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Limp Gawd
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- Oct 17, 2007
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Hey guys, I'm just about to finish my eyefinity setup. I'm going to be using 3 Samsung T240HD's (really enjoying the second one atm)
So on to my question, I've been reading the review that [H] did on eyefinity and have a question about choosing between a 5850 or a 5870. I'm pretty familiar with OCing and have been doing it for years, whatever route I chose I eventually plan to go crossfire on, but at the time I can really only go with 1 card.
After reading around it looks like 900mhz seems to be about the average OC on the 5850, which should put it fairly close to the 5870 (I know that a similarly clocked 5870 will most definitely be faster due to the increase in shaders.)
Going the 5850 route definitely saves me money, especially since I have to purchase the Display port adapter. So I guess what I'm asking is will A single OC'd 5850 be pretty good for Eyefinity until I can pick up a second 5850, or should I just go for the 5870?
So on to my question, I've been reading the review that [H] did on eyefinity and have a question about choosing between a 5850 or a 5870. I'm pretty familiar with OCing and have been doing it for years, whatever route I chose I eventually plan to go crossfire on, but at the time I can really only go with 1 card.
After reading around it looks like 900mhz seems to be about the average OC on the 5850, which should put it fairly close to the 5870 (I know that a similarly clocked 5870 will most definitely be faster due to the increase in shaders.)
Going the 5850 route definitely saves me money, especially since I have to purchase the Display port adapter. So I guess what I'm asking is will A single OC'd 5850 be pretty good for Eyefinity until I can pick up a second 5850, or should I just go for the 5870?