Hey I'm planning to build my own computer soon.
From experience I had some heat problems with ATI cards before, such as 4870 running at 70C idle and all the way up to 90C almost boiling temperatures when gaming.
I'm wondering if there are any heat issues with 5870. I know that 4870 has less issues due to its low power consumption but, I'm not sure that it would be a good idea to buy a 4870X2 right now since it is getting outdated.
I'm also concerned about 5870's power issues, i know its a monster. I think that 5850 consumes less power?
Then again, I'm concerned about it's power issues.
I am not familiar with nvidia cards so yeah...
Suggestions? I'm a gamer btw, so yeah, graphic cards are important to me
From experience I had some heat problems with ATI cards before, such as 4870 running at 70C idle and all the way up to 90C almost boiling temperatures when gaming.
I'm wondering if there are any heat issues with 5870. I know that 4870 has less issues due to its low power consumption but, I'm not sure that it would be a good idea to buy a 4870X2 right now since it is getting outdated.
I'm also concerned about 5870's power issues, i know its a monster. I think that 5850 consumes less power?
Then again, I'm concerned about it's power issues.
I am not familiar with nvidia cards so yeah...
Suggestions? I'm a gamer btw, so yeah, graphic cards are important to me