• ATI Radeon HD 5970
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Is the ATI Radeon HD 5970 worth it or is there something better?
If you have disposable income then get it. It's regarded as the best you can get in a price to performance ration.
[QUOTE=slinkman;22529750]If you have disposable income then get it. It's regarded as the best you can get in a price to performance ration.[/QUOTE] Actually its regarded as the best you can get full stop. I wouldn't say in a price/performance ratio, your not going to see a £200 improvement in frames over a 5870 say, unless your playing at 2560X1600. Any res below that and its pretty much overkill.
[quote=mr.cthrobot;22529377]is the ati radeon hd 5970 worth it or is there something better?[/quote] gtx 480
[QUOTE=derlicious;22533685]gtx 480[/QUOTE] Thats not better performance wise.
[QUOTE=taipan;22533708]Thats not better performance wise.[/QUOTE] Get two of them.
Two of them costs around 1000€
[QUOTE=derlicious;22533975]Get two of them.[/QUOTE] I smell a troll...
how is it a troll and two of them cost around the same as a 5970
the 5970 isnt 1000 dollars Are you thinking of two 470s? Becuase yes, that would cost the same
oh sorry typo, i meant two 470s
[QUOTE=OCELOT323;22535550]the 5970 isnt 1000 dollars Are you thinking of two 470s? Becuase yes, that would cost the same[/QUOTE] And be better than a 5970.
While we are on the topic; when is the next big powerful video card coming out?
If you want to buy a 5970, then you might as well wait for the upcoming dual fermi card
[QUOTE=EBS-Gamer;22536575]While we are on the topic; when is the next big powerful video card coming out?[/QUOTE] 470x2, and maybe gtx490.
Wow, I was watching some videos on the 5970. Youtubers make me rage. "Ok, I need some help with this. I was planning* on get 2 ATI Radeon HD 5970 2GB. 1.) Does that mean if I get 2 cards I will have a better Picture? 2.) And 2 cards with 2GB each will work together as 4GB? 3.) OR SHOULD I JUST STICK WITH 1 ATI Radeon HD 5970 4GB, SINCE 4GB IS OUT NOW? PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS ONE, AND ABOUT HAVING 2 CARDS WILL IT GIVE A BETTER PICTURE? Thanx" Spoiled little kids.
[QUOTE=FalcoLombardi;22538034]Wow, I was watching some videos on the 5970. Youtubers make me rage. "Ok, I need some help with this. I was planning* on get 2 ATI Radeon HD 5970 2GB. 1.) Does that mean if I get 2 cards I will have a better Picture? 2.) And 2 cards with 2GB each will work together as 4GB? 3.) OR SHOULD I JUST STICK WITH 1 ATI Radeon HD 5970 4GB, SINCE 4GB IS OUT NOW? PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS ONE, AND ABOUT HAVING 2 CARDS WILL IT GIVE A BETTER PICTURE? Thanx" Spoiled little kids.[/QUOTE] God I wish they asked questions like that on 4chan, then when someone responds get 10 8600's, and everyone agrees they go and do it.
[QUOTE=EBS-Gamer;22536575]While we are on the topic; when is the next big powerful video card coming out?[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.overclock.net/9585198-post1.html[/url] From that information, it seems ATI is planning to release their 6000 series from late 2010 to early 2011.
[QUOTE=Clopsy;22539543][url]http://www.overclock.net/9585198-post1.html[/url] From that information, it seems ATI is planning to release their 6000 series from late 2010 to early 2011.[/QUOTE] Already? Since I am new to the PC Building thing in general, doesn't it seem they are going a little too fast? Most games only require a 5770 or 5800 series card to run on 1920x1080. [editline]02:19PM[/editline] [QUOTE=NecroTitan;22539293]God I wish they asked questions like that on 4chan, then when someone responds get 10 8600's, and everyone agrees they go and do it.[/QUOTE] Yeah, seriously. Those kids on Youtube are annoying as hell. I should stop reading comments. I think that quote was from a comment about some dude playing Crysis Warhead on three monitors and maximum settings (resolution was like 7000x1080) perfectly on one 5970--kid who commented wanted TWO 5970s.
Apparently, it seems ATI wants to get cards out that performs better (on par at least) than Nvidia cards in DX11.
[QUOTE=FalcoLombardi;22540211]Already? Since I am new to the PC Building thing in general, doesn't it seem they are going a little too fast? Most games only require a 5770 or 5800 series card to run on 1920x1080. [editline]02:19PM[/editline] Yeah, seriously. Those kids on Youtube are annoying as hell. I should stop reading comments. I think that quote was from a comment about some dude playing Crysis Warhead on three monitors and maximum settings (resolution was like 7000x1080) perfectly on one 5970--kid who commented wanted TWO 5970s.[/QUOTE] Not on max settings he didn't... triple monitors at 1280x720 maybe.
[QUOTE=NecroTitan;22542579]Not on max settings he didn't... triple monitors at 1280x720 maybe.[/QUOTE] Here it is. My bad he said "Gamer" settings. That's lower than Enthusiast right? [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPCJh8tYri0&feature=channel[/media]
[QUOTE=FalcoLombardi;22542677]Here it is. My bad he said "Gamer" settings. That's lower than Enthusiast right? [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPCJh8tYri0&feature=channel[/media][/QUOTE] That I'll believe with no AF or AA. Its just playable at 1920x1200 with 4x AF, at 3 1080p monitors it would get like 7fps even with no AA. [Img]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9vgJ1nwu_xA/S6tBMGNvrrI/AAAAAAAACj8/qzx9rmVGY6A/s640/HD+5870+crysis.png[/img]
What is he using then? Four 5970s!?!
I've got an HD 4650, very happy with.
[QUOTE=FalcoLombardi;22543966]What is he using then? Four 5970s!?![/QUOTE] Max is two if I recall correctly.
[QUOTE=EBS-Gamer;22536575]While we are on the topic; when is the next big powerful video card coming out?[/QUOTE] There are lots of speculation around, some which might be true and some aren't. But I'll take my chances that GTX 495 (SLI 480) would be out september. I don't remember where I read this as I read lots of review and articles. You can try googling it.
[QUOTE=TankHawk500;22550035]There are lots of speculation around, some which might be true and some aren't. But I'll take my chances that GTX 495 (SLI 480) would be out september. I don't remember where I read this as I read lots of review and articles. You can try googling it.[/QUOTE] It wont be GTX 480 SLI in one chip, it will be based off of GF104, essentially a slower chip with lower TDP than any of the current GF100 chips. So basically SLI of a slower chip in one card. [URL=http://vr-zone.com/articles/-rumour-nvidia-preparing-dual-gf104-card/9203.html]Article[/URL] Dual GF100 on one chip isn't feasible without under-clocking. Much like the HD5970 or Hemlock, which was 2x HD5870 die, which had to be under-clocked for TDP reasons.
[QUOTE=NecroTitan;22550084]It wont be GTX 480 SLI in one chip, it will be based off of GF104, essentially a slower chip with lower TDP than any of the current GF100 chips. So basically SLI of a slower chip in one card. [URL=http://vr-zone.com/articles/-rumour-nvidia-preparing-dual-gf104-card/9203.html]Article[/URL] Dual GF100 on one chip isn't feasible without under-clocking. Much like the HD5970 or Hemlock, which was 2x HD5870 die, which had to be under-clocked for TDP reasons.[/QUOTE] Which is why PCIE spec is fucking retarded.
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