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| Author: | Ern88 [ Thu Oct 28, 2010 12:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Worth selling a 5850 to get a 6870 |
Hey guys. I am thinking on selling my 5850. Less then a year old. Would it be worth doing this to get a 6870 or should I just hold off and get a second 5850???? Some hard choses. |
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| Author: | Dr_BenD_over [ Thu Oct 28, 2010 12:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Worth selling a 5850 to get a 6870 |
A waste on both points IMO. OC'ing the 5850 to a decent amount will out perform the 6870, and a second 5850 isn't going to be all that swell in a P35 based board with x16/x4 PCI-E slots. The x4 slot is on the southbridge which brings in a lot of CPU overhead. I went through that myself when I had a P5B Deluxe. |
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| Author: | Hali_Newf [ Thu Oct 28, 2010 1:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Worth selling a 5850 to get a 6870 |
Agreed. In most games a 6870 is only what, a few frames ahead of a 5850? Good point Dr. B regarding xfire - doesnt make sent to spend that money on such a small gain. Wait for the next offering from ATI/AMD - 6970 perhaps? |
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| Author: | Ern88 [ Thu Oct 28, 2010 1:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Worth selling a 5850 to get a 6870 |
Right on. I plan on a major PC upgrade when the next CPU's come out from AMD (Bulldozer) and Intel (Sandybridge). Which one I pick will be price/performance driven. I think then I will get a 2nd 5850 and crossfire it. I am sure It will still be a good performer...Hopefully |
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| Author: | Hali_Newf [ Thu Oct 28, 2010 2:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Worth selling a 5850 to get a 6870 |
yeah I am looking at maybe doing something similar next yr. looking forward to seeing how bulldozer performs. |
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| Author: | CMDR Steve-O [ Thu Oct 28, 2010 4:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Worth selling a 5850 to get a 6870 |
Hali_Newf wrote: yeah I am looking at maybe doing something similar next yr. looking forward to seeing how bulldozer performs. Ditto |
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