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UPS delivered the 5850 this morning. It installed with no issues and I have been playing all day. I have been playing L4D and Killing Floor at the highest settings and so far it has been smooth as silk. I will try Crysis and Stalker later and let you know how it handles it. But so far it rips!!

Yea I have the same plan, hopefully Santa will bring me a couple more displays for Xmas. I have been awfully good all year.

Thanks, I'm can't wait to see how this card performs. That was one of the things that I liked about the Visiontek card, it comes with a lifetime warranty. Just hope I don't have to use it.

I decided to go with the 5850. I got one from Tiger Direct yesterday and it is scheduled to be delivered tomorrow. I will post my findings as soon as I get it hooked up. Thanks again for all the help!!

It was $269.99. I bought one about two hours ago and it just shipped so they had a few in stock. They sold out quick.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5271083&CatId=3669

Just wanted to let everyone know that Tiger Direct has the Visiontek HD 5850 in stock, $269.99 and free shipping. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5271083&CatId=3669

I thought about the 5870, but thought it might be more than I need. I also thought about the new Nvidia's, but who knows when they will show up. As far as the PSU, I have read people upgrading to a GTX 295 and other cards without issue. The PSU manufacturer is Delta, so it's pretty good. I...

I believe that the power supply should be fine. You can actually get this same PC from Dell with the GTX 260 installed with the 475 watt PSU.

I think I will wait for the 5850 to become available. It's a little more than I wanted to spend, but hopefully I won't have to buy another card for a while.;)

So the 4870 did the trick for you? One nice thing about that is the price is right, had also thought about the 4890. Then the 5850 came out and I thought is it worth spending the extra money on the newer technology?

Thanks for all the replies. The power supply is the stock one that came with the PC. You guys are right in line with what I was thinking, like a GTX 275 or a HD 5850 whenever I can get one. I will make sure to update my BIOS also. I just have to get something, the 4350 just doesn't cut it.:)

Looking for some advice on an upgrade. I have a Dell 435T with i7 2.66 processor and a 475 watt PSU. The card that came with it was a HD 4350. I am looking to upgrade the card and I am using an HP 2709M LCD that runs at 1920x1080. I want a card to be able to play games at higher settings like...

Yea I was thinking about getting three of the new Hanns·G HH-281HPB 28" displays that just came into stock at NewEgg. There are no reviews on it yet, but I would think it is the same as the older model, just looks a little different. The only thing that has me confused is that the old model...

Cool, thanks for the heads up and all the info. I wanted to start my build now but I think I will wait to see what ATI delivers. I guess it won't kill me to wait a few more weeks...or will it.:)