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Gtx 470 or HD5850

Buchanan0204

Buchanan0204

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http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-127-EA&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1810

I am stuck between these two cards. I have never owned a high end Nvidia graphics card before, always went for ATI and just stuck with them. However I am open minded and willing to with any company who offers me the best bang for buck and overall quality.

I have heard quite a bit of rumours that the gtx 470 gets really loud and hot, which isn't too good.

I am more inclined to go down the ati route as my board supports crossfire but not sli. However the chances of meing upgrading to xfire is slim, but I never like to limit myself.

Any advice at all is welcomed.
 
If I were you, and I had a PSU that could accomodate a GTX 470, I would - the prices for them at the moment are pretty damn good to be honest. If noise and heat worries you, like Amnesia said, there is always the ATI 6870.:cool:
 
Secret_Window said:
If I were you, and I had a PSU that could accomodate a GTX 470, I would - the prices for them at the moment are pretty damn good to be honest. If noise and heat worries you, like Amnesia said, there is always the ATI 6870.:cool:
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How does the 6870 compare to the 5870? Would you say the GTX 470 is the all round better card?
 
Buchanan0204 said:
How does the 6870 compare to the 5870? Would you say the GTX 470 is the all round better card?
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From the benchmarks I have seen, they are very similar, but the 5870 is still slightly faster and costs quite a bit more. Whether it's worth paying the extra for one I am not sure.

GTX 470 is similar to the 6870 in performance but the performancee gain from the GTX 470 overclocked is really good for the money.
 
5870 is a great card but is last gen now
470 is an amazing overclocker if you don't mind the power consumption/heat
6870 non OC is on par with non OC 470 and OC is >5870
 
Secret_Window said:
From the benchmarks I have seen, they are very similar, but the 5870 is still slightly faster and costs quite a bit more. Whether it's worth paying the extra for one I am not sure.

GTX 470 is similar to the 6870 in performance but the performancee gain from the GTX 470 overclocked is really good for the money.
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I have very little experience in overclocking Graphics cards. I have only ever overclocked cpus. I have played around with the ati overdrive tool a while back where in the ati utility you can bump up the frequency of the card using the software utility.

If I were to get the gtx 470, how would I go about overclocking it and would I need to buy an aftermarket HSF for it or would the stock cooler allow for an overclock.

I am using a 750watt thermaltake toughpower, that should be plenty for the overclocked 470 right?
 
msi afterburner, or evga precision.

your psu is plenty.

Aftermarket heatsink only good for temps and noise and a slighltly higher overclock.
 
nicnik said:
msi afterburner, or evga precision.

your psu is plenty.

Aftermarket heatsink only good for temps and noise and a slighltly higher overclock.
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Had a little Google of both of them. Had never heard of them. I have never really been a gamer before so never had a great need for overclocking graphics cards etc. Thank's for all the advice. Great help.
 
5850 is getting much cheaper to compete with 6870, runs much cooler than any 470

2 times 5850 in the futre is like a 5970 woo hoo
 
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