Graphics Cards related queries here.

[tkin]

Originally Posted by Sam.Shab

whats the size of the AVP game? surely above 10Gb. so i think you need to run your PC for a few days at least to get it downloaded (almost all 2010 games are above 10Gb).

Its friggin 17GB, and the gameplay is crap, so are the graphics, I didn't even bother with the demo.

[asingh]

I think it footprints around 17GB after installation. But I liked the graphics. Shines in Dx10, at least. Predator campaign is awesome.

[tkin]

Originally Posted by asigh

I think it footprints around 17GB after installation. But I liked the graphics. Shines in Dx10, at least. Predator campaign is awesome.

You liked it? Then I gotta give it a try, maybe DX11 will look cool(I played in DX10), but a freaking 17GB download??? :::: Pulls hair apart with rage :::

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Originally Posted by clear_lot

^^ thats the only reason for gettig it abroad.
is the price difference between 5870 and 480 justisfied with reference to performance after oc'ing? on an average the 5870 is cheaper by Rs.5000

Also consider that you won't get a rma here, shipping a card to usa(or china) and paying for return is about 2-3k, consider that before you think about the price.

[asingh]

^^
No the AHEM will be10 GB, the installation along with STEAM is approximate 15GB. Sorry was not 17GB. Just checked on my system.

[topgear]

Originally Posted by tkin

RMA done(yippy), they gave a new product, no refurbish or anything, a brand new model that I just registered in the XFX website(weird thing is that the last model is still shown as registered, wonder which unlucky idiot will end up with the broken card ), model is same, the package is different though, it has a free Assassins creed game(in a disc rather than that crappy AVP digital download last time), the model number does not appear in the website, but the website accepted it, a little bit of googling tells that this model is for european market only , the guys in the center were very very helpful(akshay enterprises), they actually tested the card with the taxing Lost planet 2 benchmark before giving it to me, much better than the crappy rashi service center, I definitely recommend akshay for any kolkataans going for xfx products.

PS: played crysis warhead for sometime, no problems, but I have my fingers crossed.

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Nah, that was the case for the HD4xxx series, the HD5xxx series runs damn cool and no throttling in case of furmark, the GTX480/470 however reaches 98c in furmark in european countries with 22c ambient, here it may hit 105c in furmark and throttle down, you need to manually set the fan using Kombustor.

No, mine was a parallel import, the dealer took care of it(actually rma'd it faster than rashi usually does, a bit over 3 weeks)

Glad to hear that you've gotten a brand new card - enjoy your gaming time

BTW, do akshay enterprise sell gfx cards directly to the customers ??

Originally Posted by sasuke

hmmm thanks guys. i got psu for rs 2100 and card for rs 7450.

i didnt see any formula card for hd 5770 but some other brand card was there.

thanks for informing.

[dkeny5]

I'm looking for a graphics card for gaming. My budget is around 6K. Also which is better Nvidia or ATI

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E7500
Motherboard: Gigabyte EG41MF-US2H
RAM: 4 GB
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit

[Cilus]

At your budget, there is only one performance card, ATI Radeon HD 5650. It is a great DirectX 11 card and can play almost all current and upcoming games in a resolution upto 1600X1200 (in high or medium setting). So if you have a 19" or 20" monitor it is the best buy.
There are three option

MSI HD5670 1GB GDDR5 @ 6.3k
Sapphire HD5670 512MB GDDR5 Artic Cooling @ 5.5k
Sapphire HD5670 512MB GDDR5 @ 5.2k

My suggestion will be the 512 MB version, as the 1 GB version will not deliver high performance boost. Only in some higher resolution, it will have a little advantage.

And one question, do you have a good PSU or generic one? just let is know before buying the card. Because a good PSU is also very important to run a good card.

[monkey]

Originally Posted by Cilus

At your budget, there is only one performance card, ATI Radeon HD 5650. It is a great DirectX 11 card and can play almost all current and upcoming games in a resolution upto 1600X1200 (in high or medium setting). So if you have a 19" or 20" monitor it is the best buy.
There are three option

MSI HD5670 1GB GDDR5 @ 6.3k
Sapphire HD5670 512MB GDDR5 Artic Cooling @ 5.5k
Sapphire HD5670 512MB GDDR5 @ 5.2k

My suggestion will be the 512 MB version, as the 1 GB version will not deliver high performance boost. Only in some higher resolution, it will have a little advantage.

