Which Radeon Card for Upgrade??

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Hi I currently have a Nvidia Geforce 8800 GTX (Dell) and it is Super Super Super! Loud anyways my Power Supply Is a Corsair CX430 (Great PSU) for the money. Anyways I'm looking at upgrading my Graphics Card. So I've done some research and I want to know of these 4 cards which I should get and is the best Bang for the Buck.

My Choices are:
Radeon HD 5770

Radeon HD 6770

Radeon HD 5850

Radeon HD 6850


All of those cards are basically the same just upgraded in the 6000 line. So which one should I get? I want to play STarcraft II, Diablo III, WOW, BattleField 3, League of Legends, and finally Skyrim :)

SO it has to play those games at mid-Ultra Settings. I'm gonna be shopping on Ebay for a used or new brand of each of those cards. And the power requirement of those 4 cards my Corsair CX430 can handle anything above that it can't handle.

So help me pick a good GPU :)
 
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Thanx MMO Fan yah it is true I went to one forum asked the same question they replied i need a 750w corsair I was like Heck no!

So with that GPU this is my Complete Setup

Mobo: Asus M4A87TD Evo $52.20 (M Refurbished)
PSU: Corsair CX430 V2 $16.99 (NEW)
GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD 6850 $114.49 (N-OTHER)
CPU: AMD Phenom II x4 965 BE $103.87 (NEW)
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 250GB 7200.11 8mb FREE (USED)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 $44.99 (NEW)
RAM: G-skill Ripjaws 1333mhz PC3-10666 4gb (2gbx2) $24.99 (NEW)
DVD: DVD-RW Drive Pulled From a Dell XPS 710 FREE (USED)

CPU HSF: Cooler Master hyper 212+ $25.69 (NEW)

Also I'm putting 6 case fans and 2 CPU fans in my CM Elite 430

Total: $383.22 That is a REALLY REALLY budget build. Also my friend is giving me a Free Copy of Windows 7 ultimate 64Bit!!!

Tell me what you think of the build :)


 
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My build is very very similar I need a copy of Window 7 though you build will be getting at worst smooth and at best even perfect gameplay in most games maxed out. The 6850 is a really underrated card it is a super value and really strong performer regardless of the cheap price and low power requirement plus they run very cool and quite. Long Live the AMD Dragon Platform FTW !
 
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lol thanx MMO only trouble is I bid too much on radon HD 6850's Now i can get the same card new for 106$ 🙁 on eBay cause I won the auction... I have no use for another GPU!!!!! but since it's 106$ Should I get it upgrade my psu and run Crossfire??? XD :) that would be sweet.

that would truly be a high end gaming machine :) with two 6850's my price would only bump 106$ but then I would have to get a 80$ PSU 🙁

Both of them would be Sapphire same model so Xfire is a definite possibility what PSu should I upgrade too since I can get another Radeon HD 6850 for only 106$ I don't have any more money to spend... Although i could search on ebay for a new PSU :)

and that puts my price point at 489.22 which means I would have maybe 30$ to spend on a PSU. unless I sold my Cx430

So should I get the second 6850 GPU for very cheap then get a TX650?

 
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Two of those will embarrass a GTX 580 Nvidia fan boys will claim microstuttering I claim there full of shi*
 
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It will work just read up on the caveats that come with dual card configs if you understand them then go ahead my old CF rig was just awesome.
 
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change of plans I'm getting a Visontek Radeon HD 6870 for 25$ Lightly used :) the guy was really nice because I'm14 and scraping for money :) :) :) :) SO I ask once again Will the Cx430 V2 100% power the HD 6870
 
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