Rostere Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 I sell my old crap at ebay. How much do you earn? Is it worth money selling your old stuff or are you doing it just because your conscience tells you someone else could be using your old graphics cards? "Well, overkill is my middle name. And my last name. And all of my other names as well!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pidesco Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 I have, through the selling of my old PC components, mitigated the cost of the new ones by more than 50%. "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian touristI am Dan Quayle of the Romans.I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands.Heja Sverige!!Everyone should cuffawkle more.The wrench is your friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Raven Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Those sure look nice. Direct 11 even. Where's the hot Nividia cards at? Hades was the life of the party. RIP You'll be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mera Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 In the oven I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humanoid Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Well now that the 5870 is out of the way, the 5850 is out for the more sensible people. Good news even if you're fervently opposed to ever buying ATi as it's going to force cascading price drops across the entire nVidia range. $100 drop in GTX285 (now utterly obsolete at its current price point) incoming? L I E S T R O N GL I V E W R O N G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoM_Solaufein Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 So far I don't see support for Windows XP. That will be a problem since I want to have a hard drive dedicated to Windows XP and another dedicated to Windows 7 on this machine. War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is StrengthBaldur's Gate moddingTeamBGBaldur's Gate modder/community leaderBaldur's Gate - Enhanced Edition beta testerBaldur's Gate 2 - Enhanced Edition beta tester Icewind Dale - Enhanced Edition beta tester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostStraw Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 In the oven I guess. Nvidia's next GPU 'Fermi' will have 3 billion transistors, 40% more than the Radeon 5870. This likely means that it will be that much more expensive For a decent preview article: http://anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3651 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theseus Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 In the oven I guess. Nvidia's next GPU 'Fermi' will have 3 billion transistors, 40% more than the Radeon 5870. This likely means that it will be that much more expensive But how much girth will it have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rostere Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Those sure look nice. Direct 11 even. Where's the hot Nividia cards at? In the oven I guess. LOL "Well, overkill is my middle name. And my last name. And all of my other names as well!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humanoid Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 (edited) I've heard anecdotal reports of people running ok in XP (though performance might be suboptimal), not sure if it required the 9.10 beta drivers. Alternatively, have you looked into Win7's XP mode to see if it would be suitable for you? Edited October 5, 2009 by Humanoid L I E S T R O N GL I V E W R O N G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Rorie Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 I pre-ordered a 5850 from Amazon, but it hasn't shipped yet. As long as I get it before Modern Warfare 2 comes out... Matthew Rorie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoM_Solaufein Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 5850? Why stop there, go up to the big boy the 5870. War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is StrengthBaldur's Gate moddingTeamBGBaldur's Gate modder/community leaderBaldur's Gate - Enhanced Edition beta testerBaldur's Gate 2 - Enhanced Edition beta tester Icewind Dale - Enhanced Edition beta tester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mera Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Nvidia's next GPU 'Fermi' will have 3 billion transistors, 40% more than the Radeon 5870. This likely means that it will be that much more expensive I would gladly pay even twice the price of Rad 5870 just to experience games the way they were meant to be played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purkake Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Can't tell if it's sarcasm or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Rorie Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 5850? Why stop there, go up to the big boy the 5870. I don't know if it'd fit in my case. The 5850 is an inch shorter, so that's something. Plus I think the 5850 is going to be overkill itself for a while to come. Matthew Rorie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkreku Posted October 8, 2009 Author Share Posted October 8, 2009 Crysis in 1080p still eats it for breakfast. Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaguars4ever Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 How much did that set up back, mkreku? An arm, a leg, perhaps the missus? In case of the latter, that's killing two birds with one stone, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkreku Posted October 8, 2009 Author Share Posted October 8, 2009 I haven't gotten it yet, it's sold out for at least a month here in Sweden. But it will render my orcs oh so pretty! Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanschu Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 DO these things still use a PCI-E 16x slot? :] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WILL THE ALMIGHTY Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 Christ, I hope so. "Alright, I've been thinking. When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade - make life take the lemons back! Get mad! I don't want your damn lemons, what am I supposed to do with these? Demand to see life's manager. Make life rue the day it thought it could give Cave Johnson lemons. Do you know who I am? I'm the man who's gonna burn your house down! With the lemons. I'm going to to get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that burns your house down!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humanoid Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Even a 8x slot will drop hardly any performance, it's in the single figure range in terms of percentage. L I E S T R O N GL I V E W R O N G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanschu Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Well I know I have the 16x slot. I was just curious if they'd move on. My computer finally met its match with Call of Duty 4 (which is funny because I can play games that came after it with much better performance). My computer is pretty old now. It's an Athlon 64 X2 4200+ with 2 GB of RAM and an ATI Radeon X1900 XTX. The ability to upgrade my processor is pretty limited today, but a newer video card is perhaps not out of the question. Probably can't break $100. I saw a Sapphire 4550 for $60, an a 9500 GT for $65 after rebate. My guess is that video cards are the biggest bottleneck for games at this time, but at the same time my CPU is pretty old by today's standards. Perhaps an upgrade there is in store, but that is certainly not in the cards at this time. I'll likely bide my time and maybe ask for a video card for Christmas or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pidesco Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 What's your monitor's resolution? In principle you should be able to play all games out now(except maybe Crysis) maxed with a cheap graphics card upgrade. This would be the best choice for someone on a budget right now. "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian touristI am Dan Quayle of the Romans.I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands.Heja Sverige!!Everyone should cuffawkle more.The wrench is your friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanschu Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 I still use a CRT, specifically to allow variable resolutions. I'm generally content to play most games at 1024x768, though Call of Duty 4 had me drop down to 800x600 for some small gains in performance (AA and AF were already off for instance). How important is the brand? The last card I bought was built by ATI hahaha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WILL THE ALMIGHTY Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 TBH, they're both fine. Some people think ATI's drivers suck, but I wouldn't know. "Alright, I've been thinking. When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade - make life take the lemons back! Get mad! I don't want your damn lemons, what am I supposed to do with these? Demand to see life's manager. Make life rue the day it thought it could give Cave Johnson lemons. Do you know who I am? I'm the man who's gonna burn your house down! With the lemons. I'm going to to get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that burns your house down!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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