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Soleron on 16 November 2009
CASS1DY said:
Soleron said:
CASS1DY said:
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For $100 cheaper than the GTX285 you can get an HD5850 which is 20-30% faster. For $100 cheaper than the GTX295 you can get the 5870 which is comparable or 5-10% less performing in some Nvidia sponsored games.

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Did you say anything in response? Or was it just a quote of mine with the last few words cut off?



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TheRealMafoo on 18 November 2009
TheThunder said:
I'll stick with my 4850 until I see that game that seriously pushes the hardware. Starcarft 2 perhaps ?

This is the card I currently have. I have a 30" display, and like to play games at 2560x1600. With everything  turned up in Lord of The Rings online, I get 20 fps.I should expect more then 60 with the 5870.

I also have yet to get Dragon Age, or the latest CoD. I want more power before I experience those games.

Oh the upside I bought one yesterday for $399 at NewEgg. I found a tip online that worked for me! If you search there site, and get the listing, like this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=hd+5870&x=0&y=0

you will see auto-notify on this page. This page can lag up to 45 minutes behind the actual page, so for the most current info, you need to click onto the item itself.

I did this for all of them, and the Diamond card was in stock. Grabbed one, and 15 min later is was sold out again.

Just a tip for the future :)



jefforange89 on 18 November 2009

If I get one, I wanna get the Sapphire VaporX one. Cooler + slight overclock = win.



Wii/PC/DS Lite/PSP-2000 owner, shameless Nintendo and AMD fanboy.

My comp, as shown to the right (click for fullsize pic)
CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T @ 3.2 GHz
Video Card: XFX 1 GB Radeon HD 5870
Memory: 8 GB A-Data DDR3-1600
Motherboard: ASUS M4A89GTD Pro/USB3
Primary Storage: OCZ Vertex 120 GB
Case: Cooler Master HAF-932
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate x64		 Extra Storage: WD Caviar Black 640 GB,
WD Caviar Black 750 GB, WD Caviar Black 1 TB
Display: Triple ASUS 25.5" 1920x1200 monitors
Sound: HT Omega Striker 7.1 sound card,
Logitech X-540 5.1 speakers
Input: Logitech G5 mouse,
Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 keyboard
Wii Friend Code: 2772 8804 2626 5138 Steam: jefforange89
quaiky on 18 November 2009

the 5870 and 5850 cards seem to be sellling faster than they can get to stores. often best to order one and get it the next time the shop gets a delivery, or you really need to camp the webpages and buy as soon as they switch to available.



SnesTea on 19 November 2009
thetonestarr said:
Well, if you're searching for Radion, that may be why...

Lol Radion. Praying on his spelling eh?



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Squilliam on 19 November 2009

You should have gone for the 5970 ^^



Tease.

TheRealMafoo on 20 November 2009

lol. $600+ for a video card (if you can find one)... no thanks.

I am sure this one will be fast enough long enough, that I can sell it and buy something faster then the 5970, for the same total outgo in cost.

Like for example, if the 6870 is $400.. I could sell mine for $150, and the saving in energy over the 12 to 18 month difference, will make it the same price as the 5970, and all the while having a quieter, and cooler, box.



Squilliam on 20 November 2009
TheRealMafoo said:
lol. $600+ for a video card (if you can find one)... no thanks.

I am sure this one will be fast enough long enough, that I can sell it and buy something faster then the 5970, for the same total outgo in cost.

Like for example, if the 6870 is $400.. I could sell mine for $150, and the saving in energy over the 12 to 18 month difference, will make it the same price as the 5970, and all the while having a quieter, and cooler, box.

Your box should be pretty quiet as it is the Antec P182 (which I have as well btw). But yeah the HD 5xxx series is excellent and it pretty much bests the HD 4xxx series in every way. Im tempted but my target date for a new system is between April and Nov next year.



Tease.