mcolbourn
02-10-10, 02:28 PM
Well I decided to sell my 285 GTX and get a 5850. I thought it was a good time to sell the 285 as I got £180 for it and got my 5850 for £209. Its a Power Color version of the card (sorry about the photos using my mobile phone atm as my wife has the camera at work)
http://i918.photobucket.com/albums/ad25/mcolbourn/box.jpg
It has a non standard cooler, which I kinda like.
http://i918.photobucket.com/albums/ad25/mcolbourn/Card.jpg
It fits well into my case but I had to remove the drive cage next to it as the power sockets are on the end of the card and it was a bit tight otherwise.
http://i918.photobucket.com/albums/ad25/mcolbourn/Rig.jpg
Preform ace wise I have not done any hard testing but it seems at least as fast if not a bit faster than the 285 was. But I have noticed that CPU temps have dripped a few degrees, which suggests that the 285 cooler was over spilling a lot into the case IMO. Also I have noticed a drop in power usage when at full load of about 30 watts which is nice extra.
It also came with a copy of Dirt 2, have not had the chance to install it but it retails for about £20. So if you take that off the price of the card. I didn't have to pay anything for the 5850.
I have to wait till the weekend to give it a good test and I will also over clock it after a few days to make sure its OK.
http://i918.photobucket.com/albums/ad25/mcolbourn/box.jpg
It has a non standard cooler, which I kinda like.
http://i918.photobucket.com/albums/ad25/mcolbourn/Card.jpg
It fits well into my case but I had to remove the drive cage next to it as the power sockets are on the end of the card and it was a bit tight otherwise.
http://i918.photobucket.com/albums/ad25/mcolbourn/Rig.jpg
Preform ace wise I have not done any hard testing but it seems at least as fast if not a bit faster than the 285 was. But I have noticed that CPU temps have dripped a few degrees, which suggests that the 285 cooler was over spilling a lot into the case IMO. Also I have noticed a drop in power usage when at full load of about 30 watts which is nice extra.
It also came with a copy of Dirt 2, have not had the chance to install it but it retails for about £20. So if you take that off the price of the card. I didn't have to pay anything for the 5850.
I have to wait till the weekend to give it a good test and I will also over clock it after a few days to make sure its OK.