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My old 5770 still manages to run older games in triplescreen but it is clearly lacking the horsepower to run Battlefield 3 and Project CARS. Unfortunately, i'm budget limited so the new card would have to cost around $200. What would you recommend?

For what resolution?

Maybe a 2GB 6950? Or a 570GTX?

a HD6950 costs around 270$ (on newegg)
for 200$ you could get a 6870 2gb.

If you wan't to go Nvidia you need SLI for surround. So you'd have to buy 2x gt550 for each 130$ which i don't reccomend!


i'd go with a 6950(2gb) even if it costs more !


heard that the 7870 that will release soon (haha, soon.... maybe next week, maybe in 3 months!) will cost 400$, so that might not be an option. and the 7770... welll, only 1gb Vram! 160$ but the performance is worse than a HD6850 ! ca 15-20% performance gain vs a HD5770


edit: Ibrin just published his review of the HD7770 ! there are also Benchmarks for a 6850
http://widescreengamingforum.com/article/amd-radeon-hd-7770-ghz-edition-hd-7750-review

For what resolution?

Maybe a 2GB 6950? Or a 570GTX?

3 X 1680x1050.

I would prefer to stick to a single card solution. It's quite amazing how much mileage i got out of a $139 card...

I'd probably wait till the 7850 gets released or maybe look into the 7770.

I'd probably wait till the 7850 gets released or maybe look into the 7770.

You dont have to wait anymore! The 7850 launched today! 250$ MRSP(or how you write that?)
2GB Vram. Performance in single screen is 10% below gtx570

Not sure whats better for Eyefinity. 6950 or 7850. Maybe Ibrin does a 7850 review!

My best hope is for a price drop on the 7800 series once nVidia starts releasing their cards. The current prices of the 7000 cards show how much we need competition.