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    Simple question, 5870M 1GB GDDR5 yes or no?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by Meaker@Sager, Jul 2, 2011.

  1. Meaker@Sager

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    Simple options, yes or no?
     
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    Is the poll about whether to upgrade to 5870m GDDR5 or is it a question if the 5870m memory type is GDDR5?

    For option 1 (yes or no to upgrade to 5870m) I would vote no, as a 6970m will give a better price/performance ratio

    For option 2 (yes or no if 5870m is GDDR5) I vote yes, as 5870m is a GDDR5 card.
     
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    Better yet would be a 6950m gddr5...
     
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    Hey if you know where I can get one for a reasonable price, I just don't think it would fit in my power envelope lol.
     
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    I may know where you can get a gtx 460m for a very reasonable price...
    I have one now that works on my MSI gx640 but not my clevo w870cu. I think it would work in your notebook.
    Of course, the vRAM on the other side would be hard to cool. You tested a Dell 460m before, and you couldn't get it to full clocks, but the 400 series wasn't supported by nibitor yet, correct?
     
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    True, it wasn't, but does it support editing the voltage? Because I could OC it at 2d voltage but it did not get me very far.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jul 3, 2011
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    Well i got one for the aame price as a desktop 5770 so i will be testing soon =)
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jul 3, 2011
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