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?
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Find the lowest price - there is a pretty good deal on slickdeals.net right now. It is a VisionTek for about $260
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That's a nice deal, works out at around £175, I live in the UK thoughOriginally Posted by gr8golf
Thanks for the tip about the MSI utility Mr. Morello, but as WrigleyVillain mentioned that will work on any reference 5850.
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Uh yeah that can be used for any card
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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?
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Oh.. bleh. just noticed you're in the UK.. Whichever one is cheapest then.
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