5850 or 5870

[CombineGuru]

I've got 2x 4670's and I think it's time for an upgrade. :dance:

I'm pretty sure a 5870 can fit in my case -
The distance from the back of the case to the front fan is 13", so I'm sure the 5870 will fit. But will it block airflow to the case from the front upper fan?
There's also a fan much lower down blowing air around the HDDs and CPU, but is that enough for the whole case?
Distance from PCIe slot #1 to CPU is 4", and to the PSU it's also 4". Is that enough for the card?

My PSU is fine for either.

The 5870 is £100 more, is it worth it for the graphical performance?

And will it be bottlenecked by my CPU, a Phenom X4 9850+ at 2.8ghz?

Thanks :dance:

[editline]09:58PM[/editline]

:dance::dance::dance::dance::dance:

[~Kiwi~]

5870 wont be bottlenecked with that Quad.

But what about Ram.

[CombineGuru]

I got 4gb of ddr2 in dual channel.

[editline]10:00PM[/editline]

:dance::dance::dance::dance::dance:

[~Kiwi~]

Then your in the good.

Oh can I have one of your 4670s please :buddy:

[CombineGuru]

Hmmm...
Why do you want one?

[editline]10:04PM[/editline]

:dance::dance::dance::dance::dance:

[~Kiwi~]

So I can save money and be able to run Crysis :buddy: Since I am in the moment getting a budget and parts together and I don't wanna stick on Intergrated graphics again.

[CombineGuru]

Crysis can run on a single 4670?
I was only getting 15-20fps with both of them.

[editline]10:11PM[/editline]

:argh::argh::argh::argh::argh::argh:

[~Kiwi~]

Heard of 1024x768 + an athlon :buddy: anyways bai bai out of time.

PS OVERCLOCK.

[CombineGuru]

so should I get the 5850 or 5870?

by PS OVERCLOCK do you mean the CPU (already oc'ed) or the gpu?

[LorencBag]

Quit spamming emoticans.

[AncientGrandpa]

[QUOTE=CombineGuru;18371832]so should I get the 5850 or 5870?

by PS OVERCLOCK do you mean the CPU (already oc'ed) or the gpu?[/QUOTE]

5870.:clint:

[Xaphania]

5870 definitely. I don't think there's any point in waiting, unless you want to wait a long time for a price decrease.

[AncientGrandpa]

[QUOTE=Xaphania;18372145]5870 definitely. I don't think there's any point in waiting, unless you want to wait a long time for a price decrease.[/QUOTE]

If he wants a price drop then he should wait for nvidia's GT3xx series.

[exhale55]

Get the 5870 for the heck of it.

[editline]11:03PM[/editline]

:smug::smug::smug::smug::smug:

[butre]

fyi dual 5770 > single 5870
and dual 5750 > single 5850

and dual 57xx is cheaper than a single 58xx counterpart

[CombineGuru]

[QUOTE=ButtsexV2;18373545]fyi dual 5770 > single 5870
and dual 5750 > single 5850

and dual 57xx is cheaper than a single 58xx counterpart[/QUOTE]

I don't want another crossfire setup because of the games that don't support it.
Anyway, I can only crossfire at 8X.

[editline]12:02AM[/editline]

anyway, will 5870 fit in my case?

[~Kiwi~]

Nah combine, just OC the GFX and that's all to it,

[CombineGuru]

And will it fit in the case?

I leave my computer on all the time, will it stop me sleeping? :clint:

[editline]12:33AM[/editline]

I've heard it's loud.

[butre]

if/when you replace them, send them to me because I like to mooch off other people's hardware.

[Erp]

[QUOTE=CombineGuru;18373857]And will it fit in the case?

I leave my computer on all the time, will it stop me sleeping? :clint:

[editline]12:33AM[/editline]

I've heard it's loud.[/QUOTE]its loud but not that loud

[~Kiwi~]

[QUOTE=ButtsexV2;18374032]if/when you replace them, send them to me because I like to mooch off other people's hardware.[/QUOTE]

OI, I'm building one here.

[CombineGuru]

Please someone answer me :Dawkins102:

Will it fit in my case and will it not block the front fan?

[~Kiwi~]

YES IT WILL. god.

[butre]

[QUOTE=~Kiwi~;18374339]OI, I'm building one here.[/QUOTE]

I'm building two :smug:

[CombineGuru]

[QUOTE=~Kiwi~;18374389]YES IT WILL. god.[/QUOTE]

thanks

[editline]12:58AM[/editline]

how about one card to kiwi and one card to buttsex if I don't find a use for them?

[editline]12:58AM[/editline]

then you have to fight for the crossfire cable

[~Kiwi~]

I don't want to crossfire. My mobo wont need to support for Crossfire. PLUS I my PSU can't do crossfire.

[AncientGrandpa]

[QUOTE=CombineGuru;18374412]thanks

[editline]12:58AM[/editline]

how about one card to kiwi and one card to buttsex if I don't find a use for them?

[editline]12:58AM[/editline]

then you have to fight for the crossfire cable[/QUOTE]

Give me the xfire cable.

[~Kiwi~]

Then it's settled

[butre]

That works

[Odellus[v2]]

How about you give me both of the cards and I'll give you $15 and pay for shipping.