Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16ghz
EVGA 750i Sli Ftw Socket 775
Pci Express x16 (2)
6 Gigabytes G.Skill DDR2 800 5-5-5-15
Corsair 650TX
EVGA 9800 GT With an 8600 for Physx and second monitor
Acer P235H 23" 1080p and Westinghouse L2210NW (1680x1050).
Looking to spend anywhere from 150-325 depending. Would like to be able to keep it for atleast a year and a half if not 2 years. Hard core gamer, Play games almost all day every day. Some games i play are: Supreme Commander 1/2, Modern Warfare 2, Crysis, Bioshock, World in Conflict, Half Life 2, and Episodes 1 and 2. After i buy a new card, Battlefield Bad company 2, and R.U.S.E when it comes out.
Basically i was looking at the ATI 5000 Series, particularly the 5770 and the 5850 for their respective price areas. Would the 5770 be a solid upgrade and last me for a decent amount of time? Is the 5850 Worth the money? Would i be able to run both monitors on the 5770 without any performance hits? (Reason why i'm using the 8600 for my second monitor atm :/ ) Would i be better off buying an Nvidia card again? If so, which one? I did the research and most of what i found points to the 5000 series as being a better card series and better value for the money. Also to note, May decide to go back to Windows xp, Due to a few annoyance issues with windows 7.
Cheers and thanks for your opinions.
Vision
Reference links to what i was looking At.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150464
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150442
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16ghz
EVGA 750i Sli Ftw Socket 775
Pci Express x16 (2)
6 Gigabytes G.Skill DDR2 800 5-5-5-15
Corsair 650TX
EVGA 9800 GT With an 8600 for Physx and second monitor
Acer P235H 23" 1080p and Westinghouse L2210NW (1680x1050).
Looking to spend anywhere from 150-325 depending. Would like to be able to keep it for atleast a year and a half if not 2 years. Hard core gamer, Play games almost all day every day. Some games i play are: Supreme Commander 1/2, Modern Warfare 2, Crysis, Bioshock, World in Conflict, Half Life 2, and Episodes 1 and 2. After i buy a new card, Battlefield Bad company 2, and R.U.S.E when it comes out.
Basically i was looking at the ATI 5000 Series, particularly the 5770 and the 5850 for their respective price areas. Would the 5770 be a solid upgrade and last me for a decent amount of time? Is the 5850 Worth the money? Would i be able to run both monitors on the 5770 without any performance hits? (Reason why i'm using the 8600 for my second monitor atm :/ ) Would i be better off buying an Nvidia card again? If so, which one? I did the research and most of what i found points to the 5000 series as being a better card series and better value for the money. Also to note, May decide to go back to Windows xp, Due to a few annoyance issues with windows 7.
Cheers and thanks for your opinions.
Vision
Reference links to what i was looking At.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150464
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150442
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