5850 Good Value?

[Rossini]

Hello, I am looking for a sub $200 card for gaming at 1080p with an AMD Athlon 2 dual core 2.7 ghz cpu. Down the road i plan on building a rig with bulldozer or sandybridge, but would like to play battlefield which is currently unplayable with my 4670 at that resolution and would just re-use the GPU.

Thank You.

Here is the card I am considering at $170:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-386-_-Product

 

[Castiel]

If you plan on overclocking it's a waste as i don't believe that card has voltage control

Edit - 170? BUY IT

 

[Castiel]

The Diamond is 139.99 after MIR

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-085-_-Product

 

[dudeofdur]

The Diamond is 139.99 after MIR

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-085-_-Product

aw man i just bought http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...31343&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_1588wt_1139

oh well at least no need for mir...

 

[Termie]

This thread should help you decide: http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2139534.

The card you linked is mentioned. Yes, it's a good value. The Diamond for $134.99 (through today only, based on rebate), is also a good value, but it's a big rebate that you might not want to risk.

 

[happy medium]

I'd jump on that 5850 deal like a tiger.

 

[MentalIlness]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16814127500R

Open box....but $148.99

 

[OCGuy]

Two is even better