New Gaming PC for xmas but note sure which route to take

heky · Dec 8, 2009

Yep, it is much better to get 2 5770 than a 4890. The 2 5770 will outperform the 4890 in almost all games(the ones that support crossfire) and consume less power. I say go for the 2 5770. Not to mention they are DX11 capable, the 4890 is not.

tollickd · Dec 8, 2009

What games support xfire?

heky · Dec 8, 2009

Almost every new game you can think of.

tollickd · Dec 8, 2009

TO do this I need to get cheaper RAM now it is G.SKILL F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ 4GB (2X2GB) DDR3 PC3 12800 1600MHZ DUAL CHANNEL KIT

and down to Windows 7 Pro.

I get to keep my I7

Fishymachine · Dec 8, 2009

yes,especially since they each theoretically the same power that a 4890 has (they might have some memory bottleneck but a good OC to 1400-1500 should do the trick coupled with better drivers)

tollickd · Dec 8, 2009

Only prob now is that the mobo might not be up to it

second PCI 16 only runs at x4

Can't really afford to get a better Mobo

phanbuey · Dec 8, 2009

tollickd said:
Only prob now is that the mobo might not be up to it second PCI 16 only runs at x4

Can't really afford to get a better Mobo

binge has a 5850 for sale... great seller - ive bought from him before. With OCing that will be faster than two 5770's and an X4 connection - plus no multi-bpu issues to worry about.

Stryder75 · Dec 8, 2009

My suggestion is like most here, go for a 5850. You will see bigger gains in games here more so than the i7 860. Did you look at a i7 920 + x58 setup in price comparison to the i7 860 + p55? If you are set on the p55 setup, I would suggest looking at the ASRock p55 boards. They have a good lineup and have a good price on a 8x + 8x p55 board. -> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157172&cm_re=asrock-_-13-157-172-_-Product

phanbuey · Dec 8, 2009

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=73052&page=21 << binge's 5850.

tollickd · Dec 8, 2009

ASROCK P55 EXTREME is this a good mobo? x8 each

phanbuey · Dec 8, 2009

tollickd said:
ASROCK P55 EXTREME is this a good mobo? x8 each

its a great mobo.

tollickd · Dec 8, 2009

Does it have a software overclock liek the GIGABYTE does?

phanbuey · Dec 8, 2009

HE SAID THAT WHICH IS NOT TO BE SAID (software overclocking)...

TO THE PIT WITH HIM!!!

no but seriously, software OC'ing tools are garbage and should not be used to make a mobo decision. Google that mobo, ive seen many great reviews on it.

that being said, im pretty sure it does have a software OC tool, whether its a legit OC tool, or just a gesture is a different story.

TheMailMan78 · Dec 8, 2009

tollickd said:
Does it have a software overclock liek the GIGABYTE does?

You wanna OC via the bios my friend. We can help.

Stryder75 · Dec 8, 2009

tollickd said:
Does it have a software overclock liek the GIGABYTE does?

It does have a software overclocking tool, but it also has simple BIOS overclocking options as well. It is a great motherboard for the money and has been getting a lot of great reviews. Like phanbuey stated, the softwares for overclocking motherboards are not that great. And TheMailMan78 is correct in saying you want to overclock via the BIOS and that we can help.

MT Alex · Dec 8, 2009

Once again: http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=73052&page=21

TheMailMan78 · Dec 8, 2009

MT Alex said:
Once again: http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=73052&page=21

Why dont you bump mine damn it! :laugh:

Zubasa · Dec 8, 2009

TheMailMan78 said:
Why dont you bump mine damn it!

Because of this? :laugh:

TheMailMan78 said:
After the 5th RMA they are great. Asus makes great mobos. Their GPUs suck donkey nuts.

Sometimes a little bit of business tactics won't harm dude.

Bump the HD 4850s for ya.
http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=109732

TheMailMan78 · Dec 8, 2009

Zubasa said:
Because of this?

Sometimes a little bit of business tactics won't harm dude.

Bump the HD 4850s for ya.
http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=109732

The one I have are fresh from Asus. THEY WORK.

Zubasa · Dec 9, 2009

TheMailMan78 said:
The one I have are fresh from Asus. THEY WORK.

I know they work, and I trust you.
But it just make me LOL that you bash Asus while you are trying to sell a pair of cards from them

Nick89 · Dec 9, 2009

heky said:
Yep, it is much better to get 2 5770 than a 4890. The 2 5770 will outperform the 4890 in almost all games(the ones that support crossfire) and consume less power. I say go for the 2 5770. Not to mention they are DX11 capable, the 4890 is not.

Bad choice, VERY few games actually support crossfire well. Go with a single powerful card. Theres no reason to have 2 video cards if the only thing you're doing is gaming, A single more powerful card always wins. I know this from experience.

TheMailMan78 · Dec 9, 2009

Nick89 said:
Bad choice, VERY few games actually support crossfire well. Go with a single powerful card. Theres no reason to have 2 video cards if the only thing you're doing is gaming, A single more powerful card always wins. I know this from experience.

Not true. In all my benching so far my twin 4850s beat a single 5850. The only one so far the 5850 won in is the Heven bench.

tollickd · Dec 9, 2009

The site I am looking at just updated and added POWERCOLOR RADEON HD5770 over next few days they might add a 5850 they did at one point a few days ago have a 5870 for my price range so i will have to see when i get my xmas bonus (this week i hope)

Lionheart · Dec 9, 2009

2 HD4850's in crossfire beat a HD5850, thats hard 2 believe! I thought they were around the HD4890 performance.

Fishymachine · Dec 9, 2009

on a games with 90+% scale they are just under a 5850 which pretty much was by suggestion from the beginning,especially on on x4 lane

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