Buying a 5700FX LE...

Baracade980 · 11-14-04, 06:48 PM

Any issues I should know about this thing before hand so I can be ready when I get it? Like driver issues, displays, anything really. Thanks guys.

ragejg · 11-14-04, 06:51 PM

OC the snot out of it. Seriously. I think 5700LE cores OC quite well... you might wanna look into getting a 5700NU bios for it... and hopefully you're not stuck with 400mhz ram.

Baracade980 · 11-14-04, 07:18 PM

Hey if you could give me a link to those bios or how to get it that'd be great dude. Cause I read on other parts of the board that OC this card is a deffinate must for some games to get a real advantage out of it.

**WeReWoLf** · 11-14-04, 09:25 PM

you can oc it to about the same as the NU can... the highest i got mine was 365/750.. I then upgraded cards. If you want to spend a bit more, i reccomend the 5900XT. It's like the 6800GT of the XT series... Power for not much cash. not to mention good oc... 475/900

JamesDax · 12-13-04, 07:01 PM

This is a little late but if you haven't already bought one you can get the one I got. It's the Gigabyte 5700LE Turbo Force Edition. It's already overclocked to 400/500 out of the box and will reach 5700nu speeds(425/550) easily. Got mine for 93.50 from Newegg.

Lfctony · 12-14-04, 04:14 AM

It's a good value card. Can run all the latest games fine, but some will need a little tweaking. My friend owns a 5600XT which is a bit slower but was surprised to discover the card was running fine both HL2 and MOH:Pacific assault at 1024x768 with medium detail settings. This one is a little faster, if it's of the 128-Bit bus variety.

Baracade980 · 12-15-04, 03:07 PM

Actually, I did already buy it. I have Halo now and that game plays like butter. Its a great card... runs my CoD demos terriffic as well.

11-14-04, 06:48 PM	#1
Baracade980 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 47	Buying a 5700FX LE... Any issues I should know about this thing before hand so I can be ready when I get it? Like driver issues, displays, anything really. Thanks guys.

11-14-04, 06:51 PM	#2
ragejg nV News Alumni Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Finger Lakes of Hell, NY Posts: 5,399	Re: Buying a 5700FX LE... OC the snot out of it. Seriously. I think 5700LE cores OC quite well... you might wanna look into getting a 5700NU bios for it... and hopefully you're not stuck with 400mhz ram. __________________ 2010-2011 Reviews: GTX 570 \| GTX 580 \| GTS 450 \| GTX 460 \| GTX 465 Pre-2010 Reviews: 6600 GT \| XMS 4400 DDR \| SilenX Cooler \| 6800 \| 5900 XT \| Personal Cinema \| 5900 NU ______________________________________________ Phenom II x6 1090t @ 4.0 ghz \| Asus M498TD-EVO Am3 SLI nForce 980a \| 2x EVGA GTX 560 SLI \| 2x4gb DDR3-1333 \| Antec EarthWatts EA650 PSU \| 60gb Mushkin Calisto Enhanced Sandforce SSD \| 2x WD2500KS RAID 0 \| Sunbeam Tuniq 3 case \| 24" Asus 19x10 LED LCD \| 26" Panasonic 720p TV \| Sidewinder X5 mouse \| Logitech MX5500 & Revolution mouse \| Altec Lansing 5.1 THX-Certified audio \| Win 7 Ultimate \| desk \| couch "Stars must die so that I may live. I... stepped out of a Supernova."

11-14-04, 07:18 PM	#3
Baracade980 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 47	Re: Buying a 5700FX LE... Hey if you could give me a link to those bios or how to get it that'd be great dude. Cause I read on other parts of the board that OC this card is a deffinate must for some games to get a real advantage out of it.

11-14-04, 09:25 PM	#4
WeReWoLf Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 5,013	Re: Buying a 5700FX LE... you can oc it to about the same as the NU can... the highest i got mine was 365/750.. I then upgraded cards. If you want to spend a bit more, i reccomend the 5900XT. It's like the 6800GT of the XT series... Power for not much cash. not to mention good oc... 475/900

12-13-04, 07:01 PM	#5
JamesDax Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Philadelphia, PA USA Posts: 442	Re: Buying a 5700FX LE... This is a little late but if you haven't already bought one you can get the one I got. It's the Gigabyte 5700LE Turbo Force Edition. It's already overclocked to 400/500 out of the box and will reach 5700nu speeds(425/550) easily. Got mine for 93.50 from Newegg. __________________ He who lives the longest will know the most. eMachine W2686 (upgraded) c/ Albatron KM51G Athlon64 3000+(Venice) Socket 754 2.0Ghz Corsair XMS 1GB 2x512Mb DDR 400 80Gb Hard Drive (ATA 133/7200rpm) DVD/CDRW Combo Drive 7-in-4 Media reader eVGA GeForce 7600GS Artic-Cooling Arctic Fan 3 TC (80mm case fan) XION 400 Watt PSU Pixie 950 19" Monitor Windows XP HE SP2

12-14-04, 04:14 AM	#6
Lfctony Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Larnaca, Cyprus Posts: 4,152	Re: Buying a 5700FX LE... It's a good value card. Can run all the latest games fine, but some will need a little tweaking. My friend owns a 5600XT which is a bit slower but was surprised to discover the card was running fine both HL2 and MOH:Pacific assault at 1024x768 with medium detail settings. This one is a little faster, if it's of the 128-Bit bus variety. __________________ Fafnir: Intel Core 2 Quad 6600@3.2Ghz\|eVGA 780i SLI\|PNY GTX480 \|Kingston DDR667 4096MB\|WD Black Caviar 500GB\|Seagate SATA 250GB\|Seagate SATA 200GB\| Seagate SATA 160GB\|OptiArc AD-7173S DVDRW\|Nec 3351 DVDRW\|Creative X-FI XM\|LG Flatron W2261V\|Logitech X-530\|Thermaltake Armor\|Amptac 850W SLI PSU\|Logitech G9 Mouse\|Xigmatek HDT S-1283 CPU Cooler\|Windows 7/FW 257.21 PS2 - Wii - Xbox - Xbox360 - PSP - GC - PS3 Owner Boycott Starforce... Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?

12-15-04, 03:07 PM	#7
Baracade980 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 47	Re: Buying a 5700FX LE... Actually, I did already buy it. I have Halo now and that game plays like butter. Its a great card... runs my CoD demos terriffic as well.

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