Worth it to wait?

DOE_JOHN88 · 07-05-2010, 08:19 AM

I read somewhere that the Ati 6000 series will be coming out early 2011, so is it worth it to wait to upgrade my current 9800GTX, or should I upgrade now?

Undead · 07-05-2010, 08:20 AM

What games are you currently playing, noticing lag, other specs, etc...?

DOE_JOHN88 · 07-05-2010, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Undead

What games are you currently playing, noticing lag, other specs, etc...?

BC2 can get a bit on the choppy side while running through smoke, and bits of intense action on low. Its mainly future games I'm concerned about being able to even run smoothly.

notavirus.exe · 07-05-2010, 08:43 AM

I'm a firm believer in getting what you want when you need it.

If you are always waiting for the next best thing then...you will always be waiting. When the 6xxx series comes out they will be talking about the Nvidia 5xx series, so on and so forth.

If you were to get a 5850 there wouldn't be any game you couldnt run in the next 4 years. For instance I'm still using a 4670 b/c I don't have any reason to upgrade. When I get a reason I will get whatever is great at the time.

Undead · 07-05-2010, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by notavirus.exe

I'm a firm believer in getting what you want when you need it.

If you are always waiting for the next best thing then...you will always be waiting. When the 6xxx series comes out they will be talking about the Nvidia 5xx series, so on and so forth.

If you were to get a 5850 there wouldn't be any game you couldnt run in the next 4 years. For instance I'm still using a 4670 b/c I don't have any reason to upgrade. When I get a reason I will get whatever is great at the time.

I completely agree.
I run a 4770 because all I play are Source Games and I get 250-300fps on average and it's amazing.

Spirit5 · 07-05-2010, 08:48 AM

I agree with Notavirus, there's really no need to wait another 6 - 8 months for the next best thing, because there's always going to be something better. The minute you buy a computer be it a laptop, desktop etc, it's going to be obsolete eventually. I would get the best thing you can right now with the money you have. If you want to go Nvidia, I would say go for a GTX 465, it's the least expensive (until the GTX 460's come out) and still offers good enough performance to play a lot of games at 1920 x 1080 including BC2. For ATI, 5850 would be the best but the 5830's are still quite good and are now about $70 - $100 less!. Any of those would be quite faster than what you have now.

Hardwood · 07-05-2010, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Undead

I run a 4770 because all I play are Source Games and I get 250-300fps on average and it's amazing.

that's pretty amazing *(cough)* I don't get that with my 5870 and 3.6 Ghz cpu at max settings.

back on topic.. no point in waiting as noted above. There's always going to be something new around the corner.

NJuice · 07-05-2010, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Hardwood

that's pretty amazing *(cough)* I don't get that with my 5870 and 3.6 Ghz cpu at max settings.

Then you are doing it wrong. Games that use the Source engine are best enjoyed when you are far from the action and staring at sprays on walls. That or the fancy skyboxes.

Undead · 07-05-2010, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Hardwood

that's pretty amazing *(cough)* I don't get that with my 5870 and 3.6 Ghz cpu at max settings.

back on topic.. no point in waiting as noted above. There's always going to be something new around the corner.

Well I was referring to CS:S specifically

Hardwood · 07-05-2010, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by NJuice

Then you are doing it wrong. Games that use the Source engine are best enjoyed when you are far from the action and staring at sprays on walls. That or the fancy skyboxes.

Ya, maybe you're right, must look up more.

kdawgmaster · 07-05-2010, 09:41 AM

the 6000series is due to release anywhere from Q3 to Q4 of 2011 they are delayed do to the south island chipset due to be released in either Q4 of this year or Q1 of 2011

Hummuluis · 07-05-2010, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by DOE_JOHN88

I read somewhere that the Ati 6000 series will be coming out early 2011, so is it worth it to wait to upgrade my current 9800GTX, or should I upgrade now?

The 6000 series won't be out for some time still, so you mine as well look into getting a newer card. I'd recommend the 4890 for DX10 or 5770 if your running Windows 7 for DX11 support. Once the 6000 series comes out, pick up one of those and sell off this card.

GirlPower23 · 07-05-2010, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by DOE_JOHN88

I read somewhere that the Ati 6000 series will be coming out early 2011, so is it worth it to wait to upgrade my current 9800GTX, or should I upgrade now?

6000 Series will come late 2011 probably around the sametime as bulldozer. The south island series will be a slight performance boost over current generation cards but no new architecture. So you can either wait for 6000 series or wait for South Islands (Not 6000 Series) or buy now. Depending on if you like to upgrade yearly or not I guess is what would decide for you.

McShady · 07-05-2010, 12:33 PM

Considering I have not even heard a release date there is no point waiting.And btw a 5850 won't play everything on high settings I started up just cause 2 and was getting 35-60.

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07-05-2010, 08:20 AM	#2
Undead Join Date: Jun 2008 Reputation: 349 Posts: 3,164	What games are you currently playing, noticing lag, other specs, etc...?

07-05-2010, 08:43 AM	#4
notavirus.exe Join Date: May 2010 Reputation: 2564 Posts: 2,441	I'm a firm believer in getting what you want when you need it. If you are always waiting for the next best thing then...you will always be waiting. When the 6xxx series comes out they will be talking about the Nvidia 5xx series, so on and so forth. If you were to get a 5850 there wouldn't be any game you couldnt run in the next 4 years. For instance I'm still using a 4670 b/c I don't have any reason to upgrade. When I get a reason I will get whatever is great at the time.

07-05-2010, 08:48 AM	#6
Spirit5 Join Date: Mar 2008 Reputation: 66 Posts: 704	I agree with Notavirus, there's really no need to wait another 6 - 8 months for the next best thing, because there's always going to be something better. The minute you buy a computer be it a laptop, desktop etc, it's going to be obsolete eventually. I would get the best thing you can right now with the money you have. If you want to go Nvidia, I would say go for a GTX 465, it's the least expensive (until the GTX 460's come out) and still offers good enough performance to play a lot of games at 1920 x 1080 including BC2. For ATI, 5850 would be the best but the 5830's are still quite good and are now about $70 - $100 less!. Any of those would be quite faster than what you have now.

07-05-2010, 09:41 AM	#11
kdawgmaster Banned Join Date: Feb 2009 Reputation: 150 Posts: 2,382	the 6000series is due to release anywhere from Q3 to Q4 of 2011 they are delayed do to the south island chipset due to be released in either Q4 of this year or Q1 of 2011

07-05-2010, 12:33 PM	#14
McShady Banned Join Date: Apr 2010 Reputation: 52 Posts: 404	Considering I have not even heard a release date there is no point waiting.And btw a 5850 won't play everything on high settings I started up just cause 2 and was getting 35-60.