Keep the 5850 or go with a 460?

[lynlyn]

So, I recently put together a new system, however something went wrong with delivering the video card, a 5850 (it somehow go sent back), and Amazon offered to either send me a new one or give me a full refund. I was able to get that card for $240 with tax and shipping so it was a pretty good deal.

However, I have been reading around, and people have been saying that the gtx460 performs better on games like WoW and SC2, which are two that I intend on playing on a 1680x1050 monitor and eventually a 1980x1080 monitor (though there are some fps games I play as well).

Anyways, I am wondering which card would be the best deal, since I don't mind paying more for the 5850, but if it is going to do significantly worse than something $40 cheaper, I feel like this would be a good opportunity to jump ship

 

[yanje03]

So, I recently put together a new system, however something went wrong with delivering the video card, a 5850 (it somehow go sent back), and Amazon offered to either send me a new one or give me a full refund. I was able to get that card for $240 with tax and shipping so it was a pretty good deal.

However, I have been reading around, and people have been saying that the gtx460 performs better on games like WoW and SC2, which are two that I intend on playing on a 1680x1050 monitor and eventually a 1980x1080 monitor (though there are some fps games I play as well).

Anyways, I am wondering which card would be the best deal, since I don't mind paying more for the 5850, but if it is going to do significantly worse than something $40 cheaper, I feel like this would be a good opportunity to jump ship

if I was you, I will try GTX 460. If 1st 5850 was wrong, it may go wrong again. 5850 is the only choice one month ago.

 

[angel0fmars]

Hmm I wouldn't know about SC2, but WoW can be played pretty well on weaker cards. Tom's reviews have shown that the 5850 is better performance-wise on most games, if not all.

 

[lynlyn]

if I was you, I will try GTX 460. If 1st 5850 was wrong, it may go wrong again. 5850 is the only choice one month ago.

The 5850 never went wrong, there was a shipping issue with UPS.

 

[shadow187]

Considering the HD5850 is about 90% better than the HD5750..

This is a SC2 benchmark.

 

[Deleted member 362816]

fermi=over heating crap. over developed technology that will not be implemented for years to come. 5850 ftw

 

[yannifb]

240 for a 5850? Thats a pretty nice deal, i'd stick with the 5850.

 

[yanje03]

http://www.sc2blog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Comparison2.jpg

Considering the HD5850 is about 90% better than the HD5750..

This is a SC2 benchmark.

everyone know SC2 not real use much GPU. you should put HD 5850 in this benchmark and everyone will see it got same score as 460.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

fermi=over heating crap. over developed technology that will not be implemented for years to come. 5850 ftw

Have you actually read a GTX460 review??

everyone know SC2 not real use much GPU. you should put HD 5850 in this benchmark and everyone will see it got same score as 460

Try reading the post again.........he explicitly stated that the 5850 is 90% more powerful than the HD5750. If you can do math then the 5850 is in the review.......


OP for $240 keep the 5850. It is a stronger card than the GTX460 and overclocks well in it's own right. The benefit of the GTX460 is that overclocked it in most cases beats a stock 5850 and matches a stock 5870 for a much lower price. Getting a 5850 for basically the same price as a GTX460 negates that advantage.

 

[lynlyn]

Alrighty, thanks a lot

 

[lynlyn]

Best answer selected by lynlyn.

 

[shadow187]

And an OC'd HD5850 also beats/surpasses an HD5870.

 

[Deleted member 362816]

same works for a OC's 5870 lol........ a 5850 can not touch a overclocked 5870 that simple works both ways. a super clocked 5850 will only be almost as fast as a stock 5870 lol...

And an OC'd HD5850 also beats/surpasses an HD5870.

 

[shadow187]

An HD5850 OC'd right beats an HD5870..an HD5870 OC'd beats an HD5850 OC..simple as that.

 

[yanje03]

And an OC'd HD5850 also beats/surpasses an HD5870.

I bet his $250 HD5850 can not OC at all. I have bought 3 HD 5850 and returned them all.

 

[yanje03]

I have built 4 machines with HD5850 and they all overclock like mad. Stock is 725/1000, my buddy has his at 980/1250 on stock voltage!!

You have no idea what your talking about and if you returned 3 HD5850 because they would not overclock, obviously you have no clue what your doing and people like you are what cause people like us to have to pay restocking fees.

Absolutely moronic. Please don't speak anymore, the more you speak the dumber you sound.

please be civil, I returned them because motherboard compatibility issue. PCI 2.1 has lots of trouble with old motherboard.

 

[yanje03]

Then why did you say you bet his HD5850 won't overclock at all?? And then after that you said you returned 3 of them. Hmmmm......Any HD5850 will overclock.....like mad.

Funny I'm using a 5yr old GA-P965-S3 Rev 1 with a PCI-E 1.0 X16 slot and my HD5850 works great for me.

well, congrats to your mbo work with HD5850. but that doesn't mean all other people motherboard should work with it. It is a well known issue.

Regarding the 5850 overclock. Do you know the difference between these two?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150477&cm_re=XFX_5850-_-14-150-477-_-Product
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150499&cm_re=XFX_5850-_-14-150-499-_-Product


Check thread here

http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1533153

People has overlocked 460 to 945MHz. That's 40% increase than reference. GPU temp only 66C. performance over GTX470. in some benchmark, GTX470 is over 5870.