Radeon 5870 vs 5850? is it worth it?

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is the 5870 worth the extra £100?
im going for a high end gaming rigg
i have an I7 920, 6 gb ram and plan to OC and use CF in the future
would a radeon 5850 be more suitable, whats the difference anway?
thanks

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here's a good article comparing the two:

http://hothardware.com/Articles/AM [...] ew/?page=1

------------------------------ i7 920 @ 3.8ghz
P6T Deluxe V2
OCZ Platinum 6gb @ 1520 7-7-7-18 1T
EVGA GTX 295
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