Is the HD5850 worth it ?(help with a new computer)

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2009-11-14 08:55:36

Axatar: Member; +29|6722|France

I'm considering buying a new computer and i wanted your advices about the 5850, shall I wait until the GTX300 series are released or not?
The computer will be composed of:

Intel® Core™ i5 750 1 174,89 €
Asrock P55M PRO 1 92,99 €
Cooler Master Real Power M - 520W 1 70,99 €
Optiarc AD-7240S - OEM, noir 1 23,99 €
G.Skill Kit Extreme3 2 x 2 Go PC10600 Ripjaws 1 88,99 €
Western Digital Caviar Black 500 Go - 32 Mo 1 49,39 €
Noctua NH-U12P SE2 1 59,99 €
Antec Three Hundred 1 51,89 €
Sapphire Radeon™ HD 5850 1Go, DirectX® 11, ATI Eyefinity 1 259,89 €
Antec Tricool 120 2

Any advices apreciated.

Last edited by Axatar (2009-11-14 08:56:27)

2009-11-14 14:17:52

GR34: Member; +215|6805|ALBERTA> CANADA

yeah sure its a good card

2009-11-14 14:23:18

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6048|Catherine Black

Good card, no point in waiting for the GT300, I've heard it won't be here until April.

2009-11-14 14:26:35

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6674|Finland

Asrock mobo: NO. Get Asus or Gigabyte, their cheapest models are not that much more.

I would change the PSU to Corsair HX520W.

Ram is fine, HDD is good, cooler is decent, case is decent, DO NOT buy additional Tricools, they suck.

5850 is pretty good if you can find one.

3930K | H100i | RIVF | 16GB DDR3 | GTX 480 | AX750 | 800D | 512GB SSD | 3TB HDD | Xonar DX | W8

2009-11-14 14:32:58

GR34: Member; +215|6805|ALBERTA> CANADA

I dont want to derail this thread but would 2 5770's be the same as one 5850?

2009-11-14 14:37:19

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6048|Catherine Black

GR34 wrote:
I dont want to derail this thread but would 2 5770's be the same as one 5850?

Not sure, but even if it was it wouldn't be worth it due to microstuttering.

Is the 5850 a dual card?

2009-11-14 14:39:24

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6674|Finland

GR34 wrote:
I dont want to derail this thread but would 2 5770's be the same as one 5850?

Why would anyone want dual GPUs that perform about same as one?

3930K | H100i | RIVF | 16GB DDR3 | GTX 480 | AX750 | 800D | 512GB SSD | 3TB HDD | Xonar DX | W8

2009-11-14 14:43:10

GR34: Member; +215|6805|ALBERTA> CANADA

just want to know how the two compare. and micro what?

2009-11-14 14:47:43

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6048|Catherine Black

GR34 wrote:
just want to know how the two compare. and micro what?

Microstuttering is where it feels like you're getting lower FPS, because the cards aren't in sync or something.

2009-11-14 15:32:34

Mugen: Member; +19|6259

despite the fact that there are still games who don't utilise CF/SLI fully, so single > dual card if on par.

2009-11-14 15:43:17

Axatar: Member; +29|6722|France

Thank you guys

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