guys,

i got the his 5850 for one of my systems and i jest got a 6870 for my son's pc and there is not much in them @ 1920x1080, if you play @ that res then them cards will be a waste, and both mine and my son's systems are i5 @ 4ghz, if you only game @ 1440x900 then a cheaper card will do jest fine something like HD4870/4890 or GTX460

The older cards may have plenty of power for gaming at that res but if his computer is on a lot then the impressibly low idle power usage of the 5xxx and 6xxx cards would make them a better choice but also give a lot of extra features although for gaming mainly just dx11, morphological aa and the options of 3d and/or eyefinity in the future.

With my rig switching from a 4870 to a 6870 would have saved me at least £200 a year in electric (i don't turn my computer of) but i had to go and order 2 of them along with 2 more monitors but if i had not the power saved would have paid for a 6870 within a year.

[AlexHaden]

Heh, good call! 6870 ordered, now just have to stop the billions of bsod's, and we are away. Currently the offsping has stolen my pc, cannot get on the flipping thing.

Next time I'll buy a pre built system, building one is too hit and miss these days when you run into problems.

[TheWizard]

Heh, good call! 6870 ordered, now just have to stop the billions of bsod's, and we are away. Currently the offsping has stolen my pc, cannot get on the flipping thing.

Next time I'll buy a pre built system, building one is too hit and miss these days when you run into problems.

All the best with your new card. I have ordered the XFX 6850 and hoping that it will be available sooner than later. All I have to do now is sell my Core2Duo system and buy me a nice AMD rig from Scan.

[nishanthan]

I have ordered sapphire 6850. Along with and x4 processor. I can't wait to get my hand in those babies.