I gathered that bit, but try as I might I don't see where the 22nd came from as a release date.
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***The Official ATI Radeon HD 5850 / 5870 Reviews and Discussion Thread***
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I gathered that bit, but try as I might I don't see where the 22nd came from as a release date.
5850 only as less stream processors which won't much difference .
it should clock to 800 core /1.1ghz+ memory.
its a bargain at £200 then 
especially if its overclockable ?
lets hope it has the soft-volt tweakable VRMs ??
wonder if there is a bizarre possibility the core could clock higher due to the lower number of stream processors ?
especially if its overclockable ?
lets hope it has the soft-volt tweakable VRMs ??
wonder if there is a bizarre possibility the core could clock higher due to the lower number of stream processors ?
Yeah, I hear ya. Actually I have one of their blocks and it's probably the best made block I've ever bought. The finish on the water side I think isn't so important anyway as long as it's good on the GPU contact side.
It's hard not to pick holes in machined parts as that's part of what I do for a living. I do think though that I'd like to see some shallow channels in the open flow areas to increase the surface area contact of water to copper. Only because there is quite a large area there where there is nothing and I don't believe that it would add anything to the machining time
Still, as you say, it's important not to add anything to the costs and I'm sure he knows what he's doing.
I'm hoping that it'll clock better than that. Maybe 850 on the core especially as there's volt modding available.
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Well an asus 5850 is supposed to have hit over 1ghz on the core and around 1.3ghz on the memory using the voltage tweak software.
Vapor x version looks pretty sweet
i never ever liked coolers like that, where the fan is right in the center.
becuse when its blowing efficiantly the air isnt just going out the back its going the other way aswell, not to mention if you Xfire them the fans wont get much airflow.
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maby it wont work that effectivley but it certainly looks the business!! 
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volt modding on these cards is only a soft mod =]
yeah, i want it to exhaust all it's air out the back of the case. i don't need more heat inside the case!
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i think it was that the asus cards just had higher quality capacitors or VRM's or something? as far as i remember all reference design cards have voltages that are changeable by software =] whats wrong with me tonight and my unspecificness xD
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I hope these next generation of games are worth all of the money we will soon be spending. Although Crysis has fantastic eye candy, lets be honest.. its a terrible game!!
I will be upgrading now only when I think a games are good enough to warrant it.
Modern Warfare and Dragon Rising are already pre ordered!! If they are as good as my hopes and expectations, then the 5870 x 2 will have a welcome and loving home to go to!!!
I will be upgrading now only when I think a games are good enough to warrant it.
Modern Warfare and Dragon Rising are already pre ordered!! If they are as good as my hopes and expectations, then the 5870 x 2 will have a welcome and loving home to go to!!!