macschwag14
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- Nov 17, 2008
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Nice to see the card's ungodly length.
By the way, what wallpaper are you using?
By the way, what wallpaper are you using?
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Noobs- Using WoW as a benchmark for Video card performance comparisons since 2004.
Seriously lets see some numbers crunched on some way more intense and worth making a thread about.
WoW has gotten some Ultra setting upgrades last year with Lich King. If your playing on a big 24" or 30" Display, and crank it up maxed out on Ultra settings, and 8xAA, the game can get demanding even on high end systems.
Everyone agrees the sweet spot for gaming is averaging 60fps, anymore and its overkill, but any less the game can get choppy in areas.
Well the 5870 is the first card for me that can play WoW at my res of 2560x1600 with 8xAA, and get over 60fps, and I can tell you first hand, this 5870 does play WoW smooth as butter everywhere, before certain zones would get choppy with tons of volcanoes, or million creatures battling it out, not anymore
Dam then is no way the 5870 will fit in my case, I've got the Antec P180B and currently I have a GTX285 which just barely fits. I have to put it in sideways to make it fit. I already ordered the 5870 too. I don't want to have to order a new case as well :-(
I'm pulling out my dremel and removing my harddrive cage completely for my 5870. (God knows why the cage itself isn't 'removable' but is instead locked in place with rivets)
Do both drive cages not come out like in the P180? Or does the card still not fit regardless?
I've got a P180 still sitting in its box waiting for one of the new 58x0 cards.
this from a person with a n00bie tag for 4.7years
Noobs- Using WoW as a benchmark for Video card performance comparisons since 2004.
Seriously lets see some numbers crunched on some way more intense and worth making a thread about.
My hdd cage is not *meant* to be removed.
It seems like a lot of people are upgrading to play WOW...
I played WOW for ~1 year and if I were still playing it, I wouldn't upgrade my old system (Athlon X2 4600+ with 8800 GT... and the only reason I had a 8800GT was because my 7800GTX died). I'm upgrading to i7 + 5870 precisely because I'm NOT playing WOW.
Well in the end it's your money.
I helped my friend put together a budget build (<$300) with my old 8800 GT and he can now play lich king with all the settings cranked up just fine (He was gaming on an old laptop with a x1700 mobile or something... 5 fps during raids). My new i7 + 5870 will however explore other games.
Is your friend playing at 2560x1600 with 8xMultisamp and everything set to Ultra like the OP ? If not, your statements are invalid on how the OP is wasting money on what he wanted to achieve.
I played lichking on a system similar to your old one (Opteron 2.8ghz, 7800gt then got a HD4850, 2gb ram). There was a big jump when I upgraded 7800gt to a HD4850 in Lich King. Then another huge jump when I played on my current setup. This is at 1920x1080 btw. I couldn't run ultra shadows and 8xAA with 60+FPS all the time. That's what the OP was looking for and seems that he's happy now. He will probably get the same amount of enjoyment from his purchase as you will from yours.
Noob.Just because I don't post whore like you doesn't make me a noob. I have a job, wife ,and kids to tend too, not spend all my time on the web. So QQ some more, grow up and get a girlfriend (if even possible for such a leet internet board poster like you)
You're happy=wife happy. What's wrong with that?Exactly, I upgraded not for e-penis, my Wife doesn't need that after being pregnant 4 times
I like to play my fav games smooth as butter with all eye candy cranked to extreme max, and I also like my games looking super sharp and clear, but also smooth as butter. The 5870 finally allows that much more over my GTX-280, I am sure the Intel X25-M drive doesn't hurt either
Exactly, I upgraded not for e-penis, my Wife doesn't need that after being pregnant 4 times
I like to play my fav games smooth as butter with all eye candy cranked to extreme max, and I also like my games looking super sharp and clear, but also smooth as butter. The 5870 finally allows that much more over my GTX-280, I am sure the Intel X25-M drive doesn't hurt either
Just because I don't post whore like you doesn't make me a noob. I have a job, wife ,and kids to tend too, not spend all my time on the web. So QQ some more, grow up and get a girlfriend (if even possible for such a leet internet board poster like you)
Clearly the 5870 is about a quarter inch longer than the 280. You definitely need a deep full tower case to accomodate it.
I am also planning on getting an SSD, but I'd like more capacity than 80GB. Maybe when the 160s reach the $250 price point.
I stopped playing WOW a few years ago but just re-activated my account for some WoW Eyefinity Triple LCD goodness. Last night just with 2 LCD's was great but not optimal since I was centered on the monitor split but with the info windows all open and not in my line of sight was great and the immersion from 2 wide 22" LCDs with WOW ultra settings was out of this world. Tonight with 3 LCDs will completely rule.
Sorry if this was posted already, but for anyone in need of a smaller case for the 5870, a Mini P180 (a fairly standard mid-tower case, for anyone unfamiliar) will hold it just fine. I removed the lower HD cage (as I don't need 5 hard drives), and it now has room for card lengths of 12.5"+.Clearly the 5870 is about a quarter inch longer than the 280. You definitely need a deep full tower case to accomodate it.
let's not forget the $100 active Displayport to dvi cableLet us know how it goes. So I guess this is a no to being able to center games on one of two displays? Multiples of three only? Bah, oh well. More reason to get a 5850 now, since I can't afford both a 5870 and another monitor to put me at a tri-monitor setup.