#290 - Q&A: How long is the ATI HD 5850 Video Card?

[dragata1]

will this fit in my cooler master elite 310 ??? please repliy

[bayandsl]

i need a new case :(

[seafireliv]

ELEVEN INCHES!!!

I need a new case!

[saiiad737]

is the 70 better than the 50?

[gumberly]

@saiiad737 oh yeah!

[saiiad737]

@gumberly thanks

[yellowmachine]

@saiiad737 Yes it is.

[saiiad737]

@yellowmachine thanks

[elbatero007]

hi i just bought a his 5870 but a have a cooler master " extreme power plus" 650 watts. i wonder if that could be a problem , do i need to change my power supply ?

thanks

[burninghalls]

dont buy one of these if you have a motherboard with a nvidia chipset i do and from day one its been kernel power error hell with blue screens and all

best to have a intel or amd chipset 

[Hekynn]

If anyone still has a Monarchcomputer Hornet Pro case lemme ask will a 5850 fit in it if I use a 2nd PCIE slot if the motherboard has 2 PCIE slots? Cause i saw some pics of my old PC's case having a 7900GTX in it.

[MrSpore15]

know this may be a stupid question, but how wide is the ATI HD 5850 card? i want to get one so badly, but hate to spend so much money on something that won't fit. I think i am good on the width, it might be a little tight, but will work, i just need the width because i have a fan that could possible get in the way. i read somewhere that it is 5inches long, which seems extremely wide...

Thanks :D

[spelen31]

Will it fit in the Antec Threehundred?

[naka538]

@spelen31 YES it will fit in the antec thee hundred just fine.

[24691355]

it fits in a armor mx jr ?

[gippula]

my setup. q6600 3.0Ghz 8800gt and nexus nx 5000 500w psu...will i be able to upgrade to this video card. i heard that it consumes less power than 8800gt. is that true.

[keffje007]

@gippula 500 watt isnt enough

[1015287]

Any one know if this card will fit in the Raidmax Aztec mid tower? I want to buy this card but i don't want to get a new case just yet

[Rp707]

so my dick is a 5870! nice!

[Tetsusaiga43]

Hahahaha.

[azn069]

I've got an XFX 5850 in my Antec Solo. Its a perfect fit.

[JokerArmy1]

Is ur XFX card noisy when u play games?

[azn069]

My case is a sound dampening case, I can't hear it - only the case fan can be heard.

[JokerArmy1]

Which model is ur casing?

[azn069]

Antec Solo

[MagmaFist]

I got the Sapphire 5850 and it just barely fit into my Antec 900 case. I plugged in the two power inputs before trying to place in the slot. No way I could have put it in then plugged in the power unless I removed the hard drives.

[1mper1alGuardsMen]

People!!!

My Asus EN9800GT More long than HD5850 :D

[Jefneurotoxin]

interesting 5850 is 10 times better and Is shorter, that is intelligence and technology.

[TheRenegade217]

are you guys serious about a the ft cuz i am in lolz

[syedjaafar]

errh...still enough for my casing 0_0

[RioNilo09]

Damn.. this guy have all video cards from ATI...

Give me one!!!!!

[Dorisequador]

Find out where he lives we will do a break and entry...

[Lucario1211]

Oh, so I can get this with my Raidmax Sagitta. Great! I can't wait until I have enough to buy it.

[souljer31594]

woo it would fit in my case! One question though i want to get this card with a AMD Phenom II x4 quad core 955be and gigabyte MA790FXT-UD5P motherboard , would these be great together? Also for ram im not quite sure can someone help me out?

[afreshreaction]

@ Anyone who would be helpful with my question, I will be getting this card and i might be scared, I have a sunbeam Transformers case and i was wondering if it would be able to fit? Please reply and thanks.

[themaninthevan0]

basicly a waste of Money

[danny69petrov]

LOL he is just thying to say that hd 5850 SUCKS....... LoL but this card ROXxXXxX

[cannnonfoddder]

Remember to add a couple of cm onto the length of the HD 5850, due to the PCI-E power connectors being at the end, not at the side like the 5870.

[halabaluusa]

so with only 1 of these cards i can play like crysis on Dx11 and on all the max settings?

[raikkonen85]

@halabaluusa yes, i can do that with my 8800 gtx so u will piss it with a 5850 lol

[mikitymike]

HELL NO!

[MsObvioustroll]

will it fit into my CM storm scout

[thirsokewl]

yes i have one

[stumpy0145]

9 1/2 inches? Wow that can even fit in my Micro ATX case with room to spare for the power connections.

[BoXeLwOw]

hihihi

[matrixITALIA]

lol

[Nsgygod]

do you think this can play wolf3d? i need a new computer

[rjtownsend]

Are you stupid? This card can play anything.

[Nsgygod]

are u stupid that ur answering my question?..

[PCMichiana]

That's one well endowed video card...

[NFSprostreet98]

i like his face expressions lol

[122134213]

Do not buy 5870!!! if you have mid size case

[bigrigross]

well, it fits in the big mid size tower, i fit 2 5870's quite nicely into my haf 922 and my friend modded an antec 300 case and it fit in there, not practical though

[kajusz931]

will the 5870 fit in antec 300?

