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Charden08

Charden08

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I currently have a XFX HD4870 1gb installed and was wondering what card I could get under $250 that would be better. I dont game too much but the games I play are like L4D2, Star Wars TFU, COD, and I may get in to some Crysis. I mostly watch movies. My monitor is a LG 32LH40 1080p 120hz LCD tv. I appreciate any suggestions and I prefer to buy from Newegg.
 
Charden08

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I was looking at that exact 5850....Would i notice a performance increase over the 4870?
 
happy medium

happy medium

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gtx 470 or 5870 is your best bet.

The 5850 (30%) faster and gtx460 (23%) faster will give you a little boost and a little better boost if you overclock. If you overclock the 5850 or gtx 460 both will be about 50% faster then your 4870.
 
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happy medium said:
gtx 470 or 5870 is your best bet.

The 5850 (30%) faster and gtx460 (23%) faster will give you a little boost and a little better boost if you overclock. If you overclock the 5850 or gtx 460 both will be about 50% faster then your 4870.
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GTX470 and the HD5870 are $60 over budget. As far as performance increase, what he said.
 
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Ok call me a noob but it seems the specs for core clock and such are better on the 5850 than the 470? what is the big difference?
 
RussianSensation

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Charden08 said:
Ok call me a noob but it seems the specs for core clock and such are better on the 5850 than the 470? what is the big difference?
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The architecture. While "on paper" 5850 is mostly superior, real world performance is a different story.

At this time, NV is better in DX11 games as well at similar price levels.
For example, Lost Planet 2, Metro 2033, STALKER: CoP.

If you are going to upgrade from 4870 at this time, I'd probably wait until full range of HD6000 series launch. I am pretty sure you'll be able to pick up a card for $270 that's faster than the GTX470 in 2 months.

Given the games you play arent' that demanding, it may make sense to wait.
 
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betasub

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Charden08 said:
Ok call me a noob but it seems the specs for core clock and such are better on the 5850 than the 470? what is the big difference?
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Well, at least you are aware it is a noob question! :)

You should be comparing performance in benchmarks relevant to your (gaming) usage. AMD and Nvidia graphics cards are designed around different architectures, as Russian explains ^
It doesn't make any sense to compare them in this way, and even different generation cards from the same producer can be based on architectures sufficiently different for comparison by clock-speed to be meaningless. Similar arguments apply to all those AMD vs Intel CPU comparisons.
 
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Personally I would wait for the 6000 series to launch, it'll either drop prices on the 5xxx series or give you a new better performing part in your price range.
 
Charden08

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toyota said:
nobody even asked what the rest of his pc looks like?
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Well I have looked for where you do a signature but for some reason I cant find it on this forum? Anyways here is the rest:

Antec 902 Case
AMD PhenomIIx4 955 BE @ 3.8GHZ
Gigabyte 890FXA-UD5 Motherboard
4gb Gskill ECO ram @ 7-8-7-24 2T
Xigmatek Balder HSF with 3000 RPM Scythe Kaze in push
LG DVD/RW Drive
250GB IDE Seagate HDD
500GB WD My Book External HDD
XFX Radeon HD4870 GPU
OCZ Stealth X Stream 700 watt PSU
Windows 7 64Bit Home Premium
Klipsch Pro Media 2.1
Onboard Audio
 
Davidh373

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Get a 4xx nVidia. They have the best price/ performance up from the 460. The 450 is the only one beat out by an equivalently priced ATI 5770, which wouldn't be much of an upgrade. Get a ASUS 460 1GB, or the Gigabyte 470 on sale on newegg.com for $289.99.
 
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Davidh373 said:
Get a 4xx nVidia. They have the best price/ performance up from the 460. The 450 is the only one beat out by an equivalently priced ATI 5770, which wouldn't be much of an upgrade. Get a ASUS 460 1GB, or the Gigabyte 470 on sale on newegg.com for $289.99.
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Would the gigabyte 470 run as hot and loud as I hear?
 
Davidh373

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I really can't say. If you care to wait a few weeks i'm going to be getting it before the sale is up. I can't make any promises if I can get it installed/ get a post to you before the sale is up however.
 
Charden08

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I am thinking of just going with the XFX 5850 mainly for the warranty.

If I got that card and the velociraptor I should be pleased. I hope..lol
 
Charden08

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toyota said:
you saw that. ;)

yeah I don't like to buy a card with less than a 3 year warranty but for that price I would get the MSI 5850.
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but at the same time who keeps a card 3 years? Something new is always coming out..lol
 
toyota

toyota

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Charden08 said:
but at the same time who keeps a card 3 years? Something new is always coming out..lol
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yeah most gamers will upgrade within 2 years so its usually not an issue. I have had my gtx260 for 2 years though and I am still not sure when I will upgrade.
 
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