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Hardware Sapphire HD 5850 Xtreme 1GB Review

Discussion in 'Article Discussion' started by arcticstoat, 10 Jun 2011.

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  1. arcticstoat

    arcticstoat Minimodder

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    arcticstoat, 10 Jun 2011
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  2. Telltale Boy

    Telltale Boy Designated CPC Jetwhore

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    Nice review but the score at the end seemed a bit low. Why mark it down so much for speed when this card outperforms all other cards at it's price and greater? Surely speed is relative to the price point of the card?
     
    Telltale Boy, 10 Jun 2011
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  3. mucgoo

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    But then what's the point of the value score. I'm not a big fan of this new system
     
    mucgoo, 10 Jun 2011
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  4. Parge

    Parge the worst Super Moderator

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    FINALLY!

    Thank god. Such a good card for the money!
     
    Parge, 10 Jun 2011
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  5. Mentai

    Mentai What's a Dremel?

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    Wow this certainly came out of no where, pretty impressive card.
     
    Mentai, 10 Jun 2011
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  6. Bbq.of.DooM

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    i bet 100% of people buying this are going to be using it for bitcoin mining
     
    Bbq.of.DooM, 10 Jun 2011
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  7. tonyd223

    tonyd223 king of nothing

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    tried to read this on my 2.2 desire but was impossible as the page kept refreshing - anyone?
     
    tonyd223, 10 Jun 2011
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  8. Grimloon

    Grimloon What's a Dremel?

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    Wahoo! :clap:

    I've been trying to find a second 5850 at a reasonable price and this one fits the bill. Roll on payday for Crossfire goodness :D
     
    Grimloon, 10 Jun 2011
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  9. Jack_Pepsi

    Jack_Pepsi Clan BeeR Founder

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    Absolutely fine on my Galaxy S with the Bit-Tech Android app 1.3.
     
    Jack_Pepsi, 10 Jun 2011
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  10. Baz

    Baz I work for Corsair

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    This USED to be the case, but we now rank all cards on the same speed scale. A GTX 590, for example, will be 39, a stock 580 34, and so on.
     
    Baz, 10 Jun 2011
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  11. Hustler

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    What!!!....get with it BT, why has it taken so long for you to review a product that other sites were testing weeks ago?.

    I love this site and respect your reviews just about more than any other, but sometimes your not exactly, well,..current are you.
     
    Hustler, 10 Jun 2011
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  12. rpsgc

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    Why no overclocking?
     
    rpsgc, 10 Jun 2011
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  13. Stickeh

    Stickeh Help me , Help you.

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    Stickeh, 10 Jun 2011
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  14. DwarfKiller

    DwarfKiller What's a Dremel?

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    I wish this wasn't true... sadly, it probably is. On the upside, it's heading towards a crash.
     
    DwarfKiller, 10 Jun 2011
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  15. David

    David μoʍ ɼouმ qᴉq λon ƨbԍuq ϝʁλᴉuმ ϝo ʁԍɑq ϝμᴉƨ

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    Nice find :thumb:, it's just a shame that it's from Overclockers ::spit:: :blah:
     
    David, 10 Jun 2011
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  16. Xir

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    I'd never even heared of Bitcoin-mining before...
     
    Xir, 10 Jun 2011
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  17. Stickeh

    Stickeh Help me , Help you.

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    Yeah this was my only bad feeling, but as they are holding stock...and the price so good. Can't grumble too much!

    Me either, but my interests have perked.
     
    Stickeh, 10 Jun 2011
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  18. Comrade Penguin

    Comrade Penguin What's a Dremel?

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    Here's an Ars Technica article on Bitcoin which goes into mining.

    My limited grasp of the issue means I don't understand that fully but hopefully it'll help someone.
     
    Comrade Penguin, 10 Jun 2011
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  19. tonyd223

    tonyd223 king of nothing

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    thanks for the heads up on the android app - but I shouldn't need that to view a web page should I?
     
    tonyd223, 10 Jun 2011
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  20. xaser04

    xaser04 Ba Ba Ba BANANA!

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    I am struggling to see what this has to do with a HD5850 from Sapphire?
     
    xaser04, 10 Jun 2011
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