christmas came early for me :)

bigjimmyauk · 1 Jul 2010 at 16:10

Freddie1980 said:
If you want speed and silence you should consider a non reference HD5870 such as the ASUS Matrix, Asus V2 or the Sapphire VapourX.

Even though you have the money for a GTX480 the premium isn't worth it IMO for an additional 8% performance plus you have to bear with the noisy Delta fan. Non reference GTX480 cards cost a bomb and make the HD5970 look like good value for money.

I would try and avoid multiple video card setups if you have the cash for a single fast card. SLI/Crossfire setups are always reliant on driver releases for support and performance fixes. Nvidia is slow at getting out drivers but they do work and AMD gives monthly driver updates but can be hit and miss in terms of reliability.

some good points ocuk don't sell the matrix yet do they?

rolypolyman · 1 Jul 2010 at 16:22

Cool and very quiet but powerful equals Sapphire 5870\5850 Vapor X\Toxic cards.

straxusii · 1 Jul 2010 at 16:40

5850 is you are worried about noise

mame · 1 Jul 2010 at 16:40

You can buy my GTX 260 for £500 if you want

HW91 · 1 Jul 2010 at 16:51

I'd say pay the extra £40 for dual 470's seeing a they beat the 5970

kerrgreg · 1 Jul 2010 at 16:52

personally having had 2 5870's and now have a 5970 i would get a 5870 (although im abit bias) for your res with a ncie overclock you should be able to take on crysis pretty well.

arc@css · 1 Jul 2010 at 16:57

I think you may be best off sticking to a single gpu bigjimmy. 5850 or 5870 if you are wanting to stay with ATI?

One of these? :- http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-225-AS

Essentially it's a wolf in sheep's clothing. An undercover 5870, if you like.

stulid · 1 Jul 2010 at 17:31

HW91 said:
I'd say pay the extra £40 for dual 470's seeing a they beat the 5970

OOOOOOoooo certainly a different choice..

EDIT, pitty the motherboard is a AMD chipset.

bigjimmyauk · 1 Jul 2010 at 17:33

arc@css said:
I think you may be best off sticking to a single gpu bigjimmy. 5850 or 5870 if you are wanting to stay with ATI?

One of these? :- http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-225-AS

Essentially it's a wolf in sheep's clothing. An undercover 5870, if you like.

only problem i see with that is that it's not garunteed to overclock to 5870 speeds so i could end up with just a 5850

P:S if i ordered tonight could i get one on saturday delivery for the 3rd july?

RavenXXX2 · 1 Jul 2010 at 17:39

You would have to choose Saturday delivery with OCUK which will cost you £13 or so.

dmxdex2020 · 1 Jul 2010 at 17:53

5970 2 cards. vs 480 single card for the same price hmm.

mame · 1 Jul 2010 at 17:59

dmxdex2020 said:
5970 2 cards. vs 480 single card for the same price hmm.

and what price is that

bigjimmyauk · 1 Jul 2010 at 18:06

ok been looking at benchies and stuff and a 5870 sounds about right for me i can always sell the 5770 i have to re-coup some cash.

ok so i'm made 5870 will order tonight but which one remember it needs to be quiet was looking at these 3

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Which one out the 3, user experience would be good about now never even seen the 5870 lightning by msi before nor the pcs at 950 core tho looks like it could be a noisy little blighter.

will be back at 8pm going out for a couple of hours so will see whats been said later

thanx for all the advice by the way

Kelt · 1 Jul 2010 at 18:10

dmxdex2020 said:
5970 2 cards. vs 480 single card for the same price hmm.

Bit of a difference between £520 (5970) and £390 (480). OCUK prices.

Kelt · 1 Jul 2010 at 18:12

bigjimmyauk said:
ok been looking at benchies and stuff and a 5870 sounds about right for me i can always sell the 5770 i have to re-coup some cash.

ok so i'm made 5870 will order tonight but which one remember it needs to be quiet was looking at these 3

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Which one out the 3, user experience would be good about now never even seen the 5870 lightning by msi before nor the pcs at 950 core tho looks like it could be a noisy little blighter.

will be back at 8pm going out for a couple of hours so will see whats been said later

thanx for all the advice by the way

None of them. If it was my dosh, I'd buy this:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-229-AS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1502

gareth170 · 1 Jul 2010 at 18:32

bigjimmyauk said:
only problem i see with that is that it's not garunteed to overclock to 5870 speeds so i could end up with just a 5850

a 5850 would easy overclock to 5870 speed and higher.

Phoenixdancer · 1 Jul 2010 at 18:34

why not get one more 5770 and run crossfire???

jigger · 1 Jul 2010 at 18:52

For £320 you could get a pair of HD5830's with better HSF's. http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-238-SP
With some overclocking you could have 5970 performance.

This looks a decent card for the money.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-004-HS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=411

arc@css · 1 Jul 2010 at 18:53

Phoenixdancer said:
why not get one more 5770 and run crossfire???

That would certainly be his most cost effective upgrade route. Roughly 4870X2 / 5870 performance. Not sure he wants more than one gpu though.

Someone also mentioned an Asus 5870, forgot about that one, £330 - not a bad price all considered, nice looks imo, and for overclocking I think he needs to consider them (Asus), as well as MSI and Powercolor.

Though price for performance, a 5850 is his best bet, and he would have plenty of cash left over with.

DELETED_83755 · 1 Jul 2010 at 19:55

I believe you should just get the cheapest 5850 and save the rest for a future graphics card update. I know you want to run all the high graphics games at max, but there are only a few of them that need £300 + graphics solutions.

If you want to crossfire 2X 5770 it usually gives simular frames to a 5870 in crossfire friendly games. This is also a viable idea as a 5770 only needs one pci x connector.

Don't blow £500 on graphics card, resisttttttt!