Sapphire Radeon HD 5870 1 GB DDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card 100281SR
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Prepare to experience a riveting high-definition gaming experience with ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series graphics processors. Expand your visual real estate across up to three displays and get lost in the action with revolutionary ATI Eyefinity Technology. Using ATI Stream technology, accelerate even the most demanding applications and do more than ever with your PC. The first to deliver full support for Microsoft DirectX® 11, these GPUs enable rich, re... » full description
Prepare to experience a riveting high-definition gaming experience with ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series graphics processors. Expand your visual real estate across up to three displays and get lost in the action with revolutionary ATI Eyefinity Technology. Using ATI Stream technology, accelerate even the most demanding applications and do more than ever with your PC. The first to deliver full support for Microsoft DirectX® 11, these GPUs enable rich, realistic visuals and explosive HD gaming performance so you can dominate the competition. « short desciption
User Reviews
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Review Date: 2009-11-02
I'm using a 24" Dell LCD and a Core 2 Duo 3Ghz processor. I really can't stand playing games without Vsync on, which often drives my frame rates into the ground, but I have been able to play a host of titles (Borderlands, Prototype, Star Wars: Force Unleashed, Red Faction Guerrilla, Fallout 3, Oblivion) all at relatively high Anti-Aliasing (8x) without the tearing affect and no noticeable dip in framerates at 1920x1080.
The card itself is really big, about an inch more than my ATI 4870, so many mid-tower cases may need to be completely rearranged for it to fit. The card itself is quite quiet, even when running under load. It rivals the 4870 while idle and completely blows it out of the water (quiet wise) when running pell mell. I'm running this card with a Crucial 520w power supply and it is working like a champ, so either I am getting really lucky or there is even more power hiding under the hood somewhere.
My only concern is the price which seems high to me, especially when this card is supposed to be the next-gen version of the 4870, which debuted at $299. That is only a knock on ATI for their pricing scheme, not that of Amazon or Sapphire. There is a good chance that the 5770 may be just as good, and cheaper, so definitely look into that when thinking about buying. This card is definitely overkill for me, but I don't want ANY slow down in games at a quiet noise level... so maybe it isn't!
Overall, great card that does what I want, quiet AND big and somewhat overpriced. I hope this helps.
PS - Amazon shipping is what made me buy from here... $25 bucks from just about any other store to Alaska PLUS handling fees? No thanks!
User: J. Smith
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Summary: Great BIG Card w/Slightly Too High Price
Helpful Votes: 0
Total Votes: 0
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Review Date: 2009-10-29
Defintely the best videocard so far this far into Oct. 2009. Superior graphics, eyefinity etc. ATI is definitely kicking NVIDIA's butt this time around. Runs at low temps, easy overclockability as well.
User: Grover Washington
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Summary: great Card, best so far october 2009
Helpful Votes: 0
Total Votes: 0
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Review Date: 2009-10-23
I hear good things about the 5870 and was looking forward to mine despite the issues with immature drivers. This review is really targeted at the Amazon shipping policy.
First of all, let me say that I am a longtime customer of Amazon.com and love the selection and prices. However, the packaging for shipping can be a gamble. Strangely, they often ship delicate and expensive electronics with little or no real padding, just a bubble-pak thrown loosely on top inside a cardboard box. Why is this? Is it to shave the margin? How does that make sense when it surely increases the rates of damages and returns? Maybe the accountants at Amazon have it figured out, or maybe it's just one of those things they can improve if they pay attention to it.
Amazon ships hard drives this way all the time, which is madness. Mad I tell you!
Anyway the anticipated card arrived in the retail box as expected, but just sitting loosely in the bottom of a cardboard box with a bit of bubble pack thrown on top. This is totally inadequate to protect a heavy and sensitive piece of expensive electronics gear, especially one with moving parts.
I returned the card right away due to this potentially destructive shipping job. I don't want to have my $500 part suddenly die (and maybe take my computer with it) in 2 months because it got thrown like a brick by the friendly UPS guys.
Wake up Amazon! This poor shipping policy is really shaking my confidence in your business. Wrap that stuff up right, please!
User: M. Harrison
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Summary: Good card tech - bad Amazon shipping dept
Helpful Votes: 5
Total Votes: 17
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Review Date: 2009-10-09
You can throw pretty much any current game with max settings at it, and this card will give you a smooth experience. While the 295 GTX has a lead in some games, it is by only a couple of frames. As the 5800 drivers mature, this card will likely beat the remaining scores. Also, this card is a lot less costly than a 295. The only precaution to purchasing this card or any of the other 5870's, make sure you have sufficient room in your case. It's long, around 11.5 inches. I had to do a little bit of case modification to get it to fit. Other than that, it's cool, quiet, fast, and DX11 capable.
User: C. Divine
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Summary: Best single GPU card out
Helpful Votes: 3
Total Votes: 3
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Review Date: 2009-09-28
ordered when amazon first had it for pre-order. surprise to see it actually arrived in less than a week. i did have 3 LCD ready to try the 3-monitor set up. *one has to be display port. so far, everything works great, and i cannot wait for the Dirt 2 game to be released. * game coupon is included for free with this. there is another game, battlestation, pacific inside the box. game performance and image quality are much better than my evga 295 boards which cost over $150 more. sapphire is in, and evga is now on ebay...
User: W. Chu
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Summary: best card on the planet.
Helpful Votes: 8
Total Votes: 8
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Product Details
- PCI-Express 2.0 x16 bus interface
- 256-bit DDR5 memory interface
- Microsoft DirectX 11 Support
- Microsoft Windows 7 Support
- ATI Eyefinity Technology, support up to 3 displays
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