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stranded

1:19 AM on 17 October, 2009

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I read this review but it wasn't necessary. My next graphic card=Sapphire HD5850 soon.

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Moin

5:59 AM on 17 October, 2009

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Hi I can't find any power consumption & temperature page. Are they not important?

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Den

1:00 PM on 17 October, 2009

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@stranded: I read your comment and it wasn't necessary.

Good review by the way. Might get 2 of these in Crossfire.

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guy

2:53 PM on 17 October, 2009

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@stranded, your post was not necessary too.

Mr Chester, could you please give relative noise levels of fans in future graphics card reviews? It would be good to know if this particular HIS card is loud or not relative to other manufacturer models and previous generation cards. Including the decibel levels of the fan at idle operation and during heavy load would be very informative. Apart from this omission, good review.

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Tim Sutton

3:50 PM on 17 October, 2009

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@ guy

I'd say having a *subjective* opinion on noise levels in a review is very worthwhile, but an actual decibel level is only useful if its done while the card is inside a PC case in an acoustically shielded room.

Which would add a lot of expense and time to every review, and really wouldn't add much to a reviewer just saying "a bit louder than x card, but not as loud as y card. Perfectly usable in a HTPC in your living room."

OT: I've just ordered 2 of these, will try some geekery Crossfire action before they go into their separate PCs :-)

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Simon

4:00 PM on 17 October, 2009

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Noise and temps would be good (idle and load).

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Pbryanw

4:49 PM on 17 October, 2009

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@guy - I would also like to know the noise levels but after reading Bit-tech's 5850 review and why they don't give noise levels, I think it's quite difficult to get accurate measurements.

Although I'd still like to know, even if it's just a subjective opinion, and even if it's just to say that the 5850 is quieter/louder then the previous generation of ATi cards.

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Ed

1:12 PM on 24 October, 2009

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Pleas note, I've now added sound level testing to this article.

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Pbryanw

4:57 PM on 2 January, 2010

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Thanks Ed for the sound level testing. Didn't realise it had been added until I did a Google search for 5850 noise levels, and this review came up first.

Hopefully, it'll prove slightly quieter then my 4870 when idle or, if not, I'll maybe have to consider the higher-spec Vapor-X cards.

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darkspark88

2:55 PM on 25 February, 2010

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A nice card, but I think my 5770 Vapor-x for over £90 less is better value.

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The AMD ATI Radeon HD 5850 is an astonishing graphics card. It offers performance only matched by cards costing £300 or more yet itself costs only £200. As a bonus, it also has very low power consumption figures. We really can't recommend it highly enough. This particular HIS model does seem to be demanding more money at the moment than otherwise identical cards in all the shops we've looked at, though, so be sure to shop around.

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Reviewed by Edward Chester

17 October 2009

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