I am putting together a new gaming rig and was all but decided on the 5850 until TH's recent "Best gaming GPUs for the money August 2010" article that gave Nvidia's card the nod over the 5850.
I also found this video card comparison that shows the 470 surpassing the 5850.
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html
1. Which card would you choose and why?
2. I've read that the 470 sucks a lot more power and runs a lot hotter, can anyone verify or disclaim this?
3. Finally, as this is my first time building a pc I don't know which manufacturer to choose: EVGA, Sapphire, MSI, XFX, etc. How do you decide?
I appreciate the help and advice.
Thanks
I also found this video card comparison that shows the 470 surpassing the 5850.
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html
1. Which card would you choose and why?
2. I've read that the 470 sucks a lot more power and runs a lot hotter, can anyone verify or disclaim this?
3. Finally, as this is my first time building a pc I don't know which manufacturer to choose: EVGA, Sapphire, MSI, XFX, etc. How do you decide?
I appreciate the help and advice.
Thanks