Considering ATi again... got itch? - Page 2

acroig · Oct 27, 2009, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Skynet

What? I'd appreciate if you could reword that, I am unable to decode it sufficiently.

Let me attempt a decode of that:

"Wait for the 5890 since Fermi will be a dog like the FX was. Don't be fooled by Fermi if, however, Fermi turns out to be good I'll retract my statement and issue an apology."

I think that's close enough.

moshpit · Oct 27, 2009, 12:08 PM

I had the itch. I scratched it too. And now I'm much happier.

KickAssCop · Nov 4, 2009, 02:05 AM

So looks like I might be able to sell my card for around 180-190 bones and a new 5850 is approximately 95-100$ extra if I am to purchase that mofo.

Worth it or not? Tell me..

kn00tcn · Nov 4, 2009, 02:11 AM

what a sale, that's for your 4870 right? those are $150 new

i'd sell it regardless if i was getting a 5850 (but a 5850 would be a nice boost... http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/HIS/HD_5850/10.html plus lower power, lower heat, lower noise, dx11)

http://tpucdn.com/reviews/HIS/HD_585...noise_load.gif oh my

KickAssCop · Nov 4, 2009, 06:06 AM

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Originally Posted by kn00tcn

what a sale, that's for your 4870 right? those are $150 new

i'd sell it regardless if i was getting a 5850 (but a 5850 would be a nice boost... http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/HIS/HD_5850/10.html plus lower power, lower heat, lower noise, dx11)

http://tpucdn.com/reviews/HIS/HD_585...noise_load.gif oh my

I need 4 additional people to corroborate this statement. Money is not an issue...

acroig · Nov 4, 2009, 07:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KickAssCop

I need 4 additional people to corroborate this statement. Money is not an issue...

Why 4?

Just do it, but.........

DON'T BITCH ABOUT DRIVERS IF YOU DO!

caveman-jim · Nov 4, 2009, 10:09 AM

5850 is awesome. esp overclocking.

moshpit · Nov 4, 2009, 10:13 AM

Just scratch the itch already! You don't need 4 people to tell you that scratching makes it itch less!

Stool sample · Nov 4, 2009, 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KickAssCop

I need 4 additional people to corroborate this statement. Money is not an issue...

Go girl! GO!!

SpecTP · Nov 4, 2009, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KickAssCop

So yeah, after all my ranting and stuff, I am considering ATi again.

Tell me what's a decent upgrade path for me. 4870 to 5770 or 5850? Also is DX11 worth it? How about the 5870? Will that mofo run on a 600 watts psu? Last thing I want is the card not firing up on my 600 W psu.

How are the power requirements like? Haven't followed this 5XXX series from ATi, except 5870 in terms of benchmarks etc.

Rest of stuff is in the sidebar. Other changes I will possibly be making is upgrading to Windows 7 Pro sometime soon.

Tell me.

I'd suggest getting the 5850 since it's so cheap. Money is not an issue, but since you posted your dissatisfaction with the drivers, paying less has got to counterbalance those feelings somewhat.

Treeckcold57 · Nov 4, 2009, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by acroig

Why 4?

Just do it, but.........

DON'T BITCH ABOUT DRIVERS IF YOU DO!

Yeah what's she said!

Sound_Card · Nov 4, 2009, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Treeckcold57

Yeah what's she said!

Fell off my chair.. lol

Treeckcold57 · Nov 4, 2009, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Sound_Card

Fell off my chair.. lol

P.S I should have typed that's what she said. lol.

acroig · Nov 4, 2009, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Treeckcold57

Yeah what's he said!

Fixed.

kn00tcn · Nov 4, 2009, 10:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by acroig

Fixed.

attempted sex joke (that's what she said)... at least it appears to be

acroig · Nov 4, 2009, 11:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kn00tcn

attempted sex joke (that's what she said)... at least it appears to be

I got it.

Treeckcold57 · Nov 5, 2009, 12:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kn00tcn

attempted sex joke (that's what she said)... at least it appears to be

Yep and thanks. you got it.

