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As far as WoW's graphics, how well will these two cards perform in a raid setting?
Assume that the GT 520 is running with an i5 & 6GB RAM, and the HD 6850 is running with an i7 & 8GB RAM.
I'd link the actual entire computers but my work computer prohibits tabbed browsing, rly blizz? >_>
Edit: Radeon HD 6850, not 6950.
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2011-11-07, 06:49 PM #1Legendary!
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GeForce GT 520 Vs. Radeon HD6850
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2011-11-07, 06:52 PM #2Deleted
6850 > GT520 as the Nvidia card is not for gaming use and the AMD is. If you are talking sandy bridge CPU's then any of the current i5 or i7's are more than enough for any games out just now.
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2011-11-07, 06:52 PM #3Field Marshal
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I believe the GT 520 is in line with the Radeon 6450, so not even a close comparison.
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2011-11-07, 06:54 PM #4Blademaster
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That's interesting, I was just about to order a 6850 aswell.
My brother uses this card and he's been playing BF3 and some other games very smoothly. He uses a rather cheap triple-core processor, so I think you should be able to run WoW absolutely fine with an i7, 8GB of RAM and a 6850. Though I don't have benchmarks to back it up, it's just from personal experience.
Hope it helps
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2011-11-07, 06:56 PM #5The Unstoppable Force
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There IS NO comparison here, none whatsoever.
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2011-11-07, 06:56 PM #6TOTALLY NOTBanned
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Fixed the title for you.
The HD6850 is quite a lot better than a HTPC-card. so
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2011-11-07, 06:57 PM #7Bloodsail Admiral
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the HD6850 is MUCH better than GT520
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2011-11-07, 06:59 PM #8Deleted
As a reminder about Nvidia graphic cards. The first number doesn't mean rats ass.
Even GT130 will perform better than GT520.
And yes, HD6850 is ALOT better than GT520.
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2011-11-07, 07:10 PM #9The Lightbringer
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Stick with a Radeon if you plan to pay under 200 bucks for a card. The 6850 is really a steal in the price range its at and Nvidea really doesnt have much to compete in that price range.
If price doesnt matter, then grab a GTX 580.Last edited by Gsara; 2011-11-07 at 07:14 PM.
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2011-11-07, 07:17 PM #10TOTALLY NOTBanned
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GTX 460 1GiB for 40 USD less. Originally Posted by Gsara
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2011-11-07, 07:57 PM #11The Unstoppable Force
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No.... if price doesn't matter... you buy two Asus MARS IIs.... silly Gsara. ;p Originally Posted by Gsara
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2011-11-07, 08:02 PM #12The Lightbringer
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someone having a sale? Cause a gtx460 for 110 USD is really really good. Originally Posted by tetrisGOAT
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Lol, very very true, but I was just thinking single for the OP. =p Originally Posted by DeltrusDisc
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2011-11-07, 08:12 PM #13TOTALLY NOTBanned
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Well. 119.99 with MIR. Most inexpensive HD6850 I found, although I only looked quickly, was 149.99, no MIR Originally Posted by Gsara
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2011-11-07, 08:17 PM #14The Lightbringer
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Damn that is a good price with a MIR, cheapest 6850 I found with a mir was this... Originally Posted by tetrisGOAT
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...436&CatId=7005
Either way, both are really good deals.
Now I need the Mars2 to go on sale or something lol.
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2011-11-07, 08:22 PM #15Stood in the Fire
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i got gtx 460 and a i5 2500k and 8gb ram and i play with everything on ultra on 1920 x 1080 and always have over 60 fps and gtx 460 is REALLY cheap and good!
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2011-11-07, 10:19 PM #16Legendary!
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What I'm really comparing is this vs. this.
I know I'll get scolded for going to a computer forum and talking about buying pre-built retial computers, but that's just the way things are. Looking to be able to PC game with "high to ultra" graphics for the next 2-3 years. Fine with possibly replacing a graphics card 2 years down the line, I just want something that will last me a while without me having to dump my pockets.⛥⛥⛥⛥⛥ "In short, people are idiots who don't really understand anything." ⛥⛥⛥⛥⛥
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2011-11-07, 10:32 PM #17The Unstoppable Force
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You could build a better computer with a better case and better likely everything for those same amounts of money. Originally Posted by palpableimmunity
Or at least buy from better companies, Gateway and HP =/= gaming computers, especially gaming with "high to ultra" graphics.
The motherboards are an H67 in the Gateway and a sad H61 in the HP, making me unable to even tell you, "okay, go ahead and buy them." The Gateway one will not even run games near at all to what you want, so let's just take that off the list and get down to the nit and grits of the HP...
The HP has an H61 chipset motherboard, therefore, no SATA III 6Gb/s support, so you can't take full usage of a SATA III SSD... how stupid. It also has an i7-2600.... okay, not overclockable, and even if you put an i7-2600K in there, H61 does not support overclocking, you would have to get a new motherboard.
The HDD is a 5400RPM snail. Most HDDs nowadays that aren't ECO-friendly HDDs run at 7200RPM or MORE.
And so... $1,000? That is no deal, whatsoever. You could do so so so much better, whether you bought from newegg.com's list of ibuypower/cyberpowerpc's prebuilts or built it yourself. I would write up a list for you right now for $1,000 that would completely blow away this HP, honestly, piece of crap, but I have to jet to school. Someone will surely take up the call and post a killer rig that will be twice as powerful, and have a better HDD/SSD.
I suggest you go take a look at the builds in the computer build help subforum here in the thread "Marest's Sample Build Thread."
Cheers."A flower.
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2011-11-07, 10:32 PM #18TOTALLY NOTBanned
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Your choice. As long as you know it's a better option to build one, and you choose not to, that's your choice and you should be respected for it. Originally Posted by palpableimmunity
The second computer is superior in every single aspect.
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2011-11-07, 10:34 PM #19The Unstoppable Force
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Eh, the first one has an H67 chipset motherboard, so it supports SATA III. ;p Originally Posted by tetrisGOAT
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2011-11-07, 10:37 PM #20TOTALLY NOTBanned
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And how likely is he to add an SSD? :P It won't matter for the HDD. Originally Posted by DeltrusDisc
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