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[comp@ddict]

But again I say, getting HD4770 is better than HD4850.......or GTS250 for that matter...

 

[amitash]

^lol...both the cards outperform 4770..wats the point?

 

[Krow]

^AND *insane* OCability is NOT a factor I would look for while buying. It would be a tertiary option. Price vs performance FTW!

 

[comp@ddict]

^lol...both the cards outperform 4770..wats the point?

Look, when three cards perform like:

30fps
32fps
28fps

It doesn't make any difference, since none will....

And if it's

69fps
72fps
67fps

Even now there's no difference, since FULL game fun is there on all cards....get it?

 

[amitash]

^if the one that performs even 5ps more and is the same price....i would get the faster one....

 

[desiibond]

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DVI-D, HDMI, DisplayPort
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It's Bye Bye HD4770!

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[comp@ddict]

120$, wow, AMD is flooding the market..

Next HD4890 for 160$

 

[Krow]

65nm or 40nm? Anyway, 256bit GDDR5 is awesome!

 

[desiibond]

55nm RV790

 

[vamsi_krishna]

what is the power requirement of hd5850? vx450 can pull it at high load?

 

[desiibond]

HD5850 requirement is below 180W afaik. and yes, VX450 should be able to handle this card.

 

[vamsi_krishna]

what is the price of HD 4770 and HD 4850 now?

 

[desiibond]

HD4770 is at 7.2k and HD4850 is at 6.5k-6.7k for 512MB editions.

 

[spikygv]

when will hd5850 come out ?

 

[desiibond]

September 23rd. looks like its available for preorder in some places as per this report:

*www.hardware.info/en-UK/news/ymicl5qYwpyaaZY/Sapphire_Radeon_HD_5870_for_preorder/

 

[spikygv]

thanx. wonder if gtx260 and hd4870 prices come down after the launch.

 

[comp@ddict]

HD5850 requirement is below 180W afaik. and yes, VX450 should be able to handle this card.

It needs 2x 6pin power connectors...

seriously i wudn''t really recommend HD4890 and VX450W, and also HD5850 with VX450W.

 

[desiibond]

thanx. wonder if gtx260 and hd4870 prices come down after the launch.

Don't think so. Their current pricing should be enough to clear their stocks. Anyways, they are available for 9.5k and 10.5k and the ~5k difference will keep their price stable.

I would expect the price of HD4890/GTX275 to reach 11k and GTX260/HD4870 wiped from the market in few months time.

 

[spikygv]

you're telling me 5850 will be priced at 10k+5k = 15k ? that doesnt look too good.

and 58xx price wont fall till nvidia comes up with something new. .. . looks like gpu prices are to stay. .

 

[desiibond]

^^15k is the least price I would expect for HD5850 if ATI goes extremely aggressive. Given the benchmarks (unofficial), I would say that it would cost around 17k in India.