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Don't get a velociraptor man. If you are concerned about noise I have an i7 920 system with a 4890 (a very hot running card) and it's the loudest thing in my system. It grinds and spins like crazy. After I make my Video Card and RAM upgrades I'm getting an SSD.
 
WaTaGuMp said:
I am going to upgrade my 4870 also, but I am waiting for the price drops, then most likely going with a 5870.
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with your cpu I would get a 5850 and overclock it. when both the 5870 and 5850 are pushed to their respective limits there is only about 5% different in performance. with your cpu that 5% would never be seen in most cases. in some games like BC 2 you will already be giving up more than 25% even with a stock 5850.
 
toyota said:
with your cpu I would get a 5850 and overclock it. when both the 5870 and 5850 are pushed to their respective limits there is only about 5% different in performance. with your cpu that 5% would never be seen in most cases. in some games like BC 2 you will already be giving up more than 25% even with a stock 5850.
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I don't O/C my video cards. I have looked at the 5850 also, but still leaning towards the 5870.
 
toyota said:
ith your cpu I would get a 5850 and overclock it. when both the 5870 and 5850 are pushed to their respective limits there is only about 5% different in performance. with your cpu that 5% would never be seen in most cases. in some games like BC 2 you will already be giving up more than 25% even with a stock 5850.
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Yeah, I'd get a CPU/ Mobo upgrade long before I got another G-Card with that build. You'd spend more on the G-Card then the value of your entire system.
 
Davidh373 said:
Yeah, I'd get a CPU/ Mobo upgrade long before I got another G-Card with that build. You'd spend more on the G-Card then the value of your entire system.
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I don't want to build a new system, if I did anything, I would get a E8400, which I am considering.
 
toyota said:
you oc your cpu but not your video card? so you would rather spend 100 bucks more for the identical performance?
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Who says I will spend 100 bucks more? I am waiting for price cuts. Nothing is final, I could easily decide to go with the 5850. I never O/C my cards cause I didn't see a huge difference. Never had stability issues with my CPU, GPU was another story.
 
Davidh373 said:
Don't get a velociraptor man. If you are concerned about noise I have an i7 920 system with a 4890 (a very hot running card) and it's the loudest thing in my system. It grinds and spins like crazy. After I make my Video Card and RAM upgrades I'm getting an SSD.
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SSD's are way outta my budget right now...How loud are the 1tb WD blacks?
 
Charden08 said:
SSD's are way outta my budget right now...How loud are the 1tb WD blacks?
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If you can afford a VRaptor you can afford an SSD.

74GB VRaptor - $150
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-543-_-Product

60GB OCZ Agility 2 - $150
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-542-_-Product

As for the WD Black drives, I have 2 in my system but I only hear one drive. I'm assuming it's the VRaptor, but I don't really know how loud the Black drives would be running an OS. The only sure way to know you'll get a quiet drive is getting a WD Green drive or a samsung EcoGreen, but since you're looking to get good gaming performance I would shy away from those.
 
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Charden08 said:
Any complaints on the Sapphire Toxic Edition 5850 1gb DDR5?
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GTX470 is about 10% faster than a 5850. GTX470 I have is about 40-45% faster than my 4890 was in benchmarks (on average, excluding DX11 of course). 4890 is about 15% faster than the 4870 is. This means 5850 is going to be about 45-50% faster than a 4870.

Unless you have a 512mb version of the 4870, I'd wait for something much faster than a 5850 to upgrade to. The only reason I got the 470 over the 4890 was because the upgrade was almost free. However, I wouldn't personally spend $200 for just 50%. In addition with HD6000 series just 1-2 months away, I don't see how upgrading at this time is a good idea.
 
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