Dell 3008wfp Ordered and now Gpu needed!?!?

[Randomface74]

I would have thought 2x 5870 in crossfire would easily handle any game out there with well over 60fps on a 30" monitor. Can't really see where your coming from regarding 1 graphic card as so many ppl nowadays day run crossfire and sli with no problems at all, and its so easy to do.

Just a cost point really.

 

[sicknote]

I bought a 3008 and an Asus 5850 a few weeks ago. In some games I'm running at 1900x1200. Wouldn't recommend a single 5850 or 5870 if your planning on gaming at maximum rez.

 

[555BUK]

The 5850 is a good overclocker and the 5870 isn't?? Going by those benchmark scores the 5870 is quite a lot better at higher resolutions than a 5850...

Read this. At stock settings the 5870 is a good deal faster than the 5850. However, when both are overclocked, they are MUCH closer with only a few percent difference in performance. Whether a few percent is worth an additional ~£80 per card is down to the individual, but for me the 5850 was the easy choice.

5870's overclock well, but 5850's can overclock monsterousely. Most 5870's will overclock from 850/1200 to 1000/1250. Most 5850's go from 725/1000 to 1000/1250. At the same clock speeds the 10% additional TPU's on the 5870 are the sole difference, and these will typically provide 0 to 5% benifit based on game.

 

[1uke]

Thats a very intresting thread. And I never knew the 5850 could overclock that well... The only thing that concerns me is was the 5850 cooler standard or on water like he sort of says later on... if its on water then that would cause a problem for me.

 

[.:SAmSuNG:.]

Lol 5850 on a res that high max AA + AF? Sicknote cant play games well at max res cus its too slow. Yes they overclock but if a clocked 5870 fps drop as low as 20-25 on BC2 at 1920/1200 maxed out how is a slower 5850 going to be any better at a higher res?

I would say get a 5870 atleast now with another which will be needed in the not too distant future..

 

[1uke]

Where did you get a 5870 dropping to 20fps at 1920x1200 on Bc2 from? Sorry but I get a lot higher than that with my crossfire 4850 at that resolution on Bc2... So I very much doubt a much more powerful card does that!!

 

[.:SAmSuNG:.]

Where did you get a 5870 dropping to 20fps at 1920x1200 on Bc2 from? Sorry but I get a lot higher than that with my crossfire 4850 at that resolution on Bc2... So I very much doubt a much more powerful card does that!!

Well my card does it. 5870 @ 1000mhz/1300mhz and corei7 @ 4.2Ghz.

Also here on the last page..

Best to get a 5870 and see, but tbh I'd expect to need dual 5870s or a 5970 at that res if you want to run everything maxed out. My single 5870 manages pretty well with bad company with some occasional sub 20 fps drops but can't handle anything above High in Metro 2033 @ 1920x1200, so I think you will need moar power for 2560x1600.

Im not saying its a bad card as im perfectly happy with mine. I was looking for a 2nd hand dell 30" for awhile but in the end got a U2410 which now i think was a wise move with my current graphics card. A 5870 will handle your res fine on most games but some I cant see will be nice and smooth with max AA. Also with more demanding games in the works its only a matter of time before it struggles more and more.

 

[1uke]

Or I could get 1 maybe 2 asus 5850 and overclock them to almost the same speeds as your 5870.

Wonder when Overclockers are expecting more stock?

 

[.:SAmSuNG:.]

2 5850's would be a nice set up and a good £100 cheaper than a 5970. If ocuk dont have any in stock just buy elsewhere.

 

[Datamonkey]

Just to add my 2p's worth

I use a dell 3007 and run 2 x 5870's runs everything i throw at it. Really happy with the setup.

I would get 2 x 5870's to run it at its best fella.

 

[1uke]

Are your 5870's overclocked? and if your read the link 555BUK kindly gave us it shows that a overclocked 5850 can almost match a overclocked 5870. So thats a nice potential saving of some ££

 

[nalla]

hmm well i have 2 x 4870's, and i have a 30" dell, and i game at 2560 x 1600 in all games that i play, and why people want aa/af at that res is beyond me, with that many pixels at that res there are no jaggies anyway, so why bother you cant tell teh difference anyway. stick with your current cards give it a try, if they dont do what u want get something better, a 5870 should be ok, but 2 x5850 will definately be ok.

 

[.:SAmSuNG:.]

Are your 5870's overclocked? and if your read the link 555BUK kindly gave us it shows that a overclocked 5850 can almost match a overclocked 5870. So thats a nice potential saving of some ££

You will notice that the res he uses is pretty low. Im not saying it will be that different but you do have to take that into account. The amount of pixels on a 30" dell is more than double the pixels his 22" has in his tests. That been said 2 5850's would handle your dell pretty well i would think. The 5870 is not worth the extra over a 5850. Iv only got one as my 5850 deal fell through and in need of a card found a cheap 5870.

 

[1uke]

Both are 1gb memory cards so wouldn't have thought it would make much difference? And if I were to say get 2x 5850 oced they would surely absolutly own a 5870 especially at higher res.

 

[.:SAmSuNG:.]

Yea would totally blow a single 5870 away. You should expect 5970 speeds i think.

 

[1uke]

Just to update the thread.
I'm loving my new Dell 3008wfp, But 1 single Asus 5850 oc is struggling to run bfbc2 on anything higher than medium settings so will be ordering another soon. Its strange how this single 5850 easily handles Dirt2 on full high settings with barely a frame drop sometimes. And it looks awsome!

 

[Phoenixdancer]

I don't mean that as such, just that the top ends cards will struggle at 2560. I understand where you were coming from, I should have said I wasn't really directing it at you.

struggle?

It takes metro 2033 at full tilt at 6060x1200 to make a 5970 struggle and then its only struggleing cus the vram is strangeling it

 

[Final8y]

hmm well i have 2 x 4870's, and i have a 30" dell, and i game at 2560 x 1600 in all games that i play, and why people want aa/af at that res is beyond me, with that many pixels at that res there are no jaggies anyway, so why bother you cant tell teh difference anyway. stick with your current cards give it a try, if they dont do what u want get something better, a 5870 should be ok, but 2 x5850 will definately be ok.

Each to there own when it comes to eyesight.

I have had my SyncMaster 305T since 2006 & always needs AA.

AF has very little to do with the res of the monitor.

 

[layte]

hmm well i have 2 x 4870's, and i have a 30" dell, and i game at 2560 x 1600 in all games that i play, and why people want aa/af at that res is beyond me, with that many pixels at that res there are no jaggies anyway, so why bother you cant tell teh difference anyway. stick with your current cards give it a try, if they dont do what u want get something better, a 5870 should be ok, but 2 x5850 will definately be ok.

If you cannot see jaggies on a 30" 2560 display might I suggest a visit to an opticians. I have a 3008wfp myself and can easily see jaggies without AA. GTA is the worst for this, you could cut down trees with the jagged edges in that.

 

[mothermachine]

my 5850 drove my 3008WFP just perfectly at full max res in all games. it really is a wonderful monitor but be prepared to have replacements sent over the years. i;ve gone through 3 of them already in 2 years.... dead pixels, dodgy colour washes etc. other than that it's awesome