And one question, do you have a good PSU or generic one? just let is know before buying the card. Because a good PSU is also very important to run a good card.

I think that all Sapphire HD5670 512MB are coming with Arctic Cooling Heatsink only and it is now retailing for Rs. 4.9k and not 5.5k. Check here: Sapphire HD5670

[tkin]

Originally Posted by topgear

Glad to hear that you've gotten a brand new card - enjoy your gaming time

BTW, do akshay enterprise sell gfx cards directly to the customers ??



thanks for informing.

Thanks, hopefully this card will last sometime no more stress test for me, XFX is NOT EVGA(9800GTX+ ran kombustor unlocked for 3 hours, damn good card).

Not sure, they might but it all depends upon your approach, they have serious feud with shops about selling to customers so they kept mum about any price information I asked them about, but a guy in another forum claimed they do.

But their after sales support is excellent, this is what they did, they gave the card for rma, as soon as it was accepted by XFX they gave a new card(from own stock) to me, its much better than rashi, turn around time is 3 weeks, fair, given that rashi takes about a month least and intel takes 3 months for mobos.


PS: How much do you think I can sell this card for in kolkata a few months later? I might get a new system next year and may end up selling the HD5850(gonna get evga)

[asingh]

^^
Happy gaming now.

[tkin]

Originally Posted by asigh

^^
Happy gaming now.

Nah, no good games out now, I was looking forward to Singularity but friends say its not that good, mafia 2 looks way too short and easy compared to the first one, blur is crap, just playing borderlands now, installed crysis warhead and BFBC2 to test my GPU but I've played them a dozen time, thinking about starting fallout 3 again.

[Therapist]

What are the idle and load temperatures for HD4850 dual slot cooler version as per Indian conditions of 32°C ambient temperatures. I get a temps of 47°C idle and 62°C at load. Can anyone here with that card share their readings?

[tkin]

Originally Posted by Therapist

What are the idle and load temperatures for HD4850 dual slot cooler version as per Indian conditions of 32°C ambient temperatures. I get a temps of 47°C idle and 62°C at load. Can anyone here with that card share their readings?

62c on load? What kind of load? That looks like the load generated by pacman(or mario)??

Jokes aside, those are pretty nice temps, best as seen by me so far, for HD48xx series load below 90c is ok.

[mukherjee]

Msi GTX 460 1GB HAWX launched!

Techpowerup

Guru3D

[tkin]

Originally Posted by mukherjee

Msi GTX 460 1GB Cyclone launched!

Techpowerup

Guru3D

You mean HAWX right? Looks good, if it wasn't for the internal exhaust design I'd have gotten it.

[mukherjee]

Originally Posted by tkin

You mean HAWX right? Looks good, if it wasn't for the internal exhaust design I'd have gotten it.

Yeah...Agree with that...

My Palit's doing fine tho...
Congrats on that RMA....hope that this one doesnt die on us!

[tkin]

Originally Posted by mukherjee

Yeah...Agree with that...

My Palit's doing fine tho...
Congrats on that RMA....hope that this one doesn't die on us!

Yeah, if the EVGA reference was available here, that would've been awesome, pov also has a reference design, not so sure about the availability and service here though.

If this one dies I WILL NEVER BUY ANY AMD PRODUCT(AND XFX)

You really got nice card there, nice temps.

[Psychosocial]

I will steer clear from XFX in the future.

@Therapist :- Those temps are pretty cool man! Nothing to worry about. They are actually pretty good .

[Revolution]

Here is an another example of XFX RMA in Kolkata !


BTW,I have sent my brother's Palit 9600GT through one of my friend.
Good thing is I have found my original purchase bill.
But,still no news from him yet.....

[Faun]

Originally Posted by mukherjee

Msi GTX 460 1GB HAWX launched!

Techpowerup

Guru3D

Thanks a lot dude. The time has come.

