Radeon 5850 vs Radeon 5850

[skylarkin]

Hi all,

I've just had the card I wanted for my new build double in price. I'm looking to get a 5850 and two new ones I'm looking at are:

http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/4486530/art/msi/radeon-hd-5850-oc-1-gb-gd.html

http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/5122252/art/sapphire-technology/radeon-hd-5850-1-gb-gddr5.html

The list of options are here: http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/r/radeon-5850

I'm wondering what the difference is between them and which would be the best to go for. I had plan only to spend €240 orginally.

Thanks,
Skylarkin

 

[rescawen]

cheaper one

 

[skylarkin]

And if money was less of an object whats the benifit in going for the higher priced one?

 

[shadow187]

IF you can afford one, get this; http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/5349733/art/asus/radeon-hd-5850-1-gb-gddr5.html

However, the sapphire technology one (linked below) will do you just fine. Only get the above one if you plan on overclocking, as it can reach a massive performance increase.
http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/4845324/art/sapphire-technology/radeon-toxic-hd-5850-1-gb.html

 

[skylarkin]

It actually may now be a case that money isn't such an issue and I'm looking at http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/5002990/art/sapphire-technology/radeon-hd-5850-vapor-x-1.html

but I can't find any reviews and don't know what I should expect to be the difference in the brands?

 

[shadow187]

If that's not the issue, grab the ASUS DirectCU edition. It's the best performance out there, and it'll beat any other HD5850 for the price.

 

[DarthPiggie]

tThe Blue Sapphire 5850 is a non-reference card, which most likely means that it has cut down on some components to have a cheaper price. I reccomend you stick with the red reference solutions, like the one you posted from MSi, although that particular model is overpriced. Reference cards allow you to control the voltages on the GPU, something that most non-reference cards lack. This can be a serious pain if you are trying to go for Overclocking.

 

[shadow187]

Asus DirectCU editions have unlocked voltages.

 

[skylarkin]

So between these 3:

http://www.pixmania-pro.com/ie/uk/asus/radeon-hd-5850-1-gb-gddr5/853847/fiche.html

http://www.pixmania-pro.com/ie/uk/msi/radeon-hd-5850-oc-1-gb-gd/813440/fiche.html

http://www.pixmania-pro.com/ie/uk/sapphire-technology/radeon-hd-5850-vapor-x-1/845109/fiche.html

I should go for the Asus?

 

[shadow187]

Yes, that is one of the best 5850s to-date.