Alright I'm goin to Microcenter tonight, but I'm still undecided between a 5850 or 5870. The 5870 is $100 more, but I've read taht you can OC the 5850 to 5870 speeds, plus in the future I can pick up another 5850 and xfrie them. opinions?
5850 or 5870?
Alright I'm goin to Microcenter tonight, but I'm still undecided between a 5850 or 5870. The 5870 is $100 more, but I've read taht you can OC the 5850 to 5870 speeds, plus in the future I can pick up another 5850 and xfrie them. opinions?
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Re: 5850 or 5870?
I'd say wait until the 6 series comes out and the 5870 drops in price. I personally wouldn't upgrade to anything that I'll need to be overclocking right off the bat.
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Re: 5850 or 5870?
I'd love to wait, but I've got someone interested in my 3870x2's, so I need to move
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Re: 5850 or 5870?
Get a 5850, if you need more, you can get another later!
Re: 5850 or 5870?
that's what I was thinkin. I've been reading that the 5870 isn't worth the extra $100 for the limited increase in performance. I'll post pics after I get back tonight
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Re: 5850 or 5870?
5850 Then oc is some.
Re: 5850 or 5870?
I would also say go with the 5850. Going off this chart (sorta become my go-to source for stuff like this lately..I love it when sites do really comprehensive studies
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Re: 5850 or 5870?
What res? Im playing at 1920x1200 with a 5850 and it plays a large majority of games on all high.
Maybe check this out?
MSI R5850 Twin Frozr II Radeon HD 5850 + $60 Rebate
Lowest price Ive seen a 5850 at but you may want to wait to see what the 6xxx series will do to the current cards.
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Re: 5850 or 5870?
well I stopped by microcenter and it saw it...and it gave me those big cute puppy dog eyes...so I had to take it home
hopefully I can get it installed within the next day or two
I also LOL'ed a little when the salesguy asked if I wanted to buy an extended warranty for it
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Re: 5850 or 5870?
Warranty? What's that?
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