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So i have a few selection, and im planning to purchase it tomorrow, any experience, advice etc.
\http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=56240&vpn=AX6850%201GBD5-DH&manufacture=PowerColor&promoid=1304
or
http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=56356&vpn=EAH6850%20DC%2F2DIS%2F1GD5%2FV2&manufacture=ASUS&promoid=1304
or
Shappire Radeon 5850.
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Thread: Which Video card to purchase?
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2011-07-25, 07:52 AM #1High Overlord
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Which Video card to purchase?
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2011-07-25, 07:57 AM #2Deleted
Well 5850 > 6850 and the Asus cooler > Powercolor. If i was you i would go for http://ncix.com/products/?sku=56262&...anufacture=XFX not the most quiet card on sale but a good performer for the price.
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2011-07-25, 07:57 AM #3Stood in the Fire
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ASUS!!!, it does cost a little bit more but it is also a little bit faster. I also prefer the ASUS company over powercolor as well.
EDIT:I thought they were both 6850s? did I misclick or something? ah crap nvm now I see it lol. They are not that far apart in performance really, I would still stick with the ASUS one.Last edited by naadra; 2011-07-25 at 08:00 AM.
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2011-07-25, 07:59 AM #4DeletedThey're still both 6850's.
Originally Posted by naadra
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2011-07-25, 08:01 AM #5Stood in the Fire
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ya I did not see the radeon 5850 below them heh
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2011-07-25, 12:23 PM #6Brewmaster
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Radeon 5850 is a bit faster than the 6850. So it comes down to the price.
As brand i would suggest one of the following:
- Sapphire: good cooling solutions across the board (standard and high-end like vapor-x)
- MSI: excellent high-end cooling (Cyclone and TwinFrozr/Hawk/Lightning)
- Gigabyte: not sure if they do Radeons currently. if they do, then pick one with a WindForce cooler
- XFX: no direct experience, but it seems they have good cooling on the better cards
I personally can't recommend Asus (at the computer store i work, we had really bad experiences with their Radeon 5xxx cards). PowerColor is in my memory as a cheap brand from up to 1-2 years ago. Didn't do anything with them since.
If you just want a standard Radeon, go with Sapphire. If you want premium cooling take MSI (either Cyclone or TwinFrozr/Hawk).Last edited by Biernot; 2011-07-25 at 12:25 PM.
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