Best card for around £300

Slinkie · 12 Nov 2009 at 11:25

Hi folks,

Just looking at a new build. What is the best card for around £300. I don't want to sli/ crossfire.

Thanks

Matt

grudas · 12 Nov 2009 at 11:34

5850... or wait for ocuk 295... i'd take 5850 tho..

or strech to ~350 and get 5870 which is better than both

Omega · 12 Nov 2009 at 11:35

I would say 5870... however with the price changes its looking to be a 5850.

'Wes · 12 Nov 2009 at 11:36

5870 or 5850.

gareth170 · 12 Nov 2009 at 11:41

i'd say 5850, its close to a 5870, plus if u clock it u can get it to 5870 performance and higher

Ghengis · 12 Nov 2009 at 11:51

5850 gets my vote..... although 5770s in CF do look tempting if possible.

Disjunto · 12 Nov 2009 at 11:52

Ghengis said:
........ or a pair of 5770s in CF?

he said he doesn't want CF, but at ~£250, it's a good deal

edit: if you're not in a hurry, you could wait for 58xx prices to drop to reasonable prices

GobzzzMp3 · 12 Nov 2009 at 12:26

Low end 5870...

reflux · 12 Nov 2009 at 12:26

5870.

SfnX · 12 Nov 2009 at 12:27

id say if you can wait, then wait for fermi, dont wanna splash the cash on ati until competition gets here!
however if u order a 5870 now then ul be waiting a while.

Slinkie · 12 Nov 2009 at 12:45

I'm looking to buy sooner rather than later and it's a build for MW2. I will be playing at 1900 x 1200 and the rest of my rig will be an i5 750 clocked as high as it will go and 4gm ram.

I just want to stay away from crossfire as I'd rather just have the one card to make my set up a bit less complicated. I used to have sli but don't some games not take full advantage of sli/ cf?

Roeg1 · 12 Nov 2009 at 13:00

IMO now wouldn't be a great time for a £300 card MW2 runs more than fine at 1920x1200 4xaa 16xaf everything on highest at around 70fps average (roughly) on my trusty gtx260.

My vote would be go for a nvidia 260 at £125
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-213-AS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=927

Total bargin and runs everything i've thrown at it flat out at my native res of 1920x1200, the 5870 and 5850 are great cards but not needed for mw2 or anything else on the market really.

Unless your really want to waste £300 Id go for a gtx260 and keep the other £200 for a rainy day.

Sh3rlock · 12 Nov 2009 at 13:01

5870.

Should be ahead of the game as soon as the 9.12 drivers come out, plus you have DX11.

Leeroy123 · 12 Nov 2009 at 13:14

the 295 gainward is about 300 i think, but thats sli mate. The new codmw2 is terrible , no dedicated servers haha.

asoxedri · 12 Nov 2009 at 14:53

Ghengis said:
5770s in CF do look tempting if possible.

theforce · 12 Nov 2009 at 18:06

I would go for a 5850.

ETNiES · 12 Nov 2009 at 18:30

what is up witht the price increases on the 5800's lately?

kylew · 12 Nov 2009 at 19:00

ETNiES said:
what is up witht the price increases on the 5800's lately?

Price gouging? Low yields? I think it's a few reasons.

-|ScottFree|- · 12 Nov 2009 at 20:05

GobzzzMp3 said:
Low end 5870...

No such thing... they are all the same... a low end 5870 is a 5850

Geek. · 12 Nov 2009 at 21:44

there is this one http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-001-NV&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1324 is is a good card!