Powercolor Radeon HD 5970 2GB Graphics Card Review @ DH

Neshi · Nov 19, 2009, 08:49 PM

I wish Nvidia would release some killer gpu's so the prices would have to drop

$600 = €600 which is way too much I can spare for a videocard..

Zardon · Nov 19, 2009, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neshi

$600 = €600 which is way too much I can spare for a videocard..

I dont think you are alone....

BlueMak · Nov 19, 2009, 09:50 PM

Vote with your wallets. If they are too expensive, don't buy them. They will get the message or die.
The cheapest I can find it here is 565 euros (Sapphire) which is way way too expensive. If I remember correctly the 8800GTX when released was in the high 400s which was way too much and this is perhaps 70-80 more.
cut 200 euros off the price and we talk.

Chaos · Nov 19, 2009, 09:55 PM

$699 CDN works out to about 440.75 euros I wonder what the shipping would be

comp_ali · Nov 19, 2009, 10:38 PM

If even this card makes it way here it would be higher than 600$ or even euros for sure.

Zardon · Nov 20, 2009, 02:57 PM

Well you never know, we might have a 5970 to give away in our GOTY (and some other amazing prizes)

comp_ali · Nov 20, 2009, 03:35 PM

So you decided to make GOTY with awesome prizes afterall

, that the real good news here

Time to throw out the books .

dawgXdenta · Nov 20, 2009, 03:48 PM

this has now become a formal OFFICIAL give dawgX a 5870. everyone who reads this agrees to a soul bound contract that you will try within all you power to hook me up with this CARD

Zardon · Nov 20, 2009, 04:06 PM

Well I shouldn't really be saying yet, but ill give you guys a little taster of a few of the products in the GOTY2009.

5870 Sapphire Vapor X
5970 Graphics card
Intel CPU and motherboard.
and TONS more........... (I might make a few of you pass out if I list them all right now).

You forum regulars get the scoop first

Special thanks to all these great companies who love DH and you guys.

BlueMak · Nov 20, 2009, 05:18 PM

I have weird feelings now, I was feeling very good reading Zardon's latest post here, really very good, then also looking at the woman in his avatar and experiencing also very good feelings and then the name Allan came flashing by...disturbing.

Chaos · Nov 20, 2009, 06:36 PM

very nice list of things indeed

DJ BIG T · Nov 20, 2009, 06:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zardon

Well you never know, we might have a 5970 to give away in our GOTY (and some other amazing prizes)

im

i cant wait man..

deBelly · Nov 20, 2009, 09:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zardon

Well I shouldn't really be saying yet, but ill give you guys a little taster of a few of the products in the GOTY2009.

5870 Sapphire Vapor X
5970 Graphics card
Intel CPU and motherboard.
and TONS more........... (I might make a few of you pass out if I list them all right now).

You forum regulars get the scoop first

Special thanks to all these great companies who love DH and you guys.

Ooooh...

I shouldn't neglect gaming then.

Great review. The 5970 is just... mind-blowing.

comp_ali · Nov 20, 2009, 09:41 PM

The GOTY this year will be on fire , I can't wait to finish my mid-term exams after the next 6 days.

Zardon · Nov 20, 2009, 10:14 PM

One week of work over here http://www.hardwareheaven.com/dh-revie...ml#post1314864

Please comment on that review in the new thread guys, if you wish to share your thoughts.

dawgXdenta · Nov 21, 2009, 06:56 PM

Zardon I'm NOT partial to liking men but you might just make me change my mind hehehehe.

Seriously guys the 5870 is a card true enthusiasts MUST have, my next rig is going to be an intel quad msi/foxconn(Asus not available where I live) mobo and an ati 5870.

~~RE III - Frankie~~ · Dec 7, 2009, 04:37 AM

nice review!

~~jlp1528~~ · Dec 13, 2009, 04:57 PM

For a few posts above about the folding client (folding@home, I would presume) I think it can take advantage of the whole card. First of all, if you didn't already know, there is a GPU client download page. It's under High Performance Clients at the bottom of the downloads page. If you have a Radeon 5970, or any multi-GPU card, there are some detailed instructions on how to get it to run on all the GPU's at once. I don't know if the 5000 series works with folding@home, but I would guess it would. You download your high performance client and the follow instructions at this link: http://folding.stanford.edu/English/FAQ-ATI2#ntoc18
That will take full advantage of the multi-gpu cards. Hope that helps for any folders out here who stumble upon this. As for anyone else, consider running folding@home on your computer or even PS3. It only takes a few minutes and then you don't have to do anything. Just let it run and whenever the machine would otherwise be idle, instead you'll be helping to cure diseases like Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease, many Cancers and cancer-related syndromes, and more! And I just gave you instructions for it to take full advantage of gaming computers' awesome power! Ok that's all. I don't want to get braggy so I'll stop here. Please run folding@home. Idle computers, changing the world!

