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Public Forum => Pc Help/Tweak Page => Topic started by: crazydog on July 16, 2010, 05:54:06 PM

Title: New graphics card!
Post by: crazydog on July 16, 2010, 05:54:06 PM

:P
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Title: Re: New graphics card!
Post by: Mustard on July 16, 2010, 09:13:46 PM

Never heard of Palit...

Title: Re: New graphics card!
Post by: crazydog on July 16, 2010, 10:06:48 PM

Neither have I, but it's all Newegg had, and they sold out two days in a row, so other people must have heard of them.

I've been considering returning it and getting the gigabyte one now that it's available, but the gigabyte one is slightly slower.

Title: Re: New graphics card!
Post by: Fraggle79 on July 16, 2010, 11:23:01 PM

I have my eyes on the MSI, will look for reviews first though.

Title: Re: New graphics card!
Post by: crazydog on July 17, 2010, 12:05:20 AM

After getting this card, I am so confused about why my other card was almost a foot long. I mean, this is a standard size and it runs better than my old one, which is only two years old. wtf? :P

Title: Re: New graphics card!
Post by: V.I.P. on July 18, 2010, 03:51:11 PM

Nice card!  Palit is a decent company, but obviously not one of the best.  I've heard some have heating issues due to the fan...  Good luck with that though

Title: Re: New graphics card!
Post by: Luggage on July 18, 2010, 03:55:41 PM

Palit are making some really nice / high-end cards nowadays; can't speak to actual performance but seem to be getting decent reviews...

Title: Re: New graphics card!
Post by: crazydog on July 18, 2010, 03:56:55 PM

I heard that the models that they sell in the UK have a VRAM heatsink, but the US verisons don't.

Even with the high 70s-low 80s ambient temperatures, it's never getting above 75 C

Title: Re: New graphics card!
Post by: Luggage on September 13, 2010, 08:16:26 AM

Just got MSI Radeon 5850.  Pretty decent performance.  Looking forward to Shogun 2 and Lionheart: King's Crusade to test out it out fully.