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I'd spend $700 to get a PC with a 5850:[spoiler] . [/spoiler]
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No the psu isnt enough, the 430w only has One 6 pin pci-e power cable. Which means that you would have to use power adapters to draw power from sections of the psu that usnt meant to supply that much power. Trust me that 430w isnt enough for a 5850 to be safely used.04dcarraher
yeah, you'd have to use a molex to PCI-e cable. I'll trust the fact that I've seen use more powerful cards and more powerful cpus on an equal psu instead.
Also Phenom 2 is the better option04dcarraher
again, opinion. sure I'd rather have it, but I wouldn't pay the difference for it.
its faster simply put, and it wont hold a 5850 back04dcarraher
yeah, its faster. I don't think an athlon ii x4 would hold back a 5850 much, anyway.
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#3 smc91352
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For $100 moreNVIDIATI
you can't count rebates, and there's no shipping.
2x Sapphire 5770 1GB Crossfire > XFX 5850 1GBNVIDIATI
most games. since I like more monitors I would like (2) 5770s for my main PC, but for others I'd like a 5850 instead.

anyway, I was just showing a good PC that doesn't cost too much.
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Again Change the psu, a 430w psu isnt smart for use for a 5850., change the cpu to a Phenom 2 955, and the case. and you would have a much better Pc.04dcarraher
no doubt in my mind that psu is good enough for a 5850. "much better" is an opinion I don't agree with. :P I respect your advice and your recommendations.
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I'd spend $700 to get a PC with a 5850:[spoiler] . [/spoiler]
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I'd spend $700 to get a PC with a 5850:[spoiler] . [/spoiler] I would also get a 23" 1080p monitor like jedikevin2 posted.
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#7 smc91352
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anyway, on-topic: corporations don't make jobs out of the goodness of their heart, or even guilt. they do it to make money. every job they make should get them more profits. I guess, being optimistically, I should be glad they're not going to work people more than the legal amount. that actually explains why they need more people: to keep the same pace of production since workers aren't being worked as much. Foxconn for now has my fair consideration, but I'm not going to love them anytime soon.
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I wasn't really serious, I know people get ahead of themselves, but yeah.
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#10 smc91352
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O boy, turning a blind eye? lower the resolution shows the cpu's true strengths and shows if the cpu is bottlenecking the gpu.04dcarraher
games use the gpu more at higher resolutions. you know this.
The GTX 460 uses less power then a 5850....04dcarraher
not when you overclock it ot get to 5850 levels. then the 5850 uses less power.
If there can be that big of a difference between two cpu's with the same gpu then you know that the Athlon X4 will hold back the 5850 enough where a Phenom 2 and GTX 460 can out pace them.04dcarraher
no, I don't know that. I can always be convinced. show a 1080p bench.