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TifaLockhart:
I've pretty much set my mind on the Sapphire 5850 gfx card but after browsing around i found that there seems to be variations even in the particular manufacturer itself.
Sapphire HD5850 1GB DDR5 Dual DVI === 725MHz core and 1000MHz (4000 MHz effective)
Sapphire HD5850 Vapor-X 1GB GDDR5 === 735MHz core and 1050MHz (4200MHz effective)
Sapphire HD5850 Toxic 1GB DDR5 === 765MHz core and 1125MHz (4500MHz effective)
They range between 310-370 USD
I know they're basically variations with overclocking and different cooling systems but without reviews and numbers its pretty hard to distinguish which from which with only price points.
Anyone care to shed some light on this?
Ok, so i just got the numbers from the Sapphire site, its totally foreign to me so if the numbers represent what they are in reality, is it worth the extra cost for that extra amount of core and memory speed?
rostheferret:
--- Quote from: TifaLockhart on October 07, 2010, 05:02:57 AM ---I've pretty much set my mind on the Sapphire 5850 gfx card but after browsing around i found that there seems to be variations even in the particular manufacturer itself.
Sapphire HD5850 1GB DDR5 Dual DVI === 725MHz core and 1000MHz (4000 MHz effective)
Sapphire HD5850 Vapor-X 1GB GDDR5 === 735MHz core and 1050MHz (4200MHz effective)
Sapphire HD5850 Toxic 1GB DDR5 === 765MHz core and 1125MHz (4500MHz effective)
They range between 310-370 USD
I know they're basically variations with overclocking and different cooling systems but without reviews and numbers its pretty hard to distinguish which from which with only price points.
Anyone care to shed some light on this?
Ok, so i just got the numbers from the Sapphire site, its totally foreign to me so if the numbers represent what they are in reality, is it worth the extra cost for that extra amount of core and memory speed?
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The difference would probably be minimal. You might be able to find benchmarks but I would hazard a guess and say the difference between the framerates would be less than 5%. We're talking about being able to run Crysis at either 25fps or 26fps. If you're using a small case, I'd go look for which has the best looking fan. You'll probably get more out of a cooler GFX card than a marginally faster one.
Sosseres:
--- Quote from: TifaLockhart on October 07, 2010, 05:02:57 AM ---I've pretty much set my mind on the Sapphire 5850 gfx card but after browsing around i found that there seems to be variations even in the particular manufacturer itself.
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Just get the one you think has the most silent cooling, if that isn't an issue get the cheaper one. I would never recommend an ati/amd card due to how much more often they have driver issues, but some people seem to like them.
rostheferret:
--- Quote from: Sosseres on October 07, 2010, 10:09:52 AM ---
--- Quote from: TifaLockhart on October 07, 2010, 05:02:57 AM ---I've pretty much set my mind on the Sapphire 5850 gfx card but after browsing around i found that there seems to be variations even in the particular manufacturer itself.
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Just get the one you think has the most silent cooling, if that isn't an issue get the cheaper one. I would never recommend an ati/amd card due to how much more often they have driver issues, but some people seem to like them.
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ATI's driver issues are easier to fix than nVidia's overheating issues :P
TifaLockhart:
--- Quote from: Sosseres on October 07, 2010, 10:09:52 AM ---
--- Quote from: TifaLockhart on October 07, 2010, 05:02:57 AM ---I've pretty much set my mind on the Sapphire 5850 gfx card but after browsing around i found that there seems to be variations even in the particular manufacturer itself.
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Just get the one you think has the most silent cooling, if that isn't an issue get the cheaper one. I would never recommend an ati/amd card due to how much more often they have driver issues, but some people seem to like them.
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So which card would you reccomend against the 5850 for Nvidia at similar price points, i'm actually pretty much more comfortable using a Nvidia card than a Radeon because they support more games than Radeon and alot of games are much more compatible with Nvidia than Radeon but cant really find a competition at the current price/performance.
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