5770 vs 6850 and E8400

[GoSharks]

Will I see any difference between the cards at 1680x1050 with a stock E8400? $50 difference between the cards. I do not plan on upgrading my CPU in the next year or so.

 

[nanaki333]

for $50, i would definitely go with the 6850.

 

[toyota]

yes its worth 50 bucks extra if you play very gpu intensive games. of course in some very cpu intensive games you will see little to no difference. I would oc that cpu to 3.6 to help get more out of that 6850.

 

[96Firebird]

The E8400 is still a decent CPU, even though it is only a dual-core. The high clocks really help it out. You'd be much happier with the 6850.

 

[GoSharks]

I guess I should add that the current game of choice is SC2, with occasional Company of Heroes and rare L4D2.