I would do with the Radeon. It is a great brand.

It looks like your going for a gaming setup... instead of the 7850, try a 7870 GHz, 7950, or 7970 if you can afford it.
What is your budget?

Incendiary wrote It looks like your going for a gaming setup... instead of the 7850, try a 7870 GHz, 7950, or 7970 if you can afford it.
What is your budget?

Under 350 would be good, i can go a little higher though.

If that's what you want, go for the 2 gig one. It helps a lot with multiple monitor setups and resources. Your build will handle it fine. Question is, will your power supply? What is your power supply? Brand , model, wattage.

Go with the 7950. It's much better than the ones you linked us to and it's only 299$

Between the 2GB and 1GB 7850s, the 2GB card only performs better in a few games and it will handle future games somewhat better. Still, at $200, just ante up for a 7870 at $220.

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$240 will get you what is essentially a 7930 when it's in stock.

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In short, paying $200 for a 7850 is questionable.

VEVO wrote If that's what you want, go for the 2 gig one. It helps a lot with multiple monitor setups and resources. Your build will handle it fine. Question is, will your power supply? What is your power supply? Brand , model, wattage.

i looked and it says the max output is 460w
Edit: saw it needs 500w output minimum. would this be a good power supply?
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DonkeypunchxTP wrote

VEVO wrote If that's what you want, go for the 2 gig one. It helps a lot with multiple monitor setups and resources. Your build will handle it fine. Question is, will your power supply? What is your power supply? Brand , model, wattage.

i looked and it says the max output is 460w
Edit: saw it needs 500w output minimum. would this be a good power supply?
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It will handle the 7850 no problem, but it's only got one PCI power connector and it's a significantly over-rated unit because it doesn't deliver its rated wattage safely.

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It will probably be fine if you don't stress it, so the 7850 is ideal. If you want to replace the unit for the sake of quality, this Antec unit is rock-solid and can actually deliver more power than the one you have despite the lower rating.

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If you want a higher-end card like a 7950, the Seasonic S12II is the way to go at the moment.

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