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On May 09 2010 13:18 a176 wrote:Show nested quote +On May 09 2010 11:20 JustOnePost wrote:
How is that even a point?
20FPS is hardly marginal as the difference between 20 to 40FPS is painfully obvious. The HD 5870 at $400 is a perfectly justifiable card (though the 2GB version at $500 is a complete waste), and the GTX 480 is obviously about $50ish more than it should be.
While it is true you can overclock a 5850 to a 5870's levels (and above), the 5870 is still the superior piece of hardware. The 5850 is hardly worth its price right now (especially since the GTX 470 has some amazing combos on Newegg for new system builders), and I would say the 5870 is the better buy. 20 to 40fps is a massive jump, but these cards don't run at 20fps. especially for starcraft 2, you're looking at anywhere from 80-100fps on the 5850 alone. Whats the point in investing $100 more for 120fps? 100 - let alone 80 or even 60, is fast and smooth for just about anybody. You're just wasting money at this point for the sake of, what, having a bigger e-peen?
having a bigger e-peen is very detrimental. women love huge e-peens.
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On May 09 2010 14:06 G4T0R4D3 wrote:Show nested quote +On May 09 2010 13:18 a176 wrote:On May 09 2010 11:20 JustOnePost wrote:
How is that even a point?
20FPS is hardly marginal as the difference between 20 to 40FPS is painfully obvious. The HD 5870 at $400 is a perfectly justifiable card (though the 2GB version at $500 is a complete waste), and the GTX 480 is obviously about $50ish more than it should be.
While it is true you can overclock a 5850 to a 5870's levels (and above), the 5870 is still the superior piece of hardware. The 5850 is hardly worth its price right now (especially since the GTX 470 has some amazing combos on Newegg for new system builders), and I would say the 5870 is the better buy. 20 to 40fps is a massive jump, but these cards don't run at 20fps. especially for starcraft 2, you're looking at anywhere from 80-100fps on the 5850 alone. Whats the point in investing $100 more for 120fps? 100 - let alone 80 or even 60, is fast and smooth for just about anybody. You're just wasting money at this point for the sake of, what, having a bigger e-peen? having a bigger e-peen is very detrimental. women love huge e-peens.
Haha:
* Having a bigger e-peen is very detrimental
* Women love huge e-peens.
Therefore being loved by hot and slutty women is very detrimental?
O_O
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I am looking to buy a video card right now, like today. I am running Windows 7 on a 2.3 GHz dual core processor, and my budget is at most $150. What card would be recommended?
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ATi HD 5770 @ around $145 for the 512MB powercolor version
Nvidia GTS 250 @ around $115 for the 1GB version.
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I'm a believer in cards that are running at low temps and low volume(fan sound). I simply love the toxic and vapor-x solutions for the ATI series by sapphire. They cool the chips so much more than the reference design which in turn causes the fans to run at lower RPM. they do cost a bit more but I find them a solid buy. I haven't really looked into aftermarket coolers for GPUs but there might be something out there to match them for the price.
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On May 22 2010 06:17 FragKrag wrote:
ATi HD 5770 @ around $145 for the 512MB powercolor version
Nvidia GTS 250 @ around $115 for the 1GB version.
5770 512 is a weak buy also shipping would put him over anyways, so i would either spring for the extra 10 20 bucks to get the 1 gig version of 5770 or just get the GTS 250 for much cheaper.
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Yeah the 5770 is a bit too pricy. The GTS 250 looks nice, but OP's post convinced me to try ATI since I never have before. I wonder what he would recommend.
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The 1GB version offers no performance benefits over the 512MB version until it gets to resolutions above 1920x1080.
The GTS 250 is actually the best card for around $100 at the moment. The HD 5750 is far too expensive for what it offers, and the HD 4850 sucks up too much power + runs hotter for around the same performance.
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The first review of the HIS H485Q1GH Radeon HD 4850 1GB says Hands down best cooling for a 4850 I have seen. Successfully overclocked to 670/1000 with ease and no artifacts on any games.
...so I think that's the card I'm going to go with. High performance, good reviews, and low price.
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If you want overclocking performance (it doesn't even help that much most of the time), you should go with the HD 4770.
Also, that is an extremely mild overclock. Every GPU on the market should be able to overclock a measly 45mhz (even a GTX 480). I mean with that overclock you're seeing 3-4 FPS at max.
If you want an awesome overclock, take a look at the ASUS 5850. Base clock is normally 725mhz or 765mhz, but with ASUS quality, you can reach 900mhz easily.
Edit: You should also note that the overclocking capabilities of the chips differ. Every chip is actually different, and will have different limits to overclocking. Some people get lucky and some get unlucky.
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On May 22 2010 10:04 FragKrag wrote:
If you want overclocking performance (it doesn't even help that much most of the time), you should go with the HD 4770.
Also, that is an extremely mild overclock. Every GPU on the market should be able to overclock a measly 45mhz (even a GTX 480). I mean with that overclock you're seeing 3-4 FPS at max.
If you want an awesome overclock, take a look at the ASUS 5850. Base clock is normally 725mhz or 765mhz, but with ASUS quality, you can reach 900mhz easily.
Edit: You should also note that the overclocking capabilities of the chips differ. Every chip is actually different, and will have different limits to overclocking. Some people get lucky and some get unlucky.
No, I'm not wanting to overclock anything, i was merely commenting on the card's cooling performance.
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That doesn't demonstrate anything about the cooling performance. 40mhz won't make your card overheat, and it's much better to have the GTS 250 which doesn't need that elaborate cooler in the first place 
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Ok, so if overclocking the card a little bit and playing SC2 won't make it overheat, then what do I have to worry about?
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I thought everyone knew Charlie had a major thing against Nvidia.
Fuck all you fanboys. My Kyro 2 was the greatest price/performance/look awesome card ever.
Look at that beautiful blue.
![[image loading]](http://www.ixbt.com/video2/images/retro2003-2/kyro2.jpg)
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