What to upgrade? HD 5850?

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Hi guys,
I have R2900 to spend on PC upgrade/s but a bit undecided.

I could get a HD 5850 @R2 900 or
1.5TB HDD @R1 100 & Samsung 2333SW @R1 800.

Now if I got the HD 5850 I would be playing on a square 19" LCD @1280X1024X60....

But if I got the 2333SW I would be using a HD 3850 which might not perform to well at 1920X1080...

I will be uncapped next month so looking at d/l about 500GB for which I will need the HD space!

Which so I go for?
 
I would say get the screen and drive for now, then save up a bit and wait for nvidia's reply to the ati cards to see how they fair.
 
well the rly important question to ask here is: are you a gamer??

cos if not there's no need for a 5850.

your 3850 will have no chance with games at tha big resolution, but if ur not a gamer u should be alrite :D

its difficult to say what to upgrade without telling us what u want to use the pc 4?
 
He's considering a 5850 ... I think he's a gamer.

+1 get the screen and the hard drive now, gfx later!
 
I am A big time gamer but mainly on my Xbox 360 and PS3.... I "get" games for PC that only have Single Player as I dont wanna fork out money for a game with 8 hours of play time! So I game a bit pn PC but my 3850 is keeping me going now but I dont know how long it will keep up.

Sounds like screen and HDD are the way to go.
 
If you're not a gamer then there's no question... Get the HDD + Screen.. The Scren is MILES better than you have now, and if you don't really game, you won't even notice the difference between a 3850 and 5850.

A last confirmation:
The 5850's price will probably fall by about 40% more than the HDD+Screen over the next 6 months, so rahter get the "more affordable"..
 
Frag said:
If you're not a gamer then there's no question... Get the HDD + Screen.. The Scren is MILES better than you have now, and if you don't really game, you won't even notice the difference between a 3850 and 5850.

A last confirmation:
The 5850's price will probably fall by about 40% more than the HDD+Screen over the next 6 months, so rahter get the "more affordable"..
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I wonder....
 
Frag said:
If you're not a gamer then there's no question... Get the HDD + Screen.. The Scren is MILES better than you have now, and if you don't really game, you won't even notice the difference between a 3850 and 5850.

A last confirmation:
The 5850's price will probably fall by about 40% more than the HDD+Screen over the next 6 months, so rahter get the "more affordable"..
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Even though I said I am a gamer....

I hope so ^^
 
@PCsToGo

You're a dealer - so give yourself a good discount and get both!!:rolleyes::D

I don't understand the problems that people have when deciding about budgets for PC components. :confused: Sell the car, loose the GF, stop drinking, smoking whatever to get the money for an upgrade!!!
 
Subversion said:
He's running a 3850... I think not :P
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I am running it because times are tough.

VanZan said:
I don't understand the problems that people have when deciding about budgets for PC components. :confused: Sell the car, loose the GF, stop drinking, smoking whatever to get the money for an upgrade!!!
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Sad thing is I dont have/do any of those things :o

Only thing I could so is sell myself?
 
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