SAPPHIRE HD 5970 2048MB GRAPHICS CARD FOR £495.99 inc VAT

BigBruiserAl · 24 Apr 2010 at 22:58

Ph4lanx said:
I'm still stuck as to whether to order one of these or two 5870's ARGH! What do you guys think?

2 5870s will be faster and you can always sell one later when you think there ott.

up2nogooduk · 24 Apr 2010 at 23:11

rjkoneill said:
oooh

now that is tempting me

You will get little more of that price rich i'm sure

Could you find out if this price will last abit longer please ?

Ph4lanx said:
I'm still stuck as to whether to order one of these or two 5870's ARGH! What do you guys think?

Well 2 5870's are meant to be faster, but the 5970 is clocked lower then the 5870. but the 5970 can be clocked to the same clocks.
maybe that will give it even more performance

I don't think you will notice a lot of difference in Gaming on a single monitor in the real world. i know of paper it say 5870's are faster, but for the extra money on top for 2x 5870's, would it be worth it via single monitor.
maybe others that have tried both could comform this ?

The cheapest (one's that are in stock) is the XFX ATI Radeon HD 5870 "AVP Edition.
So 2 of these will cost you £639.98 + postage, as you dont yet qualify for free shipping.

Where as the Sapphire 5970 will cost £495.99. nice price at the mo!! but can get better

An extra £143.99 more if you went for 2 5870's :eek:

I would go with the 5970, unless you have money to burn

I might go for the 5970 myself, and intime add a 5870 like a lot have done, coz we're mad

. i need more power.
The 5850 just don't cut for me :mad:

Ph4lanx · 24 Apr 2010 at 23:16

Damn you! You make complete sense! And now I've got it in my head to order a 5870 in the next couple months aswell!

I'm not sure if I should hate you or love you!

BigBruiserAl · 24 Apr 2010 at 23:21

goodluck o/c the 5970 like a 5870 the heat alone should heat will cut down house heating i guess

up2nogooduk · 24 Apr 2010 at 23:39

Ph4lanx said:
Damn you! You make complete sense! And now I've got it in my head to order a 5870 in the next couple months aswell! I'm not sure if I should hate you or love you!

Well my missus won't be happy lol
End of the day, it's you're money, so you're call.
Would like to know if someone on here tried both ways, and found any difference in gaming on a single screen.

samuelc · 25 Apr 2010 at 03:04

up2nogooduk said:
Well my missus won't be happy lol
End of the day, it's you're money, so you're call.
Would like to know if someone on here tried both ways, and found any difference in gaming on a single screen.

Hello Up2nogooduk.

I have owned a 5870 crossfired system. The system which Richard built for me, I specced out a 5970. First Class installation.

I would go for a 5970 over a crossfired 5870 system. The way I see it, its better than a 5870 crossfired system. The ATI drivers are absolutely fine as well.

Buy it.

bhavv · 25 Apr 2010 at 08:41

Great price, very tempting, but my brain says no.

up2nogooduk · 25 Apr 2010 at 15:04

Anyone know if this price is going to stay like this for a while ?

Cheers.

Ph4lanx · 25 Apr 2010 at 15:47

It does say on the news section for this "while stocks last".

up2nogooduk · 25 Apr 2010 at 21:02

Does this have a software so you can up the voltage ?
If not, can the voltage be changed ?

Cheers.

Ph4lanx · 26 Apr 2010 at 09:27

Mine is in the post. I will let you know when it arrives.

up2nogooduk · 27 Apr 2010 at 14:09

Ph4lanx said:
Mine is in the post. I will let you know when it arrives.

Did yours come ?
This thing is massive!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :eek:

Ph4lanx · 27 Apr 2010 at 14:34

I got it about 2 hours ago. It's sat next to me on my desk at work. And yes, it's ******* HUGE!

Can't wait to get it home.

up2nogooduk · 27 Apr 2010 at 22:40

Ph4lanx said:
I got it about 2 hours ago. It's sat next to me on my desk at work. And yes, it's ******* HUGE! Can't wait to get it home.

How you getting on with the card?

Can these be overclocked using the voltage on MSI Afterburner ?
I can't test as i'm not back home till tomorrow

Ph4lanx · 27 Apr 2010 at 22:43

I'm not able to test it until the weekend unfortunately.

up2nogooduk · 1 May 2010 at 19:51

Ph4lanx said:
I'm not able to test it until the weekend unfortunately.

Hello mate. did you get the 5970 OC one, that has redline and overclock on the box ? and say's 735 core under GPU-Z ?

well i didn't lol.
They sent me the standard one, and core is at 725 not 735.

Tut Tut O/C LOL

Ph4lanx · 1 May 2010 at 22:50

I think I got the same as you mate. I can't test it yet as I am waiting for a new case to arrive to actually TAKE the card

I can't see any redline or OC on the box though.

up2nogooduk · 2 May 2010 at 01:42

Ph4lanx said:
I think I got the same as you mate. I can't test it yet as I am waiting for a new case to arrive to actually TAKE the card I can't see any redline or OC on the box though.

That mean's you havn't got the OC one also :mad:

As im within the 7 days, i want it replaced with the OC.

Ph4lanx · 2 May 2010 at 11:52

I imagine due to the price and popularity because of that, they might be out of OC, in which case you're probably left with a refund or keep it

I'm not too fussed but I will take it up with them.

up2nogooduk · 2 May 2010 at 13:05

Ph4lanx said:
I imagine due to the price and popularity because of that, they might be out of OC, in which case you're probably left with a refund or keep it I'm not too fussed so I'll be keeping mine.

If that's the case, they should change it to what there selling on there website. they tend to do these kinds of things, which isn't right in my eyes.

If it clocked ok i'd be happy. but it wont move 5mhz. the screen goes nuts..
put my 5850 in, thats fine... so must have got a dud

On stock tho, it's such a great performer via 1920x1200. best card i've owned.