Nov 19, 2009, 08:49 PM	#31
Neshi S.N.A.F.U. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Wellington, NZ Posts: 3,261 Rep Power: 150 System Specs	Re: Powercolor Radeon HD 5970 2GB Graphics Card Review @ DH I wish Nvidia would release some killer gpu's so the prices would have to drop $600 = €600 which is way too much I can spare for a videocard.. __________________ If one does not attach himself to people and desire, never shall his heart be broken. But then, does he ever truly live? Life is just too damn short for if's and maybe's

Nov 19, 2009, 09:50 PM	#33
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,248 Rep Power: 328 System Specs	Re: Powercolor Radeon HD 5970 2GB Graphics Card Review @ DH Vote with your wallets. If they are too expensive, don't buy them. They will get the message or die. The cheapest I can find it here is 565 euros (Sapphire) which is way way too expensive. If I remember correctly the 8800GTX when released was in the high 400s which was way too much and this is perhaps 70-80 more. cut 200 euros off the price and we talk. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Nov 19, 2009, 09:55 PM	#34
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,269 Rep Power: 165 System Specs	Re: Powercolor Radeon HD 5970 2GB Graphics Card Review @ DH $699 CDN works out to about 440.75 euros I wonder what the shipping would be __________________

Nov 19, 2009, 10:38 PM	#35
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 10,441 Rep Power: 331 System Specs	Re: Powercolor Radeon HD 5970 2GB Graphics Card Review @ DH If even this card makes it way here it would be higher than 600$ or even euros for sure. __________________

Nov 20, 2009, 02:57 PM	Thread Starter #36
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 177	Re: Powercolor Radeon HD 5970 2GB Graphics Card Review @ DH Well you never know, we might have a 5970 to give away in our GOTY (and some other amazing prizes)

Nov 20, 2009, 03:35 PM	#37
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 10,441 Rep Power: 331 System Specs	Re: Powercolor Radeon HD 5970 2GB Graphics Card Review @ DH So you decided to make GOTY with awesome prizes afterall , that the real good news here Time to throw out the books . __________________

Nov 20, 2009, 03:48 PM	#38
dawgXdenta HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Gabz Posts: 1,988 Rep Power: 133 System Specs	Re: Powercolor Radeon HD 5970 2GB Graphics Card Review @ DH this has now become a formal OFFICIAL give dawgX a 5870. everyone who reads this agrees to a soul bound contract that you will try within all you power to hook me up with this CARD __________________ Today's world is of public opinion and the fates of nations are determined through its pressure. Once the tools for building public opinion are obtained, everything that you asked for can be done. --- Osama bin Laden when relating how global media has the minds of the masses. ______________________________________ http://dawgxdenta.deviantart.com/gallery/

Nov 20, 2009, 04:06 PM	Thread Starter #39
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 177	Re: Powercolor Radeon HD 5970 2GB Graphics Card Review @ DH Well I shouldn't really be saying yet, but ill give you guys a little taster of a few of the products in the GOTY2009. 5870 Sapphire Vapor X 5970 Graphics card Intel CPU and motherboard. and TONS more........... (I might make a few of you pass out if I list them all right now). You forum regulars get the scoop first Special thanks to all these great companies who love DH and you guys.

Nov 20, 2009, 05:18 PM	#40
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,248 Rep Power: 328 System Specs	Re: Powercolor Radeon HD 5970 2GB Graphics Card Review @ DH I have weird feelings now, I was feeling very good reading Zardon's latest post here, really very good, then also looking at the woman in his avatar and experiencing also very good feelings and then the name Allan came flashing by...disturbing. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Nov 20, 2009, 06:36 PM	#41
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,269 Rep Power: 165 System Specs	Re: Powercolor Radeon HD 5970 2GB Graphics Card Review @ DH very nice list of things indeed __________________

Nov 20, 2009, 09:41 PM	#44
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 10,441 Rep Power: 331 System Specs	Re: Powercolor Radeon HD 5970 2GB Graphics Card Review @ DH The GOTY this year will be on fire , I can't wait to finish my mid-term exams after the next 6 days. __________________

Nov 20, 2009, 10:14 PM	Thread Starter #45
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 177	Re: Powercolor Radeon HD 5970 2GB Graphics Card Review @ DH One week of work over here http://www.hardwareheaven.com/dh-revie...ml#post1314864 Please comment on that review in the new thread guys, if you wish to share your thoughts.

Nov 21, 2009, 06:56 PM	#46
dawgXdenta HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Gabz Posts: 1,988 Rep Power: 133 System Specs	Re: Powercolor Radeon HD 5970 2GB Graphics Card Review @ DH Zardon I'm NOT partial to liking men but you might just make me change my mind hehehehe. Seriously guys the 5870 is a card true enthusiasts MUST have, my next rig is going to be an intel quad msi/foxconn(Asus not available where I live) mobo and an ati 5870. __________________ Today's world is of public opinion and the fates of nations are determined through its pressure. Once the tools for building public opinion are obtained, everything that you asked for can be done. --- Osama bin Laden when relating how global media has the minds of the masses. ______________________________________ http://dawgxdenta.deviantart.com/gallery/

Dec 7, 2009, 04:37 AM	#47
~~RE III - Frankie~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,754 Rep Power: 0	Re: Powercolor Radeon HD 5970 2GB Graphics Card Review @ DH nice review!

Dec 13, 2009, 04:57 PM	#48
~~jlp1528~~ Banned Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	Re: Powercolor Radeon HD 5970 2GB Graphics Card Review @ DH For a few posts above about the folding client (folding@home, I would presume) I think it can take advantage of the whole card. First of all, if you didn't already know, there is a GPU client download page. It's under High Performance Clients at the bottom of the downloads page. If you have a Radeon 5970, or any multi-GPU card, there are some detailed instructions on how to get it to run on all the GPU's at once. I don't know if the 5000 series works with folding@home, but I would guess it would. You download your high performance client and the follow instructions at this link: http://folding.stanford.edu/English/FAQ-ATI2#ntoc18 That will take full advantage of the multi-gpu cards. Hope that helps for any folders out here who stumble upon this. As for anyone else, consider running folding@home on your computer or even PS3. It only takes a few minutes and then you don't have to do anything. Just let it run and whenever the machine would otherwise be idle, instead you'll be helping to cure diseases like Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease, many Cancers and cancer-related syndromes, and more! And I just gave you instructions for it to take full advantage of gaming computers' awesome power! Ok that's all. I don't want to get braggy so I'll stop here. Please run folding@home. Idle computers, changing the world!