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***The Official ATI Radeon HD 5850 / 5870 Reviews and Discussion Thread***
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i think you only get 1 year warranty too, at least with the 5850 you did, i went with powercolor for the 2 year warranty
Fair point, but there is dx11, which although not a game changer at the moment will make a difference. When the games start to come out and we are all going Ahhh at all the extra eye candy, then it will make sense.
Im going to wait until the GT300 and then see where the land lies - it will also give the prices for the 5800's time to settle. They are high at the moment but will come down in a month or two. Then hopefully mobo's will be out with usb3 and sata III....
why ive just looked at gaming benchmarks posted in this thread
ok work it out yourself
lets use a random link benchmark taken
guru 3d for instance
call of duty world at war 4aa 1920
5870 = 68 fps
4890 = 59 fps
hawx
5870 = 77 fps
4890 = 55 fps
crysis warhead
5870 = 45 fps
4890 = 30 fps
on the average game apart from a couple its about 15-20 percent sorry but still crappy value if you can consider you can get a 4890 for a shade over 120 and these are 300 !
i know its launch week + britain rip off
which puts them another hundred on from where they should be.
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Honestly, im more than happy sticking with my 4870 that i got last week for £99.98 
The performance gains look nice, but not at the current prices, i can wait
The performance gains look nice, but not at the current prices, i can wait 
How is that 15 to 20?
And 15fps in Warhead is a lot.
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especially on beta drivers for these cards
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It's been priced to the bloody market - 285s sell for £250-£300+. 5870s stomp on 285s in almost every test, and by the looks of it, the 5850 won't be far behind. Thus, £200 - £300 is a saleable price.
Seriously, the 48xx series has been relatively cheap because they just couldn't really take the fight to the 285s - now that the 58xx can, what do you expect them to be priced at, £15 more than a 4890?
Seriously, the 48xx series has been relatively cheap because they just couldn't really take the fight to the 285s - now that the 58xx can, what do you expect them to be priced at, £15 more than a 4890?
Too right it is, where the game gives lower frame rates is exactly where you want the most gain!
I don't really care when the frame rates are high enough anyway its the minimum frame rates and games with lower framerates where you want the win.
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I hope they do have the 5850 in stock today. Showed when i ordered and i bet the money has gone off my card. Will not be happy if i dont get one and have to wait 5 days for the money to be refunded.