XFX HD-585A-ZNFC Radeon HD 5850 (Cypress Pro) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card w/ATI Eyefinity - Retail

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Reviewed By: Trailblazer3 on 2/9/2010

Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month

Pros: Plays everything maxed out, also great for photo/HD video editing. Easily OC'd via CCC. The best performance for my gaming/video editing rig. No driver issues to speak of here -be sure to download the latest from AMD/ATI's website

Cons: Price, but relative to performance it equals out.

Other Thoughts: Runs Crysis Warhead 1920x1080 on Enthusiast without a hitch. Bad Company 2 Beta looks amazing as well. AVCHD editing is smooth as silk. Fit in my Antec 300 case with no problems whatsoever. My rig is complete with this card, now I can sit back and enjoy it.


AMD 955BE OC'd to 3.6 on air
8GB DDR3 1600
Radeon 5850
2x640GB Caviar Black
LG 10X Blu-Ray Burner
Win 7 Pro 64-bit

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Reviewed By: Matt on 2/9/2010

Tech Level: average - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Plays many of my older games (Fallout 3, Dead Space, TF2) at 60+ fps with many features turned on. TF2 is silk and will make you feel like a better player :)
I was amazed at the difference between running Fallout 3 in DirectX 9 vs. 10. Absolutely beautiful. This card made me want to install old games just to look at them with everything turned up. Torchlight, which isn't graphically phenomenal, was even improved with less slow downs during busy portions.
The card is a little smaller than the 5870 so fit in my midtower fine. Seems pretty quiet but I'm not overclocking it at all.
Has an HDMI port (which I haven't tried but nice to have).

Cons: A couple of games aren't running great when maxed. Red Faction Guerrilla (25-30fps maxed) and the Bad Company 2 beta. HOWEVER, RFG is a console port and BC2 is a beta that is defaulting to DirectX 10. Force BC2 to 9x and the frames pop up.
As others have mentioned, this is a popular card and the price increase reflects it.

Other Thoughts: I didn't touch the CD drivers. I went straight to the ATI site. Not a millisecond of problems doing so.
I wish I had gotten two of them when put my rig together. Sure, everything I am running plays well but.... you know.... could run 20-30 fps better if I had two :)
When the supply of these goes up and the price goes down to what I originally paid, I am going to buy another. This is the first time I spent more than $200 on a video card. Worth each penny.
P.S. Open box, install, then REGISTER at XFX site. Get your warranty doubled.

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Reviewed By: Chris on 2/7/2010

Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: -Very good quality
-Plays EVERYTHING
-Quiet
Pretty much everything about it

Cons: None, other than price, but owell, it's well worth it.

Other Thoughts: This is an amazing card. I can run Cryis Warhead on Enthusiast settings and it is buttery smooth. This is my system to compare and contrast to yours.

Core I7 920 @3.0ghz
XFX 5850
6gb DDR3 RAM
850 watt PSU
640GB HDD
Windows 7 64 bit

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