Personal computing discussed
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derFunkenstein wrote:edit: it's a used card. I wouldn't pay more than $100-120. He's asking more than a new 6850, which is slower but would have a full warranty, and almost as much as a new 6870 which is roughly as fast.
flip-mode wrote:5870 is generally as fast as the $250 7850 - check it out over at Anand. Make you decision.
Krogoth wrote:flip-mode wrote:5870 is generally as fast as the $250 7850 - check it out over at Anand. Make you decision.
It is only almost as fast as 7850 if tessellation isn't a factor.
flip-mode wrote:Krogoth wrote:flip-mode wrote:5870 is generally as fast as the $250 7850 - check it out over at Anand. Make you decision.
It is only almost as fast as 7850 if tessellation isn't a factor.
OK, almost as fast. Tesselation is more pathetic than PhysX. Turn it off. It slows performance without making anything look any better.