AMD/ATI 7850 ?

[CLOUDE9.STRIFE]

Hi guys is it any good for good gaming with everything on ?
Im currently using a radeon 4850 gaming on a samsung 22inch @native resolution 1680x1050(sometimes lower for extras fps)
Budget wise fpr gpu is , over R2000 and im not going to purchase beyond R3000 only lower.
Still using socket 775 with a quad core Q6600 with 3gigs of ram.
Ived pre-ordered Borderlands 2 and ived seen a trailer of how physx were used, thats another thing for me which im thinking about.

[Pada]

Your RAM and CPU will definitely bottleneck that GPU!

I'd recommend overclocking the CPU and getting more RAM if you have Windows 7 x64.
Overclocking the CPU by more than 10% is only recommended if you have a decent aftermarket cooler.

The HD7850 will most definitely be a big improvement over the HD4850 of yours. Unfortunately I can't comment on PhysX on AMD cards.

[CLOUDE9.STRIFE]

I am running win7 64 bit
Not really one that would overclock,( I stay away from that kind of thing) so I'm unsure bout that.

[CLOUDE9.STRIFE]

I have a zalman cooler so maybe thanx

[hereticangel]

physx is overrated , i am playing this game maxed on 7850 with physx setting also maxed, with 2600k , looks awesome :P

[scotty777]

Hi guys is it any good for good gaming with everything on ?
Im currently using a radeon 4850 gaming on a samsung 22inch @native resolution 1680x1050(sometimes lower for extras fps)
Budget wise fpr gpu is , over R2000 and im not going to purchase beyond R3000 only lower.
Still using socket 775 with a quad core Q6600 with 3gigs of ram.
Ived pre-ordered Borderlands 2 and ived seen a trailer of how physx were used, thats another thing for me which im thinking about.

I have a similar PC, with the 7850...

I play every game on max... with the only thing that is limiting performance being my CPU (if I overclock it by 20%, I get a jump in frame of 20% :P).

[CLOUDE9.STRIFE]

Thanx a lot guess I'll go with a 7850 but now then which make should I go for ?
Ived been checking prices @ wootware.

[NAG - Wesley]

Ived pre-ordered Borderlands 2 and ived seen a trailer of how physx were used, thats another thing for me which im thinking about.

Unfortunately I can't comment on PhysX on AMD cards.

With the Borderlands 2 installation, Nvidia's Physx is also installed by default. There's a slight hack that enables Physx to run on AMD GPU-powered systems, but the calculations are instead done on the CPU. Thus you get the same experience without having to compromise on your hardware choices - its actually something Gearbox decided to do from the start when developing the game, since a lot of AMD fans wanted the Physx abilities from the first game when playing with a Nvidia GPU.

As for the HD7850, its a great card. See if you can afford the 2GB versions and pick the cheapest one with the longest warranty - generally, that's Club3D or Sapphire, both which are well-covered with their warranties and local replacement/repair outlets.