5850 or 5870

[MeMeMeMe]

ASUS and I think MSI are the easiest to overclock.

 

[EdwardTeach]

What kind of things differ between the different manufacturers versions?

 

[el Kuarlos]

Asus and MSI arent limited to the catalyst 775 and 1200 limits. You can get a card by a different manufacturer, but you will need to either set up a custom profile on MSI afterburner to run at startup, or flash the bios to either msi or asus's in order to overclock and also keep the awesome powerplay that means these cards idle using next to no power.

If I was going to buy again I would buy an asus card.

 

[shane242]

Thanks guys, i went with the ASUS 5850 after seeing the release of the fermi cards. And good job i did as the 5850 seemed to sell out super fast.

I have clocked it to the following,
1.237 Volts
980 Core Clock
1180 Memory Clock

I didn't want to push anymore then that as its already getting loud/hot.



I'm happy with it, thanks guys

 

[Jotunkaiser]

what would them results be @ 1920x1200?

 

[shane242]

what would them results be @ 1920x1200?

im unable to set full screen with 1920x1200 as my screens are due for upgrading lol

 

[Blade1]

Hmm.. I've been looking at getting a 5870 but having seen this, can the 5850 really give out the same performance OC'd??

Got my HD5850 running at 850/1150 stock voltage, 35% fan speed, 44c idle, 64 max.

 

[555BUK]

Here are some Heaven V2.0 benches for my 5850 at stock and overclocked to 1000core/1300mem @1.25v. Note that V2.0 is a tougher test than V1.0 so overall scores will be lower.

1680x1050 Stock vs Overclocked - 31.6% Gain

1920x1200 Stock vs Overclocked - 33.4% Gain

Also checkout my 5850 vs 5870 comparisson.