upgrade to 2nd 6850 gpu or wait for 7000 series?

[darkstealth6000]

i am currently running a single amd 6850 gigabyte brand, clock speed at 860mhz and mem clock at 1050mhz. i run 3 22inch monitors off the single card right now but just looking for a little more juice. another identical card appeared on sale on newegg for $140. so i was wondering if it would be more adequate to upgrade to a crossfire configuration of these 2 cards or wait for the mid range 7000 series gpus to come out. the only other alternative i have is buying an msi twin frozr 6970. currently have the asus maximus gene-z micro atx intel 1155 motherboard. any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated.

[JJThomp]

You should go 7000 series, the reason being is you will be held back by your 1gb GDDR5 at that resolution and you will barely notice a difference because of micro stuttering.

[dandelioneater]

Yuh, wait for a 7950 or 7870 or something.

[kumomo]

I agree with the guys above, you should get something with a bit higher v-ram since you are running eyefinity config and since the 7000 series will have more v-ram wait for those cards to come out.

Or upgrade to a 6970 and sell the 6850 if you can get it for a good price

[darkstealth6000]

is what i was thinking as well, because not only will the new card have more v ram, but also more processing units and higher core clock. as long as the mid to high range 7000 cards dont break the bank too much. looking at under $400 because it was what i was going to end up paying for the 6970.
i also noticed occasionally playing dirt 3 the card will have some hiccups. like 5 fps for about 5 seconds. then game goes back to about 45fps. any ideas? all drivers are up to date. running fine at 970mhz core clock and 1100 mem clock. no over voltage.

[Bond007]

Wait for something 7k series...and make sure it has 2gb vram because of your resolution.

[darkstealth6000]

yes i will be waiting for a card between a 7770 and a 7950 if those model numbers happen to come out.. all 3 of my monitors are 1080p monitors as well..