What is better at the same price 4870x2 or 5850?

DaedalusHelios · Mar 10, 2010

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Zubasa · Mar 11, 2010

DaedalusHelios said:
What is the better buy if both sold at the same price: the 4870x2 or 5850?

I would be using it for gaming and HD video viewing. The computer has a 1kw PSU so I am not worried about overloading the PSU.

I say grab the 5850 and OC it to 5870 clocks.
It will certainly slaughter the 4870X2 in most games.
The 4870X2 is hot, power hungry and OCs like crap on air.

Even under water, I think the 5850 will OC far beyond a 4870X2 ever will.

Melvis · Mar 11, 2010

I agree with Zubasa and i own a 4870X2.

The 5850 is more future proof also.

ComradeSader · Mar 11, 2010

5850 - "Take steps TOWARDS the future not backwards" is my advice for pretty much everything PC wise.

DaedalusHelios · Mar 11, 2010

Thank you guys! I am convinced. I am getting a 5850 for my 4th gaming i7 in my apartment.

Zubasa · Mar 11, 2010

One more thing, the 5850 CFX will scale tons better than 4870X2 Quad CFX, in case you ever want to upgrade that rig.

DaedalusHelios · Mar 11, 2010

Yeah, I definately agree on that point. Thank you.

francis511 · Mar 11, 2010

Actually the fps would be slightly better with 4870x2. DX11 and power consumption however favour the 5850

KieX · Mar 11, 2010

francis511 said:
Actually the fps would be slightly better with 4870x2. DX11 and power consumption however favour the 5850

Yep +1. 4870X2 is more on par with 5870 than 5850 but your electricity bill would be cheaper and it's not as if 5850 doesn't perform well

Zubasa · Mar 11, 2010

francis511 said:
Actually the fps would be slightly better with 4870x2. DX11 and power consumption however favour the 5850

KieX said:
Yep +1. 4870X2 is more on par with 5870 than 5850 but your electricity bill would be cheaper and it's not as if 5850 doesn't perform well

The reason for everyone getting a 5850 is because they OC as good or better than the 5870 while is only around 5% behind at the same clocks.
Both OCed it is 5850 > 4870X2

Bidley · Mar 12, 2010

I upgraded from a 4870x2 to a 5850, and with power consumption and heat alone it was WELL worth the upgrade. Not to mention dx11 and all that stuff.

System Name	Cosmos F1000
Processor	i9-9900k
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370XP SLI, BIOS 15a
Cooling	Corsair H100i, Panaflo's on case
Memory	XPG GAMMIX D30 2x16GB DDR4 3200 CL16
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 2080 ti
Storage	1TB 960 Pro, 2TB Samsung 850 Pro, 4TB WD Hard Drive
Display(s)	ASUS ROG SWIFT PG278Q 27"
Case	CM Cosmos 1000
Audio Device(s)	logitech 5.1 system (midrange quality)
Power Supply	CORSAIR HXi HX1000i 1000watt
Mouse	G400s Logitech
Keyboard	K65 RGB Corsair Tenkeyless Cherry Red MX
Software	Win10 Pro, Win7 x64 Professional

Processor	Core i7-12700k
Motherboard	Z690 Aero G D4
Cooling	Custom loop water, 3x 420 Rad
Video Card(s)	RX 7900 XTX Phantom Gaming
Storage	Plextor M10P 2TB
Display(s)	InnoCN 27M2V
Case	Thermaltake Level 20 XT
Audio Device(s)	Soundblaster AE-5 Plus
Power Supply	FSP Aurum PT 1200W
Software	Windows 11 Pro 64-bit

System Name	Night Rider \| Mini LAN PC \| Workhorse
Processor	AMD R7 5800X3D \| Ryzen 1600X \| i7 970
Motherboard	MSi AM4 Pro Carbon \| GA- \| Gigabyte EX58-UD5
Cooling	Noctua U9S Twin Fan\| Stock Cooler, Copper Core)\| Big shairkan B
Memory	2x8GB DDR4 G.Skill Ripjaws 3600MHz\| 2x8GB Corsair 3000 \| 6x2GB DDR3 1300 Corsair
Video Card(s)	MSI AMD 6750XT \| 6500XT \| MSI RX 580 8GB
Storage	1TB WD Black NVME / 250GB SSD /2TB WD Black \| 500GB SSD WD, 2x1TB, 1x750 \| WD 500 SSD/Seagate 320
Display(s)	LG 27" 1440P\| Samsung 20" S20C300L/DELL 15" \| 22" DELL/19"DELL
Case	LIAN LI PC-18 \| Mini ATX Case (custom) \| Atrix C4 9001
Audio Device(s)	Onboard \| Onbaord \| Onboard
Power Supply	Silverstone 850 \| Silverstone Mini 450W \| Corsair CX-750
Mouse	Coolermaster Pro \| Rapoo V900 \| Gigabyte 6850X
Keyboard	MAX Keyboard Nighthawk X8 \| Creative Fatal1ty eluminx \| Some POS Logitech
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64 \| Windows 10 Pro 64 \| Windows 7 Pro 64/Windows 10 Home

System Name	Crukins
Processor	Intel i7 8700k @ 5GHz
Motherboard	ASUS Strix Z370-F Gaming
Cooling	Corsair Hydro Series H100i
Memory	16GB DDR4 @ 3600MHz
Video Card(s)	ASUS RX480 Strix 8GB @1345MHz
Storage	Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB + 5.25TB HDDs
Display(s)	Samsung SE790C 34" Ultra-wide/Curved 3440x1440p 60hz
Case	Corsair 750D Obsidian
Audio Device(s)	Onboard - Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speaker System/Roccat Kave XTD 5.1 Headphones
Power Supply	Corsair HX850i Modular
Mouse	Corsair - Dark Core SE + MM1000 Mousepad
Keyboard	Corsair K70 LUX - Blue Switches
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64bit

System Name	Cosmos F1000
Processor	i9-9900k
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370XP SLI, BIOS 15a
Cooling	Corsair H100i, Panaflo's on case
Memory	XPG GAMMIX D30 2x16GB DDR4 3200 CL16
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 2080 ti
Storage	1TB 960 Pro, 2TB Samsung 850 Pro, 4TB WD Hard Drive
Display(s)	ASUS ROG SWIFT PG278Q 27"
Case	CM Cosmos 1000
Audio Device(s)	logitech 5.1 system (midrange quality)
Power Supply	CORSAIR HXi HX1000i 1000watt
Mouse	G400s Logitech
Keyboard	K65 RGB Corsair Tenkeyless Cherry Red MX
Software	Win10 Pro, Win7 x64 Professional

Processor	Core I5 4440 / 4430
Motherboard	Asus z87-k / Gigabyte ga h97- d3h
Cooling	Arctic freezer / Generic
Memory	8 gb Mushkin / Various
Video Card(s)	Radeon 7850 cf / Gtx 690
Storage	Samsung 850 EVO 250 gb / 2x1 terabyte hdds Wd 256 gb nvme
Display(s)	Technika 32" / Asus 24` ips
Case	Corsair
Audio Device(s)	X-fi Titanium
Power Supply	Corsair 850 w
Software	Windows 10

System Name	Slick
Processor	Intel i5 2467M
Motherboard	Samsung Series 5 Ultrabook
Memory	8GB Corsair Value
Storage	Crucial M4 7mm 256GB
Display(s)	13"
Software	Windows 8 Pro x64

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