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skarm
09-25-2009, 03:08 PM
It beats a 4870X2 and is right under the GTX295; it's as powerful as GTX260 SLI!

Couple reviews:

http://www.fudzilla.com/content/view/15697/40/

http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-5870-review-test/1

5870X2 coming out in a couple weeks

http://www.techpowerup.com/img/09-09-25/50b.jpg
Ryuk
09-25-2009, 06:54 PM
So ati will start with the high end cards and move toward the high medium range($150-175)? I'm planning to buy one of those cards, not the flagship elite.


Anyway, nvidia's response is right around the corner, I'm betting.
brohana
09-25-2009, 07:45 PM
Oh I've already started saving :)

And looking at the statistics, its pretty power efficient so it wont take a monster to power it.
beanmiester
09-25-2009, 07:58 PM
So ATI's next gen doesn't even beat NVIDIA's current?

lolololo
brohana
09-25-2009, 08:16 PM
So ATI's next gen doesn't even beat NVIDIA's current?

lolololo

The single core next gen beats the dual core GTX 295 in several games in benchmarking tests.
Ryuk
09-25-2009, 09:30 PM
The single core next gen beats the dual core GTX 295 in several games in benchmarking tests.

And crap, guess what? It's only 400 bucks compared to the gtx 295's 500 dollar price tag.
brohana
09-26-2009, 12:18 AM
And crap, guess what? It's only 400 bucks compared to the gtx 295's 500 dollar price tag.

Its 380 at newegg
skarm
09-26-2009, 01:58 AM
So ATI's next gen doesn't even beat NVIDIA's current?

lolololo

The 5870X2 will completely destroy it.

5870X2 will probably even beat GTX295 Quad-SLI since Quad-SLI is horrible.

5870 Quad-fire destroys everything.

Also I'm getting Crossfire 5850s when they come out, 5870s bit too expensive.
brohana
09-26-2009, 03:04 PM
The 5870X2 will completely destroy it.

5870X2 will probably even beat GTX295 Quad-SLI since Quad-SLI is horrible.

5870 Quad-fire destroys everything.

Also I'm getting Crossfire 5850s when they come out, 5870s bit too expensive.

yeah i was thinking about the 5850s to since they perform almost as well as the 5870

and you're right, the X2s will just destroy everything
skarm
09-26-2009, 05:03 PM
Official drivers for the 5870 aren't out yet either.
Ryuk
09-27-2009, 03:31 AM
Yes, the card arriving earlier then expected and everything is on schedule. One problem...no dx11 games and our quad cores running are on serial games and being useless. :(
jfella91
09-28-2009, 02:23 PM
Does anyone know what the physical size of the 5850 is?
skarm
09-28-2009, 06:09 PM
5870 = 11in.

5870X2 = 13.5in
jfella91
09-28-2009, 09:10 PM
5870 = 11in.

5870X2 = 13.5in

Yeah I knew that, it's too big for my computer, do you know how big the 5850 will be?
brohana
09-28-2009, 09:30 PM
Yeah I knew that, it's too big for my computer, do you know how big the 5850 will be?

Same as the 5870
jfella91
09-28-2009, 09:55 PM
Same as the 5870

Aww :( PC gaming seems like its only for enthusiasts these days

Edit: I guess I can just get a new case, but that is a pain in the ***.
Ryuk
09-29-2009, 01:08 AM
Aww :( PC gaming seems like its only for enthusiasts these days

Edit: I guess I can just get a new case, but that is a pain in the ***.

Why are you using a nonatx case?
jfella91
09-29-2009, 01:00 PM
Why are you using a nonatx case?

Cuz I broke my old computer, and my dad offered to pay half on a new one, but he didn't want me building one because he thought Id screw it up, so I got this HP tower. It has a 9800 gt in it right now, which okay ftm, but once dx11 becomes popular, Im really going to need to upgrade.
Ryuk
09-29-2009, 06:44 PM
Cuz I broke my old computer, and my dad offered to pay half on a new one, but he didn't want me building one because he thought Id screw it up, so I got this HP tower. It has a 9800 gt in it right now, which okay ftm, but once dx11 becomes popular, Im really going to need to upgrade.

No, well, not at first, let me remind you that dx11 games are not even out yet, and there are still only a handful of dx10 games.
jfella91
09-29-2009, 07:10 PM
No, well, not at first, let me remind you that dx11 games are not even out yet, and there are still only a handful of dx10 games.

Yeah but dx10 wasnt used much because it was buggy. dx11 is supposed to be like the next big one (from what I understand).
Ryuk
09-29-2009, 07:22 PM
Yeah but dx10 wasnt used much because it was buggy. dx11 is supposed to be like the next big one (from what I understand).
No, it's just a fact that developers tend to fail to take advantage of new technology, and that games take so long to actually develop from the 1st day to the finished product.
jfella91
09-29-2009, 07:46 PM
No, it's just a fact that developers tend to fail to take advantage of new technology, and that games take so long to actually develop from the 1st day to the finished product.

Well hopefully by the time dx11 games are the norm the cards will be smaller :)