[someguy323]

Yeah.

[TheSimsCreedGuy]

probably not

[connell256]

290mm is 11.5inch, so if you have a case with 290mm space for card the 5870 will fit in your case. Example my lancool k62 has 290mm space. its not full sized case and it fits the 5870. I dont have one but it will fit. Also the 5870 will fit in a coolermaster 355 elite :) it has 285mm space. VERY tight fit in a tiny case like that.

[luiscardenas3931]

@connell256 I have the lancool k-62 ,Awsome case! very spacey

[madzane94]

kool they put the psu connectors thingy in the batmobile head lights xD

[RobTheGamer]

Just FYI, the 5870 fits just fine in my Antec 900 case.

[GeneralMillss]

ENOUGH QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS CARD

[poopguypenis2]

It can fit in my case with no problems. I just have to clear some cables is all.

[SVTFilms]

9inches

[Vanichtah]

Thanks to your reviews im going to by 2 x 5870 to my case.

[Gabkicks]

Looking forward to your review!

I ordered a Sapphire 5850 Wednesday from amazon since my coolermaster Centurion 534+ may not be long enough to fit the 5870. It's too bad it will be 11 days before the card arrives at my doorstop due to unavailability :(

[ChunkyMilkification]

5870 will fit in my antec 300 WOOOOOHOOOOO lol

[lourke123]

5850 will fit in my inspiron 530

[onoff314]

Get a ruler...

[lourke123]

That wasn't a question. Im saying that 5850 WILL FIT IN MY CASE

[putsipa]

where i can see what video cards are coming

[3DGAMEMAN]

ATI 5000 series Video Card lineup: /watch?v=F5Bkd7YiiJQ

[luian90]

@3DGAMEMAN hey man i want to become a revier like you, but i can only trow out so much of my pocket money to buy products to review, how can i get sponsors if i start reviewing products?

[iNfx1]

Now that is a reasonably sized graphics card.

[iskrukutum21]

i have a Haf 932 case, would i be able to fit the 5870 inside? and would i be able to crossfire it with a 4870 that i have right now?

[NoGufff]

iskrukutum21 , why don't you measure the lenght of your existing card, add any extra clearance it has and see if the total is more or less than 28cm. Pretty simple really mate. And no, you cannot CF a 4*** card with a 5*** card, YET.

Run a search for ' Lucid Hydra' from MSI. This chip allows ANY combination of GPU's to be used .

[iskrukutum21]

the bad thing is, i dont have time to do the measuring. i just need plain answer.. thanks anyway..

[KingAssmar]

If you don't have time to take care of shit yourself, don't bother us to do it for you; lazy bastard.

[n91guru]

hahaha

you should just make one long video, about the new video cards from ATI, so that you dont get these silly questions again and again

[UsernameError69]

would these cards fit in standard atx cases?????

[smalltime0]

I think the 5950 technically would, but it would be a heck of a challenge

[MageThief]

Thank you Rodney for including centimeters also.

[KabbishComics]

I only just managed to fit my 4870 in my Antec 902, anyone know if a 5870 is much longer?

[NitroglycerinStudios]

dude, did you even watch the video? He says that the 5870 i 11"/28cm. Just measure your card and you'll have the answer...

[KingSamLopez]

5870 is about 40% longer

[thearmoredfatboy]

pretty sure teh 4870 is 10'' so the 5850 being 9 1/2'' you do the math. I know how you feel though i barely got my gtx260 to fit in my case with like maybe 1 cm to spare.

[deepakm]

4870 was actually the same size ant the 8800GT. Both are around 9.5 inches.

[deepakm]

You will not be able to fit it. 4870 = 9.5 inches 5870 = 11 inches.

[MandeepGadgetBoy]

Wow I'm ashamed now of my 4850x2.

[Hungerth]

#291 - Q&A: Why did you fake the gtx 295 vs 5870 benchmarking results?

[Superloser89]

he didn't, one of his 295's had a problem when he ran it alone.

Read up on it before you speak.

[Hungerth]

Chuckled.

[aschris87]

rod has 2 gtx 295 in his rig so 2 5870 would be alot better

[Nopiw]

nope

[Javams1]

bigger the better lol

[xboxlive6]

I have 48cm on my 1200

[thecaneater]

Hey, Rodney. When you do the review of the 5850, can you lay those two down side by side with a ruler?

[UbuntuOwns2228]

lol the 5000 series is like euro bills the bigger and faster they get the bigger in length they get

[Hardscript]

lol thats the same as most currency

[LETHLSS]

that's a HUGE bitch!! =P

[InternetSandman]

I'm having my doubts about the 5870 fitting in the antec 1200, cause that case looks like it's configured for ATX boards which come two inches shorter than that card, and it doesn't look like that kind of space exists in the 1200

[club4ghz]

checkout youtube video:

My Antec 1200 Gaming Rig - HD 5870's in Crossfire

[xboxlive6]

then why does it say 2 GTX280

[club4ghz]

where do you see 2 gtx280 in video:

,,My Antec 1200 Gaming Rig - HD 5870's in Crossfire,,?

