ATI upgrade

[Veedaz]

Now don't get me wrong nVidia are great cards, but i like ATI so as a good M8 of mine is buying my two ATI 4890s I want to go for the new ATI Radeon HD 5870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card ... but its pre order atm ! , looked at three hardware sites i use and it looks like i will have to wait, ordered a few mins ago and they will let me know via e-mail when the card is in/dispatched, i just hope its not to long ...

 

[clifford_cooley]

I will be looking forward to reading your review on the difference from the 4890's

 

[Veedaz]

Will do Clifford but it will now be with a HIS ATI Radeon 5970 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (I'm fed up with waiting and just found the 5970s in stock !) just ordered now I'm skint again for a bit :lol: but think i will be happy with this offering from ATI

 

[clifford_cooley]

WOW - I would be happy with the Radeon 5770

 

[Veedaz]

I just had the HIS ATI Radeon 5970 delivered, so today i will remove my two 4890s and see what this beast can do with a game or two

 

[clifford_cooley]

I just had the HIS ATI Radeon 5970 delivered, so today i will remove my two 4890s and see what this beast can do with a game or two

Are the games DX11 compliant?
You may not notice much difference.
I am curious to know if you notice any difference.

 

[Thrax]

The 5970 is so powerful that it's CPU limited by every CPU currently on the market. I wish I were making that up. ;D

 

[faun]

The 5970 is so powerful that it's CPU limited by every CPU currently on the market. I wish I were making that up. ;D

omfg. . . . . .

 

[Veedaz]

Ive done nothing but game for hours :lol: and yes Clifford there is a difference playing Dirt 2 at high settings its stunning and after a 2 hour session the card was only at 48 Cx2 (thats cooler then my old Crossfire), The AT Radon 5970 is expensive but worth it liquid smooth and lighting fast.

Recommended Specifications: Enhanced for DirectX 11
OS - Microsoft Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7
Processor - Intel Core i7 or AMD Phenom II
Memory - 3GB
HD Space - 10GB
Video Card - ATi Radeon HD 5700 Series

Minimum Specifications:
OS - Microsoft Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7
Processor - Intel Pentium 4 3.0Ghz or AMD Athlon 64 3400+
Memory - 1GB (2Gb for Windows Vista)
HD Space - 10GB
Video Card - ATI Radeon X1500 or NVIDIA GeForce 6800

 

[clifford_cooley]

That's making me drool just thinking about one card being better than a crossfire config with 2 4890's

 

[Veedaz]

Well it is Crossfire in one unit Clifford so if someone was to have two 5970s it would be quad-fire ... but it wont be me as that would be over £1000 on graphics !

 

[clifford_cooley]

Is dual GPU considered crossfire?

I was referring to two adapters anyway.

 

[Veedaz]

Its a bit of a grey area Clifford some say its Crossfire in one others say its a dual card, but anyway one can do all i need it to do (just being ripping up Crysis ). As we all know the GPU war will go on and nVidia will be working on something to top the 5970, soon need a separate PSU just for the Graphics Card !.

 

[clifford_cooley]

Its a bit of a grey area Clifford some say its Crossfire in one others say its a dual card, but anyway one can do all i need it to do (just being ripping up Crysis ). As we all know the GPU war will go on and nVidia will be working on something to top the 5970, soon need a separate PSU just for the Graphics Card !.

I downloaded the sample version of Crysis. I played it last night and enjoyed the game. I have not been a gamer and suck with the controls. I am learning though. Who knows after a few games, I might feel the need in upgrading to the 5970. However thats not needed for a 19" monitor, the monitor would be another upgrade. Also my CPU, Memory, & Power Supply. Lets just face it, I'm not ready for the 5970.

 

[Veedaz]

Hardware aside Clifford if your enjoying playing thats the important thing

 

[Thrax]

Is dual GPU considered crossfire?

I was referring to two adapters anyway.

It's technically CrossFire, as synchronizes the cards across the PCIe bus two XF cards would do.

 

[faun]

dont 2 independantly XF'd cards perform better than 2 on 1 cards?