Which 5850?

[inverseSquare]

Hi all


Looking at the 5850s - is there a 'sweet spot' in the current range?

Some seem to still have the reference 'box' design where as others now have custom coolers.


I was looking at this one in particular:

HIS iCooler V ATI Radeon HD 5850 1024MB

I'm struggling to find reviews of this non-turbo version.

I'm guessing its basically a non oc'd version of the Modern Warfare 2 iCooler 5850 Turbo?




Or are there others to look at? I'm after quietness + decent cooling, not looking to crossfire or oc.


Thanks for the help

 

[Dougsnake]

Well i got the same card last week and im very happy with it havent overclocked it but is very very quiet upto about 55% fan speed which it rarely ever gets to.
I read the reviews of the turbo version and decided it would be a great card and hasnt dissapointed me so far
There is the asus cu versions which seem have good quiet coolers but i decided it wasnt worth the extra cash for the tweaking options i wouldnt really use.

 

[Timber]

I took delivery of the normal Sapphire HD 5850 including MW2 voucher, after OC'ers ran out of the cheaper one on special 2 weeks ago. Probably similar story to the above but it's quiet have I have no complaints so far. For reference sat in Windows 7 it's running at 38 degrees and fan speed on 21% according to ATI Overdrive (Cat 10.6).

Out of interest the cooler on my 5850 card looks like the non-MW2 voucher card (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-215-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=411) and not the one pictured with MW2.

 

[KillBoY_UK]

Direct CU owner here. the cooler is very quiet a stock and with a mild OC (even underload) but top it out with 950/1250+ OC the fan will ramp up a fair bit , oddly i found even a memory OC will increase the core temps 3 or 4c maybe its becuse of the lack of ram sinks ?

good card regardless I would recommend it eps as it has voltage tweak as well

 

[cmndr_andi]

+1 for the ASUS Direct CU.

It is is only £22 more expensive than the cheapest 5850 on OCUK. It comes with a 3 year warranty (1 more year than all the others), has a custom cooler that is a fair bit better than the stock one and is good for overclocking due to "voltage tweak".

 

[Jay85]

Abit off topic sorry but how does the 5850 compare with the GTX 465?

 

[cmndr_andi]

Abit off topic sorry but how does the 5850 compare with the GTX 465?

It is costs the same but is a bit slower, hotter and noisier.

 

[Jay85]

fair do's so the 5850 is a better buy at the end of the day.

 

[buttkinz]

The price of the 465 is ridiculous considering the performance it gives unfortunatly, if it was competition for the 5850 ati would have dropped their prices

 

[chris_uk333]

I just ordered the XFX 5850.