KickAssCop · Nov 5, 2009, 04:47 AM

So guess, I'll be picking up a 5850 today instead of Windows 7 eh?

acroig · Nov 5, 2009, 06:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KickAssCop

So guess, I'll be picking up a 5850 today instead of Windows 7 eh?

Are you asking or telling us?

KickAssCop · Nov 5, 2009, 08:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by acroig

Are you asking or telling us?

On the fence, on the fence, ON THE FENCE DAMMIT!!1

Perky McGiggles · Nov 5, 2009, 03:37 PM

Good luck finding one:

If you want a cheap 5800 series card, then it looks like you’re out of luck until 2010.

http://www.anandtech.com/weblog/showpost.aspx?i=654

acroig · Nov 5, 2009, 03:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Perky McGiggles

Good luck finding one:

http://www.anandtech.com/weblog/showpost.aspx?i=654

Perky, that deserves its own thread, IMHO.

KickAssCop · Nov 8, 2009, 08:03 PM

Deal didn't go through so still holding onto the 4870. Also sort of weary about purchasing another ATi again. Might actually wait till January to finalize what I want to do next. If the card doesn't get sold this week, I am getting windows 7 instead of a 5850.

caveman-jim · Nov 8, 2009, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KickAssCop

Deal didn't go through so still holding onto the 4870. Also sort of weary about purchasing another ATi again. Might actually wait till January to finalize what I want to do next. If the card doesn't get sold this week, I am getting windows 7 instead of a 5850.

OMG I so totally didnt see this coming.

KickAssCop · Nov 9, 2009, 01:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by caveman-jim

OMG I so totally didnt see this coming.

Had the ****er purchased my 4870, I would've gotten a 5850 already...

kn00tcn · Nov 9, 2009, 02:32 AM

did he find out that $180 is too much?

caveman-jim · Nov 9, 2009, 07:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KickAssCop

Had the ****er purchased my 4870, I would've gotten a 5850 already...

Quote:

Originally Posted by KickAssCop

Deal didn't go through so still holding onto the 4870. Also sort of weary about purchasing another ATi again. Might actually wait till January to finalize what I want to do next. If the card doesn't get sold this week, I am getting windows 7 instead of a 5850.

yeah, that's exactly what you said

KickAssCop · Nov 9, 2009, 09:10 AM

Primary reason: ****er didn't purchase my card
Secondary reason: I am still weary

Corollary: Had the ****er purchased the card a week back when I was less weary and had the itch, I would already have a 5850.

What's so tough to get in all of this...

acroig · Nov 9, 2009, 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KickAssCop

What's so tough to get in all of this...

Simple, people know that you are not crazy about ATI's drivers so the question your reasoning, that's all.

KickAssCop · Nov 9, 2009, 09:59 AM

I haven't babbled about ATi drivers in a while. Actually recently, games have been decent on ATi drivers (hence the consideration of 5850/5870 in the first place). Apart from NFS Shift which would enter the hall of fame of good games that I never got around to finishing due to poor ATi drivers/graphics card performance (irrespective of who's fault it is) similar to say Cryostasis.

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Oct 27, 2009, 12:08 PM	#32
moshpit Rage3D Veteran Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: PIT, PIT, PIT, in the PIT!!! Posts: 15,405	I had the itch. I scratched it too. And now I'm much happier. __________________ Ci7 860/8Gb Patriot Viper/EVGA P55 SLI/2x HIS Radeon HD 5870 CrossfireX/2x Patriot Torqx 128G/750Gb Seagate ES.2 Ci7 920@3.6Ghz/6Gb Corsair DDR3 1600/GA-EX58-UD3R/ATI Radeon HD 4870/4x 750Gb Seagate ES.2 (Media Center) C2Q Q6600/4Gb G.Skill Pi Black DDR2 800/IP35 Pro/EVGA 8800GTS 640/2x 200Gb SATA Caviar (wife's rig) If you feel like I'm hurting your wittle feelings too much, refer me to this thread : A new nicer moshpit??? "If electricity comes from electrons, then does morality come from morons?"

