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    nividia 260m for the price of ati 5850

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by FiveOH4, May 24, 2010.

  1. FiveOH4

    FiveOH4 Notebook Consultant

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    quick question.. i have an option to get the nividia 260m in replace of the ati 5850.. should i get the 260m?.. or is the ati 5850 better?
     
    FiveOH4, May 24, 2010
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    The 5850 with DDR5 is much better than the 260m.
     
    _Josh, May 24, 2010
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    I'll agree with that since you can basically OC the 5850 easily to 5870 status or just flash the card with a 5870 bios (but I don't recommend that one)...
     
    Villosa, May 24, 2010
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    Dang, I wish I could get the 5850 instead of the 260m I'm getting. It's already in production though. :/

    Everyone on here makes it seem like the 260m is garbage. Is that true?
     
    Insayneee, May 24, 2010
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    Nope, it's not garbage. Just aging. Tech ages too quickly lol.
     
    Villosa, May 24, 2010
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  6. FiveOH4

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    i cancled my order and they gave me extra stuff and at less price then what i had originaly
     
    FiveOH4, May 24, 2010
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    Did Dell contact you or something? Or is this just when you were ordering...
     
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    well i emailed a rep earlier before i ordered and he didnt email me untill after i ordered ...so he got me to cancel my order because i told him i had a budget and he gace me a price after taxes for 1870. and includes nextday shipping. I had the choice to get the 260m witch i originaly had the ati 5850 but i stuck with ati.. and have bigger HDD. 1080p. 6gb 1333mhz ram. and the 5300 wifi card. plus the normal stuff i already had.. but those are what he upgraded.. my first order was a little over $2000.. but since he included the nextday shipping ill be getting it in the same time. Its not THAT much of a deal but i appreciate the deal he gave me so im happy :] .it is more then what i had
     
    FiveOH4, May 24, 2010
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  9. Insayneee

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    Dang. I'm very unhappy with the video card I got. And also I got the Dell wireless card which I really really don't want.
    Hmm.
     
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  10. FiveOH4

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    seriously i know your reading what everyone says on here about the 260m vs. 5850 but im sure it will do everything you want it to do.. i dont see it being bad.
     
    FiveOH4, May 24, 2010
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    I'm most likely just going to get the 5870 anyways so it's no biggie. I want a better wireless card though lol. I guess I'll have to buy that too
     
    Insayneee, May 24, 2010
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