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Time to upgrade. Which one? Help!

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Anthroc

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Current set up:
Q6600 running at 3Ghz
6 GB DDR 2 ram (2x1Gb and 2x2Gb)
9800 GT 512MB


I can barely run the Witcher 2 with this set up. Have to keep it to the min settings.

What would be the best choice $/power for my set up? (Canada)
- gtx650ti - $160
- r7 260x - $160
- hd7850 - $160
- r9 270 - $200

Help much appreciated!
 
I would definitely get the 7850 and OC that sucker. Your CPU is getting pretty old, but still capable for less CPU intensive games.
 
WiL11o6 said:
I would definitely get the 7850 and OC that sucker. Your CPU is getting pretty old, but still capable for less CPU intensive games.
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270 has more shaders than the 7850, I'd go with that over any of the other options.

270 has 1280 stream processors/80 texture units vs. the 1024/64 of the 7850, plus it comes with much better memory. It's actually a pretty decent card, more of a 7870 replacement than anything, only problem is that it's limited by its power inputs in terms of OC. It won't get as high as a 270x most of the time.
 
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I would say if you were buying used, get a 7850 (~95-110) as it performs well for its price. Dont buy a new 7850 for 160 though. If you don't mind spending 200 for a r9 270 i would go for that as i am not familiar with Canadian pricing.
 
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