Jin34 said:9 inch length I believe, 10.5 for the 6870, don't know about the height though.
cyberheater said:The GTX 460 is something like $70 cheaper then the HD6850 in the UK. That's quite a gap.
Deathcraze said:My 8800gt is failing and needs to be replaced and I wouldn't have to fiddle with PSU wires if I went for a 6850 instead of a GTX 460 so that is pretty enticing to me. My only worry is I've always used Nvidia cards in my PCs and I'm not used to ATI/AMDs drivers which don't always receive the best of plaudits.
6850 is cheaper on ebuyer unless I'm missing something obvious.
Lasthope106 said:I'm already seeing the 460 priced below $200 in newegg.com. The last time one of my computers had an ATI graphics card was back in 2002. How much worse are the AMD drivers? Just from reading the forums AMD doesn't always get the best rep in that respect.
darthbob said:No. The 68xx series is AMD's mid range product this cycle. 69xx is their high end 'flagship'.
Ryoma-Echizen said:You should visit the nvidia support forums. Both companies deliver good drivers, sometimes they deliver a so-so one, then fixes in the next versions.
I don't see what's so impressive. The 6870 barely beats out the 5850, which launched at $259 over a year ago. I'm not impressed at all, unless it overclocks like a banshee.Solstice said:Pretty impressive. What's the price point on these guys again?
was then sold out for a couple months then rereleased at $289 when nvidia had no response and now sells for $260SapientWolf said:I don't see what's so impressive. The 6870 barely beats out the 5850, which launched at $259 over a year ago. I'm not impressed at all, unless it overclocks like a banshee.
JoeFu said:
SapientWolf said:I don't see what's so impressive. The 6870 barely beats out the 5850, which launched at $259 over a year ago. I'm not impressed at all, unless it overclocks like a banshee.
That, to me, is far more impressive. That's the price I paid for the card at launch, and it's one of the few times I haven't regretted being an early adopter.derder said:was then sold out for a couple months then rereleased at $289 when nvidia had no response and now sells for $260
SapientWolf said:I don't see what's so impressive. The 6870 barely beats out the 5850, which launched at $259 over a year ago. I'm not impressed at all, unless it overclocks like a banshee.
Dreams-Visions said:what kind of power supply requirements does this have?
sweet. I might go with the 6850, then. I can avoid upgrading my PSU. I think...darthbob said:400-500W minimum with 1 6-pin PCI-E for 6850, 2 for 6870.
A little under the 5770, but the 4870 is listed in some of them. It's a bit of a mish mash of cards.DEO3 said:Which card in these benchmarks is the best equivalent to a 4870? That's what I'm running now, but since it's not listed it's hard for me to really compare.
Gigabyte, only because my mobo is the same brand. I honestly have no idea if some are better than others.Dreams-Visions said:^ which brand did you go with?
sweet. I might go with the 6850, then. I can avoid upgrading my PSU. I think...
The 4870 is actually a little above the 5770 most of the time. By little I mean a frame or two or three.Fredescu said:A little under the 5770, but the 4870 is listed in some of them. It's a bit of a mish mash of cards.
The HD 5770 is what you should look at to correlate with the 4870. A 4890 is similar to the GTX270.DEO3 said:Which card in these benchmarks is the best equivalent to a 4870? That's what I'm running now, but since it's not listed it's hard for me to really compare.
DaBuddaDa said:The 4870 is actually a little above the 5770 most of the time. By little I mean a frame or two or three.
I always buy XFX cards, but their 6870 is $40 more expensive for some reason. No clue why!?
JoeFu said:
You don't really need to. Go for whatever has the best warranty and/or free games.Tiduz said:maybe i should go asus since i have a asus mobo...
Lasthope106 said:Ohh man, the nvidia fanboy inside of me just died. I want a 6870.
How big are these cards? My case doesn't have space to fit the really long 12 inch cards.
R2D4 said:Think a Q9550 would be enough power for 6850 crossfire at 1080p?
Fredescu said:You don't really need to. Go for whatever has the best warranty and/or free games.
Nice. Looking forward to their 6870 vs GTX470 article.Shambles said:Here's a real review from HardOCP