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Nov 4, 2009, 02:11 AM	#34
kn00tcn zero-zero Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,418	what a sale, that's for your 4870 right? those are $150 new i'd sell it regardless if i was getting a 5850 (but a 5850 would be a nice boost... http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/HIS/HD_5850/10.html plus lower power, lower heat, lower noise, dx11) http://tpucdn.com/reviews/HIS/HD_585...noise_load.gif oh my __________________ http://www.kn00tcn.net How Does GTA IV Run On: 4870x2 + 3.6ghz Core 2 Quad in Vista64? How Does Crysis Warhead Run On: 4870x2 + 3.6ghz Core 2 Quad in Vista64? FPS LIMITER - run the .jar, add an fps cap to a DX8/DX9/OGL game (without vsync, no input lag)

Nov 4, 2009, 02:05 AM	#33
KickAssCop Silent Stalker Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Lahore Posts: 9,917	So looks like I might be able to sell my card for around 180-190 bones and a new 5850 is approximately 95-100$ extra if I am to purchase that mofo. Worth it or not? Tell me..

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Nov 4, 2009, 10:13 AM	#38
moshpit Rage3D Veteran Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: PIT, PIT, PIT, in the PIT!!! Posts: 15,405	Just scratch the itch already! You don't need 4 people to tell you that scratching makes it itch less! __________________ Ci7 860/8Gb Patriot Viper/EVGA P55 SLI/2x HIS Radeon HD 5870 CrossfireX/2x Patriot Torqx 128G/750Gb Seagate ES.2 Ci7 920@3.6Ghz/6Gb Corsair DDR3 1600/GA-EX58-UD3R/ATI Radeon HD 4870/4x 750Gb Seagate ES.2 (Media Center) C2Q Q6600/4Gb G.Skill Pi Black DDR2 800/IP35 Pro/EVGA 8800GTS 640/2x 200Gb SATA Caviar (wife's rig) If you feel like I'm hurting your wittle feelings too much, refer me to this thread : A new nicer moshpit??? "If electricity comes from electrons, then does morality come from morons?"

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Nov 5, 2009, 04:47 AM	#48
KickAssCop Silent Stalker Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Lahore Posts: 9,917	So guess, I'll be picking up a 5850 today instead of Windows 7 eh?

Nov 5, 2009, 03:37 PM	#51
Perky McGiggles I see what you did there Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Highway 20 Posts: 13,727	Good luck finding one: If you want a cheap 5800 series card, then it looks like you’re out of luck until 2010. http://www.anandtech.com/weblog/showpost.aspx?i=654 __________________ Perky McGiggles Perky is only alone temporarily. He was promised 69 naked virgins for a single task he has yet to complete. - wonder squirrel

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Nov 8, 2009, 08:03 PM	#53
KickAssCop Silent Stalker Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Lahore Posts: 9,917	Deal didn't go through so still holding onto the 4870. Also sort of weary about purchasing another ATi again. Might actually wait till January to finalize what I want to do next. If the card doesn't get sold this week, I am getting windows 7 instead of a 5850.

Nov 9, 2009, 02:32 AM	#56
kn00tcn zero-zero Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,418	did he find out that $180 is too much? __________________ http://www.kn00tcn.net How Does GTA IV Run On: 4870x2 + 3.6ghz Core 2 Quad in Vista64? How Does Crysis Warhead Run On: 4870x2 + 3.6ghz Core 2 Quad in Vista64? FPS LIMITER - run the .jar, add an fps cap to a DX8/DX9/OGL game (without vsync, no input lag)

Nov 9, 2009, 09:10 AM	#58
KickAssCop Silent Stalker Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Lahore Posts: 9,917	Primary reason: **er didn't purchase my card Secondary reason: I am still weary Corollary: Had the **er purchased the card a week back when I was less weary and had the itch, I would already have a 5850. What's so tough to get in all of this...

Nov 9, 2009, 09:59 AM	#60
KickAssCop Silent Stalker Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Lahore Posts: 9,917	I haven't babbled about ATi drivers in a while. Actually recently, games have been decent on ATi drivers (hence the consideration of 5850/5870 in the first place). Apart from NFS Shift which would enter the hall of fame of good games that I never got around to finishing due to poor ATi drivers/graphics card performance (irrespective of who's fault it is) similar to say Cryostasis.

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