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There's a promo on newegg right now where you can get a saphire radeon HD 6950 2gb for $200. Do you think its worth it or would I be better off getting a 7850? Will the 7850 also come down in price soon? I don't have any pressing need for a new graphics card right now and probably won't buy one until GW2 comes out.
The promo code is EMCYTZT1523 btw.
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Solid Card, using it since november last year, it ran everything on max up to GW2 where it kinda lost it. I guess its because of not finished optimization on the engine (or drivers). Was running in WvWvW with about 10-26 FPS (On low), thats in fights though. In PVE it ran (on max) with 45-60 FPS, always depending on how many people were around. I run it in combination with Phenom 2 X4 @3.4GHZ (stock) and GW2 was the only thing that I had FPS problems with.
Not a real answer to your question but a little insight on how it works with GW2.
GW2 is rumored to favor NVIDIA cards. If your temps are good enough and your PSU is a good 650W+ then you can grab a GTX 480 for $220 shipped via Amazon. The card just outperforms the $300 GTX 570, but it's also very demanding. I bought mine a couple weeks ago and have no regrets.
Edit: You're correct, GW2 isn't optimized. I imagine a 6870/560 or better should get you great fps on high settings.