View Full Version : The "WHOA!" starts at Midnight tonight! You know it, and we know it!
ChrisMorley
09-22-2009, 10:44 AM
Myself, Wallace, and the guys are going to crack open some beers tonight and drop the bomb at Midnight!
golfman560
09-22-2009, 02:27 PM
Yes! Wait does that mean you guys are going to be so hungover that you'll sit around doing nothing tomorrow? I think Wallace is setting a bad example :D
Plan1x
09-22-2009, 04:50 PM
I'm so excited! I know what it is, I know what it is!!! Can't wait!
Everett
09-22-2009, 06:38 PM
http://www.maingearforums.com/showpost.php?p=20080&postcount=3
:)
LegacY
09-23-2009, 03:25 PM
is it true u were talkin bout the maingear community stuff chris?
ChrisMorley
09-23-2009, 04:46 PM
?? I was talking about the HD 5870...
LegacY
09-23-2009, 06:07 PM
Let me rephrase not related to the HD's lol
Have you talked about the idea of the community at all yet or na
widdlecat
09-24-2009, 02:06 AM
I don't see the 5870 available with an F131 AMD package... :p
I mean, c'mon... AMD and ATI!
ChrisMorley
09-24-2009, 10:52 AM
Fixed...thanks widdlecat!
ChrisMorley
09-24-2009, 10:52 AM
LegacY - email me at chris AT maingear . com
widdlecat
09-24-2009, 12:24 PM
No prob Chris! I'm just a firm believer in the total platform concept. =)
Everett
09-24-2009, 01:22 PM
I'm just a firm believer in the total platform concept. =)
You believe AMD + ATI works out best for yourself. :p
widdlecat
09-25-2009, 01:16 PM
I don't agree with Intel's stance on international politics nor do I support their business practices.
Everett
09-25-2009, 03:21 PM
I don't agree with Intel's stance on international politics nor do I support their business practices.
What do you mean?
The ATI Radeon HD 5850 reviews are starting to come out. A list of review links has been posted in this thread at Rage3D:
http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?t=33953337
This quote from the Tech Report review pretty much echoes what the others have to say:
Well, there you have it. The Radeon HD 5850 manages to outshine the fastest single-GPU GeForce card overall while costing less, drawing less power, and producing less noise. We wouldn't be surprised to see Nvidia cut prices in the near future, but in any case, the 5850 is hands-down the second-fastest single-GPU graphics card on the market.
Performance isn't the 5850's only strength, either. AMD's newcomer also brings higher-quality antialiasing and filtering algorithms, as well as next-generation DirectX 11 goodness, so it'll let you enjoy extra eye candy in upcoming games while making old ones look even better. That functionality would be worth a price premium if the 5850 commanded one, but it doesn't—at least not for now.
The Radeon HD 5850 is also a compelling solution for quiet, low-power, or compact builds, since it delivers excellent performance with a more reasonable power and noise footprint than previous high-end cards. And it doesn't have a freakishly long circuit board like the Radeon HD 5870, which is always a plus.
Speaking of the 5870, we're now left wondering whether that behemoth is worth the $120 premium over its little brother. The 5850 may be slower, but for the most part, it's still quick enough to generate smooth frame rates at 2560x1600 with AA and AF cranked up in current games (Crysis
Warhead's "Enthusiast" preset excepted). We'll have to see whether that changes once DirectX 11 games start hitting stores, but for now, the 5850 sure seems to be fast enough for today's titles.
One could certainly make a case for the 5870 for users who wish to game on triple-monitor setups or with supersampled antialiasing, since those activities will benefit from greater horsepower. However, for the vast majority of even hardcore gamers, the Radeon HD 5850 looks to be plenty powerful.
MoonGear
10-01-2009, 01:50 AM
The ATI Radeon HD 5850 reviews are starting to come out. A list of review links has been posted in this thread at Rage3D:
http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?t=33953337
This quote from the Tech Report review pretty much echoes what the others have to say:
*sigh* Less than six months with my new system and I'm already lusting after new hardware.
golfman560
10-01-2009, 12:53 PM
*sigh* Less than six months with my new system and I'm already lusting after new hardware.
Lol 2 months after I bought my Prelude the the 9 Series GeForce cards came out but essentially I had the same card. But then a few months later the GTX series came out and I was wanting those beef machines.
Drunkengeko
10-04-2009, 01:47 AM
*sigh* Less than six months with my new system and I'm already lusting after new hardware.
Ditto