6770 or 6870

[anveena]

Building a new comp and I'm wondering if a 6770 can handle WoW at max settings? or if I should just spend more and get a 6870.

[Sephiracle]

Building a new comp and I'm wondering if a 6770 can handle WoW at max settings? or if I should just spend more and get a 6870.

Pretty much any gpu is going to be able to handle wow at max settings, it matters more on your cpu and resolution that you'll be playing on.

[Deleted]

The 6770 is just a rebranded 5770 anyway, so might as well get one of those then.
And WoW is WAAAY more CPU dependant, so yes.

[OhpUldum]

Yeah running one HD5770 I could max out WoW with AA maxed. It is really more dependent on your CPU than anything else.

If you plan to play any other games though you want the 6870.

[anveena]

Yeah running one HD5770 I could max out WoW with AA maxed. It is really more dependent on your CPU than anything else.

If you plan to play any other games though you want the 6870.

The only other games I plan on playing are Eve and probably Skyrim.

[OhpUldum]

For Skyrim I would opt for the HD6870.

[Arisfarreach]

The only other games I plan on playing are Eve and probably Skyrim.

Go with the 6870 then. It's a great card, and should perform well with Skyrim.

[Quintana]

When I built my desktop this past winter I went with a 6850, reading everywhere that it would easily run on ultra. In most places it does but during raids and in busy areas it slows down noticeably. This is running at 1440x900 resolution with a Phenom II 955 quad core, don't get me wrong I'm content but was a little disappointed to be honest.

[vesseblah]

Building a new comp and I'm wondering if a 6770 can handle WoW at max settings? or if I should just spend more and get a 6870.

Just pointing out that both of those are pretty old cards now, and for a new computer you might be able to find something suitable and less than year old without breaking the bank too badly.

[Arisfarreach]

When I built my desktop this past winter I went with a 6850, reading everywhere that it would easily run on ultra. In most places it does but during raids and in busy areas it slows down noticeably. This is running at 1440x900 resolution with a Phenom II 955 quad core, don't get me wrong I'm content but was a little disappointed to be honest.

That has nothing to do with your 6850 and everything to do with your Phenom II 955.

[vesseblah]

When I built my desktop this past winter I went with a 6850, reading everywhere that it would easily run on ultra. In most places it does but during raids and in busy areas it slows down noticeably. This is running at 1440x900 resolution with a Phenom II 955 quad core, don't get me wrong I'm content but was a little disappointed to be honest.

WoW depends mostly on CPU speed, and people claiming that "card x can run WoW on ultra" are either fools or lying.

[Motoma]

When I built my desktop this past winter I went with a 6850, reading everywhere that it would easily run on ultra. In most places it does but during raids and in busy areas it slows down noticeably. This is running at 1440x900 resolution with a Phenom II 955 quad core, don't get me wrong I'm content but was a little disappointed to be honest.

Have you overclocked that CPU and do you have shadows turned up high? My old machine (i7920 @ 4 ghz, HD5770 on 1920x1200) had everything on Ultra bar shadows and still doesn't dip below 50 in raids.

[Sephiracle]

When I built my desktop this past winter I went with a 6850, reading everywhere that it would easily run on ultra. In most places it does but during raids and in busy areas it slows down noticeably. This is running at 1440x900 resolution with a Phenom II 955 quad core, don't get me wrong I'm content but was a little disappointed to be honest.

That's a problem with your cpu, not your graphics card.

[Quintana]

Have you overclocked that CPU and do you have shadows turned up high? My old machine (i7920 @ 4 ghz, HD5770 on 1920x1200) had everything on Ultra bar shadows and still doesn't dip below 50 in raids.

No I haven't OC'd it at all, still sitting at stock speed of 3.2. I don't have any experience with OCing but I have read the 955 BE are very easy to do with the unlocked multiplier. I also bought an aftermarket cooler (Hyper 212+) incase I did want to OC in the future, but like I said I have no idea what I'm doing.

[OhpUldum]

No I haven't OC'd it at all, still sitting at stock speed of 3.2. I don't have any experience with OCing but I have read the 955 BE are very easy to do with the unlocked multiplier. I also bought an aftermarket cooler (Hyper 212+) incase I did want to OC in the future, but like I said I have no idea what I'm doing.

Please create a separate thread for overclocking help on your 955BE. I'm sure plenty of users would be able to give you advice. Lets not hijack the OP's thread.