Hello, my Radeon HD 5830 card just broke and I need a new one. Currently my budget is around 150$. I was looking at the recommended requirements for battlefield 3 and Skyrim, and It recommended a Radeon HD 6850 card. Is that a good card? And if not can someone reocmmend me something that will play Battefield 3 and Skyrim. I also need the card to support dual monitors. And I have a 750W PSU.
I say you try to get a 5850 and RMA your card (even if it's out of warranty, you may be able to send it in for a fee) and when you get it back crossfire them.
i was honestly expecting you to say something like "ya i ned a new video card mine is an ati radeon x800 what should i get" but hell yours is better than mine
do what shadaez said, unless your motherboard/psu can't support two, then the price of replacing both probably isn't worth it
So I would buy another 5830 and when I got my original back from the manufacture I would corssfire them? And would I be able to Run Battlefeild 3 and Skyrim with that? Oh sorry, my Card is a 5830 not a 5850, my bad.
dude i have a 5770 and i'm going to be able to play battlefield 3 and skyrim on high if not very high
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you can only crossfire if your motherboard has 2 pcie x16 slots and your power supply can support two video cards, don't just go out and buy another card and wonder why there aren't enough cords or slots
Yeah It has 2 x16 PCI-e Slots. Do you happen to know any sites that sell a new 5830? I tried newegg but they don't sell them anymore, and I tried amazon and ebay but there selling them for around 200$. And does it matter if they have a different maker? Like mines made by Sapphire, would it madder if i get one made by diamond?
you're not going to find a 5830, bitcoin miners love those things. I don't quite know what the best thing would be to do, a 5850 can crossfire with a 5830, though.
I found one on ebay going for 120, with $12 shipping though. Think its worth it?
[url]http://www.ebay.com/itm/SAPPHIRE-100297-2L-Radeon-HD-5830-Xtreme-1GB-/140596252543?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item20bc308f7f#ht_500wt_1413[/url]
I suppose, it's probably from a failed bitcoin miner :v: and he's trying to recoup his losses.
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he has NINE, definitely a failed bitcoin miner.
I saw a few 5850's going for around $170. I think 120-130 is an allright deal for a 5830, I'm gonna look around though to see if I can find any cheaper.
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