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ilovethemonkeyhead

6:43 PM on 18 November, 2009

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that poor motherboard...

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Tobeman

7:00 PM on 18 November, 2009

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FYI - Looks like the page numbering has gone a bit funny here, guys.

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Ed

9:08 PM on 18 November, 2009

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@Tobeman: Not sure what you mean?

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tom6

10:36 PM on 18 November, 2009

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you have messed up the comparison table the third column has the wrong figures in the wrong places.

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Pbryanw

12:24 AM on 19 November, 2009

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Thanks for including noise tests - looks like the Nvidia cards are a fair bit louder when idle.

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Ed

9:25 AM on 19 November, 2009

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@tom: Thanks, I've updated it now.

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George13

12:09 PM on 19 November, 2009

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From your graphs I can see that the ati HD 4870 X2 matches and even outperforms GTX 295 in some cases. Is this due to new drivers from ati?

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Ed

12:18 PM on 19 November, 2009

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@George: Not especially, it's long competed with the GTX 295 in our tests. There is a great deal of variation between games, though. Something that's particularly well demonstrated comparing Far Cry 2 to Crysis.

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George13

5:45 PM on 19 November, 2009

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Thanks Ed. What is great though is the gain of 31fps in the 2560x1600 4xAA at Call of Duty, since the last test.

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Ed

5:54 PM on 19 November, 2009

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Yeah, obviously performance is going to have improved since over a year ago when that card was brand new.

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Kaiser202

11:39 PM on 3 December, 2009

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You gave a £500 graphics card a 7 for value. Are you kidding me! At university 70% is a first, the highest grade boundary you can get! That would be a B at A level, but you give it to the most expensive piece of equipment on the market!? This is insanity.

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Gordon394

4:51 AM on 4 December, 2009

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@Kaiser202 - I completely understand where you're coming from on both accounts. In defence I'll say that value isn't the same as affordability. We feel this card has exceptional performance and is therefore reasonably justified in its premium price.

That said I also feel quite strongly about the notion of scoring. In my personal opinion 5 means average and I'd certainly like to see our scores adjusted to represent that. The problem is it would create a massive inconsistency with our back catalogue of 1000s of reviews over the years so it may not be feasible. After all, the world would decimalise time if it were remotely practical!

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Kaiser202

2:59 PM on 5 December, 2009

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@ Gordon

I understand, but then maybe the best response would be to completely revamp the ratings system. Have a different approach to other websites as well, maybe a graded system (like school A*-F) or a class based system with quirky names to indicate levels of awesomeness (for example, Editors choice you already have, but lower grade ones like, Wallet Buster for the 'inexpensive but good' reviews and 'PowerHouse' or 'Bragging rights' for something like this graphics card that costs about the same as the computer I built 2 years ago (that still plays most games at 1920x1200) for the expensive but awesome things.

This way you could avoid inconsistency. Hope this is enlightening, I look forward to seeing the whole website change based on my recommendations! :P

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Gordon394

5:48 PM on 5 December, 2009

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@Kaiser202 - quite possibly ;) We've discussed these and many more. Scrapping all scores apart from an overall could well be the answer. Either way, many changes are coming in 2010!

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The AMD ATI Radeon HD 5970 is without doubt the single fastest graphics card on the planet. However, if you own a single monitor then it's simply overkill and the HD 5870 is a much more sensible option. If you're interested in pursuing a multi-monitor gaming setup, though, then this is a card well worth considering.

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Reviewed by Edward Chester

18 November 2009

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£519.98

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