Upgrade: 4870 -> 6950 WOW!

[Therion_Prime]

I just upgraded my trusty old 4870 to a Sapphire 6950 2GB Ram.

CloD runs very smooth now (even before the patch) with most settings on high.

Wow. It's a HUGE improvement!

[senseispcc]

I just upgraded my trusty old 4870 to a Sapphire 6950 2GB Ram.

CloD runs very smooth now (even before the patch) with most settings on high.

Wow. It's a HUGE improvement!
:-P
Yes, it is and for a other maker;
Geforce gtx295 to Geforce gtx580.
It make the same big difference.
20 to 30 fps before now 40 to 50fps.

Have a nice day.
:oops:
Win7 x64
Asus p6x58d
I7 975 3.75Ghz
System & game HDD 256Gb 10.000rpm.
12 Gb (6*2Gb) ddr3 1333Mhz memory
Geforce gtx580 1.5Gb
Trackir 5
Saitek X52

[Tone71]

I just upgraded my trusty old 4870 to a Sapphire 6950 2GB Ram.

CloD runs very smooth now (even before the patch) with most settings on high.

Wow. It's a HUGE improvement!

Interesting. What processor you got that paired up with? And how much RAM?

[Osprey]

Shouldn't matter too much, read this.

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/upgrade-processor-quad-core,review-31976.html
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/component-upgrade-ssd,review-31983.html

If you're a gamer, do the card.

[Therion_Prime]

Interesting. What processor you got that paired up with? And how much RAM?

i7 950
6GB Corsair

[IbnSolmyr]

i7 950
6GB Corsair

Seems that we both have almost the same PC rig, tough i didn't change my GC yet : i7 950, 12 Go RAM, 4870 > 2 Go OC, and i was interested in changing for a 6950 2 Go... Nice to hear there a noticeable difference ! Could you clarify what you said with FPSs ? (in same situations, with AI control in exact same mission and with same view for instance..)

Do you have an SSD ?

[stang65]

Same here, 4870 512mb-> 6950 2gb and after that it´s a whole different game.

CPU E8500 (OC4Ghz), 4GB Ram, Vista 64bit.

[doghous3]

Out of interest mr Prime, what resolution you running it at?

[Therion_Prime]

Out of interest mr Prime, what resolution you running it at?

1366 x 768

[TonyD]

Good to hear - I'm planning on doing the same very soon. It seems that 1GB of VRAM is insufficient to run this on 'high', so it seems a logical choice seeing that I'm a fan of the red team (or is it now the green/red team?) :)

[sfmadmax]

Just recently purchased a diamond 6970 2GB . I can say , yes this makes a BIG difference.. Also combined with the mods from the following thread.

http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?t=21048http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?t=21048

You'l see at least 50-60 FPS non stop.. 30FPS over london.

[Echo76]

I just ordered an Asus EAH6950/2DI2S/2GD5 today, now I have just pray that it'll work with my prehistoric board as it got only pci-e 1.0...