Sapphire Radeon 5850

DBoone · 10-28-2009, 09:04 PM

Finally came today. Installed and looking good!

Looks like the included catalyst suite is 9.8. I've downloaded 9.10 but won't install until tomorrow at the earliest. This weekend I'll try the GPU folding client.

Woohoo! I'm exited! It may not be two 5870s in crossfire (I'm jealous Skully!) but it's a leap up from what I had.

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Sir Skully · 10-28-2009, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by DBoone

Finally came today. Installed and looking good!

Looks like the included catalyst suite is 9.8. I've downloaded 9.10 but won't install until tomorrow at the earliest. This weekend I'll try the GPU folding client.

Woohoo! I'm exited! It may not be two 5870s in crossfire (I'm jealous Skully!) but it's a leap up from what I had.

Congrats bud, let us know how it plays/benches....

DBoone · 10-28-2009, 11:53 PM

I don't have any of the benchmarking software yet but I'll do something about that this weekend too.

In the meantime my UPS is reporting less consumption than with my old x1950 Pro. I wasn't expecting that.

*zapionics<alt>* · 10-29-2009, 04:59 AM

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Originally Posted by DBoone

...In the meantime my UPS is reporting less consumption than with my old x1950 Pro. I wasn't expecting that.

no surprise there... these 58xx cards are awesome in terms of the heat/power envelope! cant wait to hear your assessment

Sir Skully · 10-29-2009, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DBoone

Finally came today. Installed and looking good!

Looks like the included catalyst suite is 9.8. I've downloaded 9.10 but won't install until tomorrow at the earliest. This weekend I'll try the GPU folding client.

Woohoo! I'm exited! It may not be two 5870s in crossfire (I'm jealous Skully!) but it's a leap up from what I had.

I had a HIS card/5870 and a Diamond card/5870 in crossfire.
Well the HIS card went bad on me, so I returned it for a refund.
It had a 30 day return on it, so now I'm running one Diamond 5870 card.
I have it with a full water cover block/Dangerden.
I think I'll wait awhile before I get another.
It never made any difference in benches at all.
And I don't think I'll notice a loss in games.
I have the one Diamond card fully oc'ed @ 900/1300 and temps are 23/24c @ idle.
I haven't fully stressed it yet, but a 57% use of GPU is around 33/34c
The card runs great fully oc'ed.......

DBoone · 10-29-2009, 12:11 PM

I tried to install the GPU2 folding client this morning without success. I didn't have time to spend investigating the issue but the error message suggested I needed a newer driver. <sigh>

I was trying to use the Vista console version. Skully have you had any success with folding on the 5870?

Sir Skully · 10-29-2009, 12:23 PM

Haven't tried folding yet....

Griff · 10-29-2009, 07:35 PM

[quote=DBoone;1470202]I tried to install the GPU2 folding client this morning without success. I didn't have time to spend investigating the issue but the error message suggested I needed a newer driver. <sigh>

I would download the 9.9 or the 9.10 drivers and install them. Let it install the FAH client and go from there. That is what I do and have no problems.

DBoone · 10-29-2009, 09:32 PM

I'll give it a try. Thanks Griff!

*PeterT* · 10-30-2009, 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by zapionics<alt>

no surprise there... these 58xx cards are awesome in terms of the heat/power envelope! cant wait to hear your assessment

Higher performance, lower power consumption. That's great to hear.

I wish ATI and NVidia would make their top line cards on a 9.5 in. or shorter PCB. That is the longest that will fit in any of my cases. After the early 9800GTX+ and 4850, they're all 10.5 in. or longer.

DBoone · 10-30-2009, 09:36 PM

Bad news. Installed the 9.10 CCC & drivers and still can't install GPU client.

DBoone · 10-30-2009, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by PeterT

Higher performance, lower power consumption. That's great to hear.

I wish ATI and NVidia would make their top line cards on a 9.5 in. or shorter PCB. That is the longest that will fit in any of my cases. After the early 9800GTX+ and 4850, they're all 10.5 in. or longer.

This one certainly was a challenge to fit. I had to relocate a hard drive to another cage. And even then it was a close thing.

fvbounty · 10-30-2009, 09:43 PM

Just ordered the Sapphire HD 5870 Vapor-X from Newegg, must have just went on sell....

Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100281VXSR Radeon HD 5870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

Sir Skully · 10-30-2009, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by fvbounty

Just ordered the Sapphire HD 5870 Vapor-X from Newegg, must have just went on sell....

Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100281VXSR Radeon HD 5870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

Congrats, nice....

I didn't much care about the brand name or the air cooler.
As I use a water block..
That does look like a better air cooler then the run of the mill coolers.

fvbounty · 10-30-2009, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Sir Skully

Congrats, nice....

I didn't much care about the brand name or the air cooler.
As I use a water block..
That does look like a better air cooler then the run of the mill coolers.

Thanks Skully, its supposed to run 6 to 10 C cooler and a lot quieter than stock, I sure hope so, I lucked out they must of only had a few because it was gone in about 10 minutes!

10-28-2009, 09:04 PM	#1
DBoone Just call me Dave Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: San Diego Posts: 1,996	Sapphire Radeon 5850 Finally came today. Installed and looking good! Looks like the included catalyst suite is 9.8. I've downloaded 9.10 but won't install until tomorrow at the earliest. This weekend I'll try the GPU folding client. Woohoo! I'm exited! It may not be two 5870s in crossfire (I'm jealous Skully!) but it's a leap up from what I had. __________________ ASUS P5B-Deluxe, Intel E6600, 4 GB Corsair XMS, Sapphire 5850, Windows 7
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10-28-2009, 11:53 PM	#3
DBoone Just call me Dave Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: San Diego Posts: 1,996	Re: Sapphire Radeon 5850 I don't have any of the benchmarking software yet but I'll do something about that this weekend too. In the meantime my UPS is reporting less consumption than with my old x1950 Pro. I wasn't expecting that. __________________ ASUS P5B-Deluxe, Intel E6600, 4 GB Corsair XMS, Sapphire 5850, Windows 7
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10-29-2009, 12:11 PM	#6
DBoone Just call me Dave Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: San Diego Posts: 1,996	Re: Sapphire Radeon 5850 I tried to install the GPU2 folding client this morning without success. I didn't have time to spend investigating the issue but the error message suggested I needed a newer driver. <sigh> I was trying to use the Vista console version. Skully have you had any success with folding on the 5870? __________________ ASUS P5B-Deluxe, Intel E6600, 4 GB Corsair XMS, Sapphire 5850, Windows 7
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10-29-2009, 12:23 PM	#7
Sir Skully ABX KNIGHT EXEMPLAR Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: USA-GA Posts: 28,862	Re: Sapphire Radeon 5850 Haven't tried folding yet.... __________________ .....................................................................................................................
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10-29-2009, 07:35 PM	#8
Griff OLD FART Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Smithers BC, Canada Posts: 4,244	Re: Sapphire Radeon 5850 [quote=DBoone;1470202]I tried to install the GPU2 folding client this morning without success. I didn't have time to spend investigating the issue but the error message suggested I needed a newer driver. <sigh> I would download the 9.9 or the 9.10 drivers and install them. Let it install the FAH client and go from there. That is what I do and have no problems. __________________ Jerry Folding for the betterment of man kind.
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10-29-2009, 09:32 PM	#9
DBoone Just call me Dave Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: San Diego Posts: 1,996	Re: Sapphire Radeon 5850 I'll give it a try. Thanks Griff! __________________ ASUS P5B-Deluxe, Intel E6600, 4 GB Corsair XMS, Sapphire 5850, Windows 7
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10-30-2009, 09:43 PM	#13
fvbounty Eat Wild Pacific Salmon Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Alameda Ca Posts: 5,857	Re: Sapphire Radeon 5850 Just ordered the Sapphire HD 5870 Vapor-X from Newegg, must have just went on sell.... Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100281VXSR Radeon HD 5870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards __________________ Asus P5E3 Deluxe Wi-Fi - Intel QX9650 - CORSAIR TWIN3X2048-1600C7DHXIN 6GB PC3-12800 - Sapphire HD 5870 Vapor-X 1 gig - 160GB Intel X25-M SSD W7 Pro 64 bit - 300 gig VelociRaptor Data and Games - Corsair HX 620 watt PS - Creative X-Fi Titanium PCI-Express - Altec Lansing ADA885 THX 4.1 Speakers - Silverstone Temjin TJ03B case with side window - 2 x Dell 2405FPW lcd monitors!
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