5830 upgrade ideas?

[tonyfreak215]

I'm looking to upgrade from a 5830. I would like to keep the price to around $200 (can do $250 if its worth it) I do not mind buying used.

As for games I play, pretty much anything and everything. Right now I have been playing a lot of Skyrim, iRacing, rfactor 2, Witcher, and Witcher 2.

I game at 1080p on my plasma tv. (Panny 50in G25)

My Current system:
P5Q-E / Q9550 @ 3.8ghz / NH-U12P cooler
8gig DDR2 at 800
Sapphire HD5830 (Mildly overclocked, basically maxed what I can do with ATI Overdrive)
Silverstone FT-02

 

[Mopetar]

I'm looking to upgrade from a 5830. I would like to keep the price to around $200 (can do $250 if its worth it) I do not mind buying used.

Could always look into getting a 6950 that you can unlock. That will fall into that price range fairly well. A 560 Ti probably isn't a bad bet either. Your other alternative is to wait a month or so for the 7850 which is rumored to retail for around $250.

The 6950 and 560 Ti are known quantities at this point so you can get a good idea of exactly how much extra performance you can expect, what kind of overclock they are capable of, and can be had now. Otherwise you're waiting for an unknown quantity, but it will probably run cooler and quieter and have better headroom for overclocking.

 

[tonyfreak215]

Decided to go for a XFX 6970. It's $75 more than what i wanted to spend. But for what it is, it's not too bad. (plus lifetime warranty)

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2222419

 

[Dark Shroud]

You can probably sell your 5830 for around $100.