[Therapist]

Originally Posted by tkin

62c on load? What kind of load? That looks like the load generated by pacman(or mario)??

Jokes aside, those are pretty nice temps, best as seen by me so far, for HD48xx series load below 90c is ok.

My bad. I meant 82°C at load. With the fan set to 65%, I have seen it hit 79°C at the max. I need to create some fan profiles, because the current one doesn't crank the fan beyond 20%.

I asked because installed air filters on all vents, and that's slowed down the airflow a bit. I know that the card is designed to handle temps of over 100°C without a sweat, but I wanted to know what readings the people over here are recording. Feedback's appreciated, btw.

[abhidev]

Hey guys a quick question...i hv MSI R5770 which has a display port and a LG LCD 21.3inch with a dvi-d port. So if i use a dvi to display port adapter, will it be of any advantage?

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Originally Posted by KaranTh85

primeabgb is the best.....
problem with E-Lounge is shop timing....

primeabgb is costly though....

[Zangetsu]

Originally Posted by abhidev

Hey guys a quick question...i hv MSI R5770 which has a display port and a LG LCD 21.3inch with a dvi-d port. So if i use a dvi to display port adapter, will it be of any advantage?

DisplayPort has many advantages over HDMI however and is very powerful. It performs with relatively low power-consumption, has a low pin count and can transmit data at 10.8 Gigabits/second, supporting resolutions up to 2560x1600 (WQXGA) and possibly beyond. It can perform properly over a length of cable up to 15 meters in length, which many see as a great advantage over HDMI.

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@abhi: nope some difference will be there but not much.....overall prime is well known & trusted in digit forum

[abhidev]

Originally Posted by KaranTh85

DisplayPort has many advantages over HDMI however and is very powerful. It performs with relatively low power-consumption, has a low pin count and can transmit data at 10.8 Gigabits/second, supporting resolutions up to 2560x1600 (WQXGA) and possibly beyond. It can perform properly over a length of cable up to 15 meters in length, which many see as a great advantage over HDMI.

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@abhi: nope some difference will be there but not much.....overall prime is well known & trusted in digit forum

ya it may be a trusted dealer but when i went there to get a new cabinet (HAF-922) he told me the cost as 6.8k...where as i bought it from another shop for 6.2k

my LCD has max resolution of 1920X1080...so if i use this adapter and play games...will it be of any use to me....?

also i hv a corsair vx550...so will it be sufficient for crossfire....or i hv to upgrade the psu?

[asingh]

^^
Depends what you Xfire..?

[abhidev]

Originally Posted by asigh

^^
Depends what you Xfire..?

suppsoe if i hv to add another r5770 1gb...will it be sufficient...also can we add one card of ati and another of nvidia....will they run smoothly?

[Sam]

display port converter cost a lot. don't waste so much on a converter only. i head it cost close to 100$ (in toms hardware).

[abhidev]

Originally Posted by Sam.Shab

display port converter cost a lot. don't waste so much on a converter only. i head it cost close to 100$ (in toms hardware).

but wat are the advantages of that?

[rajan1311]

Originally Posted by Sam.Shab

display port converter cost a lot. don't waste so much on a converter only. i head it cost close to 100$ (in toms hardware).

comes for $20 now, sapphire selling them...display port -> DVI ....a pretty recent thing, will try to dig up the link..

here it is...
SAPPHIRE- HOME

[mukherjee]

Originally Posted by tkin

Yeah, if the EVGA reference was available here, that would've been awesome, pov also has a reference design, not so sure about the availability and service here though.

If this one dies I WILL NEVER BUY ANY AMD PRODUCT(AND XFX)

You really got nice card there, nice temps.

Well,thanks!

Originally Posted by Revolution

Here is an another example of XFX RMA in Kolkata !


BTW,I have sent my brother's Palit 9600GT through one of my friend.
Good thing is I have found my original purchase bill.
But,still no news from him yet.....

Does that mean we have none to trust? Rashi,now Akshay even....

What choice do we have for nvidia cards? Palit(widely available) or others(cant find any atm)? Even MSI comes by order and advance!!!