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I plan to get a 5850 to replace my Saphire 3870. I am so looking forward to the performance boost, but the question is which one?
I have read many reviews and it seems that most are based on ATI/AMD's reference design so there is little to differentiate. I am thinking that Asus is the way to go.
What are the thoughts of XS members on this?
Find the lowest price - there is a pretty good deal on slickdeals.net right now. It is a VisionTek for about $260
Uh yeah that can be used for any card :shrug:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Morello
That's a nice deal, works out at around £175, I live in the UK though :(Quote:
Originally Posted by gr8golf
Thanks for the tip about the MSI utility Mr. Morello, but as WrigleyVillain mentioned that will work on any reference 5850.
Yeah dell has the VistonTek for cheap, I was thinking of jumping on, would the EK water block work with the VistonTek? Will I get the errors the 5870's and 5970's are getting on water with these cards?
VisionTek Radeon HD 5850 1GB GDDR5 PCI-E Video Card $251.99 shipped at Dell Home
Dell Home has the VisionTek Radeon HD5850 1GB GDDR5 PCI-E Video Card for $279.99 - 10% off coupon code 1SC0KPSK$BN10J = $251.99 with free shipping. Features: 1GB GDDR5 SDRAM, 2 x DVI-I, DisplayPort, HDMI. DELL HOME
Next lowest price on PriceGrabber is $319.99.
XFX -> lifetime warranty and the warranty stays if you mod it.
Oh.. bleh. just noticed you're in the UK.. Whichever one is cheapest then.