HD 5830 Line

[MrMooky]

Is this line of cards any good. I see a lot of people suggesting the 5770 for a mid price card, but no mention of the 5830 cards. Are the any good, or should they be avoided?

 

[Lmeow]

The HD 5830s are overpriced relative to other cards which perform better for the same price, even cheaper in some cases. Like the GTX 460.

 

[wa1]

yeah, HD5770 and HD5850 are more performance-budget wise...

 

[MrMooky]

Ah, good to know, thanks. Is there any draw backs to using a GTX 460 on an AMD board?

 

[Lmeow]

No, not at all apart from the fact that most AM3 motherboards do not support SLI, should you want to add another GTX 460.

 

[MrMooky]

So in the case where the board only has one PCI-E 2.0 slot, there would be no drawback, correct?

 

[hunter315]

Correct.

 

[MrMooky]

Haha, thanks again Hunter.