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  1. red1776 Omnipotent Ruler of the Universe Posts: 5,797   +24

    aha, very good thanks. and do you get a lifetime warranty on those as well?
    red1776, Apr 4, 2010
    #61

  2. dividebyzero trainee n00b Posts: 4,108   +203

    Probably safe to assume that the poster is using DX10 or 9 codepath. DX9 if using XP-in which case 75 fps is good for 1680x1050 or 1920x1080.
    SLI is also likely to give pretty good minimum frame rates.

    Would you like a picture to go with that side order of ignorance?

    http://www.techspot.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/3849/size/big/cat/

    DX9, Very High Quality, 1920 x 1080

    BTW: Lower IQ settings, DX10 and 1680x1050 will give only a minor decrease in framerates.
    dividebyzero, Apr 4, 2010
    #62

  3. klepto12 TechSpot Paladin Posts: 1,360   +9

    lol who would play it in dx9? also i wasnt talking to u 2 8800 gt at that res will more than likely be playable but 75fps i dont think so.
    klepto12, Apr 4, 2010
    #63

  4. Guest

    aha, very good thanks. and do you get a lifetime warranty on those as well?


    Yep, Double Lifetime Warranty. You can resell it to someone else in the future and pass the warranty over to that person.

    Cheers.
    Guest, Apr 5, 2010
    #64

  5. Guest

    But, I forgot to mention. YOU NEED TO REGISTER YOUR XFX 5850 (XXX or BE) FAST (you have 30 days from the day you bought the GPU) OR YOU WILL LOOSE THE WARRANTY.

    So if you bought it you need to register the card the GPU has reach you and you have the Serial #.

    Cheers
    Guest, Apr 5, 2010
    #65

  6. compdata TechSpot Paladin Posts: 604

    No need for myself at the moment. An SSD would make a much bigger difference for performance for my needs. However if i was going to pick one (point of this post) i would almost certainly go with an ATI card. Probably the 5850, but possibly the 5770. I saw one 5750 that got by without a fan that was very attractive as well. Noise level is a major concern of mine while building a system - so massive heat output on the latest Nvidia cards is a big issue.
    compdata, Apr 5, 2010
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  7. LNCPapa TS Special Forces Posts: 3,950   +120

    My next upgrade with coincide with the release of Final Fantasy XIV - if that's before any new offerings then it will be a Radeon 5970 (not sure which edition/brand) to replace my still going strong 9800 GX2.
    LNCPapa, Apr 6, 2010
    #67

  8. Arris TechSpot Evangelist Posts: 4,308   +17

    I just replaced my 8800 GTX 768mb in a Shuttle Sp35P2 Pro with the XFX 5850 Black Edition. Would have had to modify the cover of the 5870 to fit it in. And the Nvidia 470 and 480s might have been too much for the Shuttles 400w PSU, not to mention the heat from the mostly heatpipe based Oasis cooling system of the Shuttle. Very please so far, Bad Company 2 lacked smoothness on lower resolution on the 8800 GTX (which was fine for MW2). Now with the 5850 at 850/1200 it runs at >50fps most of the time. Multiplayer feels like a completely different game :)
    Arris, May 25, 2010
    #68
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