5870

[zapgod]

which 5870 should i buy? i was going to get the sapphire vapor x one but i cant find it anywhere, so im stuck on which 1 is the best to get, ive seen a lot of review but still not sure which 1.

 

[HW91]

get whichever one is the cheapest

 

[stulid]

a cheap one that comes with a decent warranty. HIS?

 

[zapgod]

so it doesnt really matter does it? i was thinkin of going for http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-001-HS

 

[pooley]

if you thinking of overclocking it, you can pick one that doesn't need a bios flash to tweak the voltage. asus and msi do them but there may be others.

 

[HW91]

^ well MSI's don't OC very well anyway so that leaves ASUS and OCUK only sells the ARES when it comes to 5870s

 

[Freddie1980]

so it doesnt really matter does it? i was thinkin of going for http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-001-HS

I was going to say at that price you might want to consider the Powercolor Eyefinity6 edition card, same price but comes with 2Gb and slightly lower clocks but I've just checked and they've gone back up to £330.

That HIS looks like a good bet.

 

[opethdisciple]

^ well MSI's don't OC very well anyway so that leaves ASUS and OCUK only sells the ARES when it comes to 5870s

Ares it is then!

 

[zapgod]

lol ares is nearly the same price as my system

cant find another asus in ocuk and in other places its just too expensive and i kinda want to buy from ocuk.

whats so different when overclocking the HIS? msi doesnt overclock at all -.-

 

[HW91]

it does overclock, why else would they have msi afterburner?

 

[JeffyB]

If your going for the his icooler I think the non turbo is better value as it uses the same cooler and can easily clock up to turbo speeds and saves you £25. If your spending anymore it's worth looking at the cheaper 2gb cards, shame they have gone up in price.

 

[zapgod]

does the extra 1gb really make a difference? oh and would they need a bigger psu than 600?

 

[zapgod]

i know it does overclock but not a lot

 

[JeffyB]

At high resolutions and with as/af the 2gb cards pull ahead of the 1gb not by a huge amount though. 600w is plenty, check reviews for how well the 2gb overclocks.