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Anyone got an ATI Radeon 5830?

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I was wondering if anyone here is using an ATI Radeon 5830 GPU in their PC?

I am looking to get one as I want something a little better than a 5770, but I don't have the budget for a 5850. I am specifically looking at one by (removed due to being competitor?) as it is the cheapest version I can find. Does anyone know if they are any good.

Thanks in advance;)
 
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lukefinch said:
I was wondering if anyone here is using an ATI Radeon 5830 GPU in their PC?

I am looking to get one as I want something a little better than a 5770, but I don't have the budget for a 5850. I am specifically looking at one by a competitor as it is the cheapest version I can find. Does anyone know if they are any good.

Thanks in advance;)
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You cant list competitors but it is a very good deal ;)
 
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lukefinch said:
I was wondering if anyone here is using an ATI Radeon 5830 GPU in their PC?

I am looking to get one as I want something a little better than a 5770, but I don't have the budget for a 5850. I am specifically looking at one by (removed due to being competitor?) as it is the cheapest version I can find. Does anyone know if they are any good.

Thanks in advance;)
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Listing manufacturers/brands are fine, such as Sapphire, Gigabyte, EVGA etc., you're just not allowed to mention any reseller or shop that then sells to consumers, similar to how OcUK operate.
 
What mobo does the OP have? Are you looking to replace the GPU or building a new rig from scratch?

If you have (or want) a mobo that supports x-fire you may aswell stick with ATI. If only a single card is possible then the 5700 onwards GPU allow eyefinity for 3 screens (nvidia requires SLI for this neat trick) and the ATI cards don't seem so power hungry.

The 6000 series GPUs are due at the end of the year start of next (allegedly) so it may pay to wait and pick up the best 5000 series card you can afford then.

I don't want to seem like an ATI fanboy, if you tell us your spec or what you intend to build we can guide you a lil better
 
honosuseri said:
What mobo does the OP have? Are you looking to replace the GPU or building a new rig from scratch?

If you have (or want) a mobo that supports x-fire you may aswell stick with ATI. If only a single card is possible then the 5700 onwards GPU allow eyefinity for 3 screens (nvidia requires SLI for this neat trick) and the ATI cards don't seem so power hungry.

The 6000 series GPUs are due at the end of the year start of next (allegedly) so it may pay to wait and pick up the best 5000 series card you can afford then.

I don't want to seem like an ATI fanboy, if you tell us your spec or what you intend to build we can guide you a lil better
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I am building a new rig from scratch, the mobo i plan to use is an Asus M4A785TD-V EVO

I don't really need crossfire or the power of two GPU's because the game i intend to play mostly on this rig is Microsoft Flight Simulator X, which is mostly CPU dependant.

I don't realy want to have to wait until next year for these GPU's to drop in price because of the tax hike that is coming.

My spec that i am planning is...

ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO mobo
AMD X6 1055T 2.80GHz CPU
Patriot G 4gb DDR3 1600MHz RAM
With hard drives, case, psu etc.
 
lukefinch said:
I am building a new rig from scratch, the mobo i plan to use is an Asus M4A785TD-V EVO

I don't really need crossfire or the power of two GPU's because the game i intend to play mostly on this rig is Microsoft Flight Simulator X, which is mostly CPU dependant.

I don't realy want to have to wait until next year for these GPU's to drop in price because of the tax hike that is coming.

My spec that i am planning is...

ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO mobo
AMD X6 1055T 2.80GHz CPU
Patriot G 4gb DDR3 1600MHz RAM
With hard drives, case, psu etc.
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If you got nothing (like video encoding etc) that actually (need) using the two extra cores, you'd probably be better off getting a Phenom II 955BE instead. It is cheaper, and since it is BE with unlocked multipler, you are more likely to overclock it further than the 1055T. And don't think games will use 5-6 cores anytime soon, as CPU usage for games are still mostly not using more than what 3 cores are capable of.

And if you are not going dual-cards set up, both ATI and Nvidia graphic cards will work fine on an AMD rig.
 
Marine has re-iterated points i've made in other threads. I highly recommend the 555BE, that asus board supports ACC which means that X2 555BE could be unlocked to an X3 or X4 if you are lucky. As he said it's multiplier is unlocked so worst case scenario you OC it. It's true few games at the mo fully utilise more than 2 cores.

That board is x-fire compatible so i would go ATI but the board also has an IGP so you could use that and see what happens pricewise till Jan (VAT rise). But buy saving £s on the CPU though your budget for the GPU is increased anyway if you can't wait.

Good luck on your build
 
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