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new ATI cards!! I need one... but which one?(solved)
edit: thanks for all the input, went with the ASUS 5850 x2 ordered from the egg, estimates one day shipping with rush before noon ... let's hope
so yeah... i was trying to wait months, but it'll be a month at most and all that'll do is drive me crazy.
main thing is i want DX11. I know it's not huge yet, it i guess it may not get huge but i think it will, and am willing to invest on that idea.
the second thing, is i don't want to lose any raw power. right now i have 2x4870s in crossfire, thought they are 512mb.
so i want a card or cards that will equal->exceed my existing ones in Xfire, but add DX11.
going by raw clock speeds on newegg, I knocked out 5770 as an option, even though it's on sale at a decent price. what i paid for my 4870s actually. is this correct, no go on 5770?
and 5970 is not even really available, and way out of my price range if it were.
I would say 5870 is out as well, unless only one of them will do. no way i can buy two.
so that leaves the 5850, and the 5830.
i'm leaning towards the 30, simply because of the price. I know i'm asking a lot trying to get better and still stay ... fed.
but what do you guys recommend? can i OC a 30 to reach 50's power? is there any reason to go with a 50 over a 30, given that they are about $80USD more expensive? am i looking at this wrong? did i knock out a viable option?
will i get ANY raw power increase over 2x4870s? talking about getting two(2) 5830s or 5850s...
If your advice is to wait... I'll keep trying. but it seems once a month i want to go ahead with it... and i kinda simply don't want to wait any more.
thanks everyone in advance!
1080p whether it's on the TV or not. I've got to have at least x2 but want x4 or more AA, AF is less necessary, but x4 , x8 is wanted as well for that.
edit: thanks for all the input, went with the ASUS 5850 x2 ordered from the egg, estimates one day shipping with rush before noon ... let's hope
so yeah... i was trying to wait months, but it'll be a month at most and all that'll do is drive me crazy.
main thing is i want DX11. I know it's not huge yet, it i guess it may not get huge but i think it will, and am willing to invest on that idea.
the second thing, is i don't want to lose any raw power. right now i have 2x4870s in crossfire, thought they are 512mb.
so i want a card or cards that will equal->exceed my existing ones in Xfire, but add DX11.
going by raw clock speeds on newegg, I knocked out 5770 as an option, even though it's on sale at a decent price. what i paid for my 4870s actually. is this correct, no go on 5770?
and 5970 is not even really available, and way out of my price range if it were.
I would say 5870 is out as well, unless only one of them will do. no way i can buy two.
so that leaves the 5850, and the 5830.
i'm leaning towards the 30, simply because of the price. I know i'm asking a lot trying to get better and still stay ... fed.
but what do you guys recommend? can i OC a 30 to reach 50's power? is there any reason to go with a 50 over a 30, given that they are about $80USD more expensive? am i looking at this wrong? did i knock out a viable option?
will i get ANY raw power increase over 2x4870s? talking about getting two(2) 5830s or 5850s...
If your advice is to wait... I'll keep trying. but it seems once a month i want to go ahead with it... and i kinda simply don't want to wait any more.
thanks everyone in advance!
1080p whether it's on the TV or not. I've got to have at least x2 but want x4 or more AA, AF is less necessary, but x4 , x8 is wanted as well for that.
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