ATI Radeon HD 5830 Specifications Surface

[DonInKansas]

With a GPU of these specifications, AMD targets the market price-range of $200-$250,

You know, where the 5850 was when it originally launched.

 

[TheGuruStud]

You know, where the 5850 was when it originally launched.

Haha, yeah, but the exorbitant prices confirm that the 5850 kicks ass

Maybe ATI figured Nvidia would snap into gear and release fermi

 

[Nick89]

Such nice coolers on a sub par card makes baby jeebus cry.

You know what else makes baby jeebus cry? Gimmicks.

 

[TheGuruStud]

You know what else makes baby jeebus cry? Gimmicks.

It's just You can buy the good card and not receive such a cooler, but the redheaded step child does.

 

[theorw]

The problem is the 5850 is now the 4770 of the HD5k series.
It is simply too fast if you look at that compare to the 5870.


The 5830 still out perform any 5700 at stock clocks
What makes you think that a 5830 will not overclock just as well (if not better) than the 5850?

i was proved RIGHT wasnt i?
Only 5% difference on STOCK speeds from 5770 means 2 5770s WILL pawn 5830 for 50EUR more and the satisfaction of XFIRE

 

[pantherx12]

Hell get a 5770 with a decent cooler and they do 1ghz core speed anyways ( taking them up to very similar performance levels)

5830s are like the lottery I guess lol you could get an epic one but you could get an awful one.

( In the UK 5830s could be worth it as if you buy online you can rma the item within 14 days just because you don't like it, then just buy from another shop, repeat until you get an epic one!)

 

[theorw]

Hell get a 5770 with a decent cooler and they do 1ghz core speed anyways ( taking them up to very similar performance levels)

5830s are like the lottery I guess lol you could get an epic one but you could get an awful one.

( In the UK 5830s could be worth it as if you buy online you can rma the item within 14 days just because you don't like it, then just buy from another shop, repeat until you get an epic one!)

U can do the same here except u cant buy from another shop...
But what i do is OC a card then if it wont OC nice i RMA it (bios flash...ahem) to a maximum of 3 times and if i am lucky i find one that OC well

 

[DonInKansas]

i was proved RIGHT wasnt i?
Only 5% difference on STOCK speeds from 5770 means 2 5770s WILL pawn 5830 for 50EUR more and the satisfaction of XFIRE

If you look at any review, CF 5770s will run with a 5870. 5830 never stood a chance.

 

[Athlonite]

almost makes me want to buy one just get the cooler for my 5770 LOL

 

[Nick89]

i was proved RIGHT wasnt i?
Only 5% difference on STOCK speeds from 5770 means 2 5770s WILL pawn 5830 for 50EUR more and the satisfaction of XFIRE

There is no satisfaction from Xfire, I know cause I use it. And 2 5770's will get their ass's kicked most of the time because the performance increase with Xfire is non existent in most games except those that support crossfire properly.

A lot of PC games don't support crossfire properly because a lot of them are console ports these days.

 

[TheGuruStud]

There is no satisfaction from Xfire, I know cause I use it. And 2 5770's will get their ass's kicked most of the time because the performance increase with Xfire is non existent in most games except those that support crossfire properly.

A lot of PC games don't support crossfire properly because a lot of them are console ports these days.

But on the other hand...the console ports are POS and the graphics suck, so you don't need a fast card

 

[Nick89]

But on the other hand...the console ports are POS and the graphics suck, so you don't need a fast card

You ever play GTA 4 PC?

 

[TheGuruStud]

You ever play GTA 4 PC?

Yeah, it looked...okay. I know it was limited b/c of hardware, but that's probably the only game that doesn't fall in line with console ports being easy to render. Bioshock 2 was a massive let down in texture resolution. It was almost depressing. Pretty water effects and blurry walls. Screw consoles.

 

[zithe]

But on the other hand...the console ports are POS and the graphics suck, so you need a fast card

Fixed.

 

[Nick89]

Fixed.

And you only need a fast card because they aren't optimized.

 

[Meizuman]

There is no way I would consider buying one to replace my 4850... I checked for prices in Germany , and 5830 was only about 15-30€ cheaper. This is madness.

Also the prices of 5830 are 235-249€ whereas 5850 goes for 265-300€

5770 is also faster un OC'd in some few titles. 4890 is faster by a margin. U can still get 4890 for about 200€ or lower (used) so I really can't justice buying one.

 

[[I.R.A]_FBi]

5850 prices went UP on the egg, bumboclaat man

 

[zithe]

5850 prices went UP on the egg, bumboclaat man

Cheaper ones are out of stock.

 

[[I.R.A]_FBi]

Cheaper ones are out of stock.

I wonder why ...

 

[MKmods]

5850 prices went UP on the egg, bumboclaat man

it looks like Nvidia cards may be so expensive ATI felt the need to raise the prices on all their cards...

The ATI stuff seems a lot more $ than they were a few mos ago
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102879
FTL!

(I thought there was an article a while back that mentioned ATI and Nvidia working together to keep prices up)

 

[TheGuruStud]

it looks like Nvidia cards may be so expensive ATI felt the need to raise the prices on all their cards...

The ATI stuff seems a lot more $$ than they were a few mos ago

Retailers jackin prices more than anything, IMO. The prices jump as soon as the demand does.

 

[zithe]

it looks like Nvidia cards may be so expensive ATI felt the need to raise the prices on all their cards...

The ATI stuff seems a lot more $$ than they were a few mos agohttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102879

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131344&cm_re=5830-_-14-131-344-_-Product

I like that deal better.

 

[MKmods]

LOL, I would like it even better if it was $199.

also are those cards the same length as a 5870? (I thought I read in one of the things that the 5830 was built using messed up 5870s)
If so that would make it too long to be useful to me.