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Hey, I am going to buy a new card soon and keep in mind that I wil overclock it. What do you guys think is the best one and has the best overclocking potentiall?
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6850 vs gtx 460
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GTX460 purely because you then fold for team 32 
but no, seriously check out the reviews on the new AMD range before you commit.
but no, seriously check out the reviews on the new AMD range before you commit.
For the best card, I would say 6850. Using this benchmark: http://hardocp.com/article/2010/10/21/amd_radeon_hd_6870_6850_video_card_review/7
We see that the 6850 comes in ~5 FPS ahead of the GTX 460, in a game that primarily favors Nvidia cards. Granted this is only one benchmark, and it shouldn't be the end all be all, it still shows how impressive the 6850 is, especially considering its $180 price tag (compared to a $200 GTX 460 1GB). For stock performance, the 6850 sits comfortably ahead of the GTX 460, although I haven't heard anything about overclocking...
We see that the 6850 comes in ~5 FPS ahead of the GTX 460, in a game that primarily favors Nvidia cards. Granted this is only one benchmark, and it shouldn't be the end all be all, it still shows how impressive the 6850 is, especially considering its $180 price tag (compared to a $200 GTX 460 1GB). For stock performance, the 6850 sits comfortably ahead of the GTX 460, although I haven't heard anything about overclocking...
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What we need is an overclocked 6850 CF vs. overclocked GTX 460 1GB SLI comparison in a game like Metro 2033.
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CF =/= SLI. This is where ATI is lacking atm and are no doubt trying to improve on.
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Well, i dont know about the overclocking potentiall of the 6850 but it scales exellent in crossfire. http://hothardware.com/Reviews/AMD-Radeon-HD-6870--6850-GPUs-Debut/?page=12
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Overall scaling with the 6000 series is now better than SLI scaling on the GTX400 series.
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Which is why there needs to be an overclocked vs. overclocked comparison between the two.
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Which is why there needs to be an overclocked vs. overclocked comparison between the two.
True, this would be nice to see. Apparently the 6850 has little trouble reaching the same clocks as a stock 6870, but it does have less SPs.
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