XFX HD5850 Blackedition or XFX HD 5770 XT CF

[laluma22]

Hi

i am just before buying a new graphic card so i wanted to informe me which one is better.
So first about for what i need it.

Absolute Harcore gaming
My pc speecs:
Intel DX58SO EX Editon
Intel core i7 920 @ 4x4,8 Ghz
Cooling: Corsair Watercooling
800Watt Tagan
Graphic: 9800GX2 <-- Old one
6Gb G-skil ddr3 1333Mhz Tripplechannel

So the question is which one is better the
XFX HD 5850 Black edition or the
XFX HD 5770 XT CF

i want to buy one of them on thuesday so hurry up guys
Thanks in forward

laluma22

 

[Rustyy117]

A hd5850 will use less power and produce less heat, will give you great performance and leaves you the option to run crossfire in the future, So my vote is with the 5850.

 

[laluma22]

thanks for the fast reply but doesnt the 5850BE consume 500Watt?

 

[Rustyy117]

No it doesnt consume 500W on its own, obviously you have other components in your computer that uses power.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-5850,2433-13.html

As you can see a single 5850 uses 305W under load.

 

[laluma22]

OK xD but what i meant ist the minimum power requierments are 500W cause this is a BE card that means it is overclocked and consumes more than 305 watt. xD
here a link to the specks where i got it from maybe the site is wrong but i did not find some power consumption list for the 5850 BE.

http://www.schwanthaler-computer.de/PC-Komponenten/Grafikkarten/PCI-express/ATI/XFX-Radeon-HD5850-Black-Edition-1GB-2x-DVI-mini-DisplayPort::20388.html
greets laluma22

P.S. i heard that this card has just 25 fps on Crysis Warhead. tru?

 

[Rustyy117]

Trust me you'll be fine, you have a 800W Tagan PSU, A 5850BE will NOT use more than 500W, not even close. And 2 x 5770's will use more power.

"P.S. i heard that this card has just 25 fps on Crysis Warhead. tru?"

Maybe thats true, How would I know, you didnt tell me what settings were used. E.G...Maxium settings @ 1920x1080 with 4xAA??

Heres a review of the HD5850

http://www.techspot.com/review/206-his-radeon-hd-5850/

 

[laluma22]

well unfortanatly it is true it has 25fps on max quality with 4xAA etc.

So you think that i will be in good hands with an 5850 BE.

Maybe one more question.
It is trully better than my 9800GX2?
greets laluma22

PS: maybe the Black edition get me 30 fps

 

[ewood]

the 305 shown in that chart is for the ENTIRE SYSTEM when running future mark. as for the BE consuming 500watts... the card can only consume 225 watts at default settings. This is because he is powered by two pcie 6 pin connectors (2x75 watts) and the 75 watts the pci e slot can provide 75 watts.

I would go for the 5850 since it will give you an upgrade path. if should be fine in crysis on high settings on at 1680x1050. that bit about 25fps was probably at 1600x1200 with settings close to maxed. To do that you need 2 5870s to keep minimum frame rates acceptable.

 

[laluma22]

xD that was @ 1920x1080 at max