Graphics card upgrade

[kotadan]

Brief description of components, 

I currently have an ATI 6850 Asus edition a 650w psu, i5 2500k Oc to 4.6 Ghz with Arctic cooling Freezer 7 heat sync, 8Gb PC3 10666 DDR3 memory, 1 1TB hard drive, 1 Sandisk extreme ssd, Asus P8Z68-V LE Motherboard  and 5 case fans. 

 

Should I get another 6850 cheap and put it into crossfire if my psu can handle that ? Or should I get a better newer card without spending too much?

 

Thanks

 

Dan   .  

[Raboo]

Get a newer card like a 7979 or 7950

[Scia]

You'll be better off with a better newer card.

7000 Series is very very very very cheap at the moment.

Or you wait a few weeks to see what the 9000 series [@CoolBeans] has to offer ^^ [should be announced this month]

[Godlygamer23]

Single GPU configs are always better for compatibility and power consumption.

[xToFxREAPER]

Brief description of components, 

I currently have an ATI 6850 Asus edition a 650w psu, i5 2500k Oc to 4.6 Ghz with Arctic cooling Freezer 7 heat sync, 8Gb PC3 10666 DDR3 memory, 1 1TB hard drive, 1 Sandisk extreme ssd, Asus P8Z68-V LE Motherboard  and 5 case fans. 

 

Should I get another 6850 cheap and put it into crossfire if my psu can handle that ? Or should I get a better newer card without spending too much?

 

Thanks

 

Dan   .  

Depends on your budget, a 7950 would be an ideal upgrade for cost effectivness

[Villain]

I would just save up some more and buy a 7950/7970, or wait for the 9000 series. Crossfiring lower end cards isn't worth it in my opinion.

[coen113]

wait for the 9xxx series,

or get an 7870 tahiti, almost 7950 performance, for less money

[M-ursu]

I would wait for 9xxx series or maxwell, if you do not want to wait then i would buy 7970 or 7950, if that is in your price range.

CoolBeans

[nothingspecial]

General rule of GPU buying:

 

When you decide you want a new one, wait for the next new set of cards to come out. Because if you buy one randomly, the next series is guaranteed to be a few weeks away, and then you'll feel like an idiot.

[kotadan]

Thanks everyone for the fast responses  

[Dravic]

General rule of GPU buying:

 

When you decide you want a new one, wait for the next new set of cards to come out. Because if you buy one randomly, the next series is guaranteed to be a few weeks away, and then you'll feel like an idiot.

[Forza-x73]

770 if you can't afford 780 performance

[mgsstar]

+1 on the 7950/7970 as your graphics card upgrade because these cards have had a big price drop and they offer great performance for the money. If you can wait, I would suggest you to wait for the 9000 series to release.

[BYOGamingPC]

+1 for the HD 7950 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007581QHG/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B007581QHG&linkCode=as2&tag=b0b929-20 or the HD 7970 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00752QYLK/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00752QYLK&linkCode=as2&tag=b0b929-20 They are just too good to pass up at their current price/performance ratios.