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Need to upgrade my 4870 2gb.

bubs

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Hi All

I got a hand me down 4870 2gb edition from my bro. Its a great card. I currently play games on a monitor 1280x 1024. Games work and look good. But I recently purchased a 1920x1080 hdmi monitor which as not quite arrived yet. But Im thinking now shall i upgrade my graphics card. I have tried GTA 4 on highest settings on this resolution and there are quite a few times the fps do drop quite bad especially during a chase. But I have a spare £200 and was thinking would it be worth upgrading to a 6870 1gb which is:£139 or a 6950 2gb for £200. I dont really want to spend the full £200, so to me i would settle with 6870 but im looking ahead for battlefield 3 and the new skyrim oblivion game.
 
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I'd go for the 6950 if I was you. BF3 looks like it is gonna be pretty demending on GFX cards
 
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6950 no doubt, it will pay in the end
bc if you buy the 6870 you might regret it and get another one, then you will be mad at yourself for not getting the 6950 in the first place
 
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