upgrade from gtx 285

mp3boy · May 14, 2010

Hi guys ...another upgrade thread lol

so i'm going to grad in a couple weeks...gonna get a budget of 2k for new pc

current setup is

q6600@3.0ghz
asus p5ql pro p43 chipset
2 tb hard drive
gx 285 OC
750 watt psu
4 gb ddr2 ram

So i'm thinking of getting

i7 930
some kickass heatsink
an sli/xfire mobo
(same hd)
(same psu)
4-6 gb ddr3 ram
and of course the graphics card
i'm stuck b/t sticking w/ my 285 or going for a single 5870 or for 5870 xfire

currently i play games @ 1680 X1050 but i'm getting a new monitor that's 1920X1080

so what do you guys think i should go for? Is it worth upgrading (windows 7 btw)

thanks and sorry if this is in the wrong place LOL

AlienIsGOD · May 14, 2010

5850/70 Imo.

rick22 · May 14, 2010

Hell yes...go for it.....get the 5870...by the way can you sell me your 285 cheap........ :toast:

mp3boy · May 14, 2010

rick22 said:
Hell yes...go for it.....get the 5870...by the way can you sell me your 285 cheap........

Hey rick sure...say $200?

mp3boy · May 14, 2010

AlienIsGOD said:
5850/70 Imo.

hmm well how much better is the 5850/70 over the 285? I wanna make my money worth it since i'm not gonna be upgrading for a while LOL

rick22 · May 14, 2010

mp3boy said:
Hey rick sure...say $200?

NO TY BUT HAVE A GREAT DAY :toast:

mp3boy · May 14, 2010

mhm you too!

roast · May 15, 2010

Heres a link to the review of the 5870. Lots of performance numbers there:
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ATI/Radeon_HD_5870/

And heres a comparison of performance based on a Crysis benchmark.
Note the GTX285, the 5870, and the 5870XFire

mp3boy · May 15, 2010

mhm ya thanks guys...so i decided to jump the gun and buy 2 of these

http://ncix.com/products/index.php?...BD5-P2DHG&manufacture=PowerColor&promoid=1114

here's hoping my q6600 won't bottleneck them :toast:

roast · May 15, 2010

Nice. I imagine the Q6600 might bottleneck them slightly. Get that i7 soon and you'll be sorted.

mp3boy · May 15, 2010

hmm but i heard sandy bridge was around the corner :S

and i just bought a p5q pro for my q6600 (clearance) so I don't really wanna spend another 700 ish on a new mobo; cpu; and ram...

how about the i5s? Would i see an improvement over my 6600?

GSquadron · May 15, 2010

5850 Immediatelly!!!!

roast · May 15, 2010

With the i5's, you would see a noticable improvement over the Q6600, definitly.
Yeah, Sandy Bridge is "around the corner" so to speak, but theres always new tech around the corner. If you keep waiting for the next generation, you'll never get anything at all.

Although at the Rez you'll be playing games at... I'm not sure if its really necessary.

AlienIsGOD · May 15, 2010

Maybe try to squeeze a few mhz more outta ur Q6600 if u see a bottleneck...

mp3boy · May 15, 2010

haha ya good point guys...so 1920X1080 should be fine right? (haven't updated res on sig yet)

roast · May 15, 2010

mp3boy said:
haha ya good point guys...so 1920X1080 should be fine right? (haven't updated res on sig yet)

Yeah should be grand.
What are your temps/volts for the Q6600? And what stepping is it? You should be able to push it a little further...

mp3boy · May 15, 2010

umm my q6600 tep idle is around 31-32ish...under load maybe 50?

it's at 1.32v

and one more thing--do you think my current 750 watt psu would be enough? (it's pc power and cooling or something like that) but it's already a year old...

roast · May 15, 2010

PSU should be fine.
As far as I'm aware, the absolute MAX voltage for the q6600 would be 1.4v. This should allow you to get to maybe 3.5-3.6Ghz.
What stepping is your Q6600 though? Use CPU-Z to check this. The stepping might affect the overclockability of the chip.

mp3boy · May 15, 2010

uhh i'm pretty sure it's a g0

roast · May 15, 2010

If you get bottlenecked then, you can overclock it more.

mp3boy · May 15, 2010

heh k thanks so much for your help man! :toast:

bobzilla2009 · May 15, 2010

Btw, and i5 wouldn't be a good choice for an upgrade anyway, since afaik the i5 is limited to one pci 16x lane, so you'd bottleneck your cards. So phenom II X6 or an i7! If you're more into gaming i'd go for the phenom X6 route though, since it'll have longer legs than a quad i7 in the long run.

If you're an encoder go for an i7 setup of course.

mp3boy · May 16, 2010

hey guys just wanted to bring up another thing...is the 5970 more worth it than the 5870 xfire setup?

Although I ordered the PCS++ version (other heatsink + 950mhz core oc)

it cost around 200 more than the 5970...they haven't come in yet so should i return them for the 5970?

newtekie1 · May 16, 2010

Honestly, a single 5870 would have been more then enough, and really I'd stick with the GTX285 for a while longer if you are sticking with the Q6600 for a while. Hell, I still use the HD4890 for my 1920x1080 gaming.

Black Panther · May 16, 2010

Get an xfire mobo, and one 5870.

If you get the upgrade itch some couple of months later, you know you can get a good improvement by buying a second 5870.

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