I'm doing fine, I'm way past my overclocking years heh.

Just called MB and gotta 5850 on hold for pickup ! woo!!

Another DX11 convert joins the fray.

Yer gonna have to scribble out that vid card on yer cool sig.

MUAHAHAHAHAHA!

And another one submits to the darkside...

Shoulda waited another month, for the price cuts.

Doubtful, Cypress is going bye bye, I hope the refresh is compatible for CF...

I didnt make it in to MB on saturday to get the GPU - within the next few days I will get in to pick that bugger up !!

yeah a stock 5850 falls a frame or two shy on most games than 2 4870's in CF. Not too shabby at all for a single card. OC that and you are on par and beyond. Down the road another 5850 for CF. It should be fast enough that the games will be over before I even start to play

Yup I read these 5850's scale really well in crossfire.

Maybe April....

Alas , out with the crappy, in with the snappy !

Nice fit too, about the exact same length as my recently sold 4870. 120mm fan feeding it cold air from the back and the side door panel.

Awesome! Congrats on the upgrade! I wanna see your initial thoughts as soon as you have them! lol

Please note:

1) The OC on the GPU and Memory - Maxxed out.
2) Meanwhile the temp of 30 degrees
3) Fan manually set to a mere 35%
4) All 3D settings set to Max.

Insane ! Very Impressive = )

I laugh at your puny insignifcant clocks, ha ha.

+25Mhz core and +125Mhz memory, that's why I got the Asus EAH5850

I experienced identical results, I cranked up clocks to max last night...

@ Dr. B, seriously, no performance issues with 10.2 with auto adjusting clocks. They kick back up as fast as they go down with no spiking, I'm happy it'll put less load on the psu!