[xboxlive6]

its on your Chanel description

[club4ghz]

i send you prv cose i cant write it here

[KingAssmar]

I'm not sure about your 1200, but I got the lowly 900 mid-tower, and I was able to get my 5870 to fit, by simply shuffling around my HDD arrangement. Good luck to you!

[IHunger4Battle1]

The 1200's actually pretty beefy. I've built a couple of systems using that case. The 5850s and 5870s will fit in it nicely with plenty of room to spare. As another pointed out here, just search Antec 1200 HD5870 and the first hit should be the video in question.

[club4ghz]

wondering cud you do any day review off one off the Thermaltake Xpressar Refrigeration Cooling System

[aschris87]

thats wot iv been thinking 2 iv seen one working...

[club4ghz]

they cost from 1000 to 1500$ but i7 @ 5-5.2 Ghz Priceless:D

[shades23]

the 5850 has it's power connections on the end... the 5870 has them on the side.. after you hook up the power on both you almost need the same amount of room... so they are almost the same size

[KingAssmar]

Almost, but probably about an inch to an inch and a half shorter, including six pin connectors at the back of the 5850. I had to shuffle around my HDDs, but I'm just pleased as punch I was able to fit my XFX 5870 into my Antec 900 mid-tower.

[aschris87]

hi rodney can i ask you will you be throwing out your 2 gtx 295s and putting in 2 hd 4870s???...

[aschris87]

5870 i mean...

[KingAssmar]

Hell no, are you a moron? Why would you throw out 4 cards for 2?

[taltigolt]

dejavu

[Nopiw]

this

[crazeguy26]

is the intel centrino 2 cpu good for gaming?

[magicdevil09]

depends which one

[hahaha10001]

NOOOO! centino are not good for anything. get a core 2 duo e4300 minimum

[Adrianyoungxx]

Is that a joke?

[BeatsRoyale]

ATI has always been the BEST for graphics and Nvidia, for Motherboards!

[D3mon5lay3r]

Ati for lower level and cheaper graphics card that quite also provide good gaming needs. However Nvidia known as the green giant is for the hardcore top of the line graphics card.

[BeatsRoyale]

A 15 year old kid that plays MAPLESTORY , and COUNTERSTRIKE!? Your not even old enough to get a job yet. Your mom must not spoil you much, becuz if you runnin those crappy graphics, you must have a crappy comp system.

I build HIGH-END systems, i've tested both nvidia/ati cards, and ati always out performs. Im on a core i7, 8gb ram. You tryin to tell me i dont know graphics? Man, go nag your mom to buy you a better comp, kid.

[KingAssmar]

No need to be insulting, BeatsR.

[Nopiw]

@ BeatsRoyale

The fact that you have 8GB Ram on an i7 tells me that you have no idea what you're doing.

[Trigunflame]

Not necessarily, running tri-channel doesn't net that much real performance over dual-channel.. DDR3 in and of itself on the i7 is fast, you will gain a little bit of bandwidth by running in the 6gb or 12gb configurations.. but nothing of consequence.

Overclocking wise, you would be better off just going to 4ghz on air (easily doable, any newbie can on the i7) and saving yourself the extra money..

i myself run in tri-channel 3x2 (6gb) because any more memory than that is useless for me.

[KingAssmar]

Nvidia is FORCED to be the jolly green giant because they like to charge you first born sons for their products. For the past year, ATI has released cards which have forced Nvidia to lower their exorbitant prices. ATI performs admirably, and their new card lineup are beastly. Wish I could see some action from the AMD side :(

[hmmk4y]

@ Nopiw

He might have a socket 1156 based system (i7-860/i7-870), that way having 8GB would make sense since the socket 1156 only support dual channel and not triple channel =)

[Trigunflame]

it doesn't matter either way, the performance benefit of tri-channel over dual-channel on these platforms are negligible in over-all system performance.

is it better? of course.. will changing from dual > tri wtf pwn benchmarks? no

will changing from dual > tri be anywhere near the performance boost of just overclocking the i7 to 3.8~4.2ghz+ ? no

etc etc. it's cool if you have the money, but it's by no means a necessity or even a recommendation. it's purely enthusiast.

[Nopiw]

So what for does he need 8GB ram on an i7-870 CPU? It doesn't make sense to me.

Yes, the performace advantage of tri-channel over dual-channel is tiny, I know.

But if you decide to spend money on ridiculous amounts of memory why not go 12GB?

that's just mind-boggling

[CerealzTheDude]

thank you for the info

getting this card for sure

[Xboxshqip]

5850 so cool and at the price point it owns gtx285

[HumanOFtheWeek3000]

Thanks 3DGMan but dont think itt would fit in mine

damn only a 4850 would fit wich i have now

[zn74]

Thanks 3dGameMan I was just looking for that information to see if the video card would fit in my case and it will.