5770CF or 5850?

mattgal · 27 Mar 2010 at 12:45

Which should I go for?

x2 Sapphire 5770
or
x1 PowerColor 5850

Alex h · 27 Mar 2010 at 12:47

id go for the asus 5850 mate then if prices drop later add another wot resolution you game at

hedgey · 27 Mar 2010 at 12:47

x1 asus 5850 and oc

mattgal · 27 Mar 2010 at 12:55

why the asus? i don't really.....like them.

I game at 1920x1080

Alex h · 27 Mar 2010 at 13:14

3 year warranty ulocked bios so overclocking is easier as you can tweak voltages

mattgal · 27 Mar 2010 at 13:20

and the powercolor can't? 2yr warranty. not that bad either

Alex h · 27 Mar 2010 at 13:27

you have to flash the bios on the power cooler which would void warranty

mattgal · 27 Mar 2010 at 13:30

oh, ok.

whats the max oc i can get with a stock and overvolted vga please?

thanks bdw

Alex h · 27 Mar 2010 at 13:33

im not sure on that but some one will tell you try asking on overclocking thread youll probably get answer quicker ther m8 hope this helps

David09 · 27 Mar 2010 at 13:36

You'll like the ASUS packaging, 3 year warranty is the superior, price would probably drop again soon, atm stands at £224.99

Alex h · 27 Mar 2010 at 13:39

ASUS 5850 runs 21% at idle (really quiet) and rises to about 30% at full load (audible but still quiet). I suggest you download MSI Afterburner, overclock, and set your own fan profile to suit your ears.

Afterburner is far better than the Smartdoctor app ASUS supply for overclocking/overvolting. As a starting point, set voltage to 1.2v, core to 950Mhz and memory to 1175. These speeds should be easily achieved, and the card will be faster than a 5870.

found this on another thread hope it helps

bhavv · 27 Mar 2010 at 13:46

Having the Sapphire 5770s myself, I can tell you they are nothing special, come in cheap packaging, and have also now been dumbed down with a shorter PCB that doesnt support software voltage adjustment, and had heavilly scratched bases on the stock coolers.

Compared to those, the Asus 5850 package, build quality, voltage adjustment and extra year of warranty are all far superior, and you will definitely be very happy with them:

http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/gpu_displays/asus_radeon_hd_5850_1gb_gddr5_graphics_card/2

I'd love to have a couple, but they are too expensive for me atm.

ooEy · 27 Mar 2010 at 13:47

MSI 5850, 2 year warranty, unlocked voltage and I have 1 @ 1000/1150 1.74v

bhavv · 27 Mar 2010 at 14:02

MSI arent in stock though and cost £30 more.

mattgal · 27 Mar 2010 at 14:16

1.74v?? compared to 1.2 with almost the same oc. wow

i asked just because i don't know what asus offers when it comes to vgas. never had any. i never had ati either so sapphire and powercolor are new to me but heared/read/used both and doesn't seem bad at all.

(did a review of a powercolor 4850 and my gf has a PowerColor 5770. and my brother own a powercolor 3850AGP.) only my friend has a sapphire 5770 lol. you can see why i went to powercolor.

@bahvv: yes my gf got those crappy heatsinks like the club3D one. temps aren't bad though. same as the sapphire egg shaped. (~30*C idle)

ooEy · 27 Mar 2010 at 14:51

1.274v sorry

I managed to get mine for £220 delivered (next day) , somewhere . . .

mattgal · 27 Mar 2010 at 14:59

what benefit is 50mhz going to make?i mean in terms of real world performance not benchmarks. 1-2fps?

SirCanealot · 27 Mar 2010 at 15:24

+1 For the asus. They do great products, and they're obviously very confident in their gear if they offer 3 years with ocing coverage

3 years is a long time!

gareth170 · 27 Mar 2010 at 15:27

my Sapphire 5850 does 1000/1250 with 1.274v.

bhavv · 27 Mar 2010 at 16:23

mattgal said:
what benefit is 50mhz going to make?i mean in terms of real world performance not benchmarks. 1-2fps?

Actually its a 275 Mhz overclock in total on the 5850 which makes a huge difference and brings them up to 5870 performance. Just a 150 Mhz increase on my 5770 crossfire gives an extra 3000+ points in 3D mark Vantage, and makes Oblivion significantly smoother when maxed out with all my mods installed.