Which card(s) is better?

[ShadowSniper]

Ok which is better:

2x of these Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100283L Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

or

one of these Newegg.com - 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 - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

also if you can find a better card for around $360 please tell me.

 

[thepizzaman]

hm.... the two 5770's would be faster than the 5850...... but a single 5850 would be good for now and you could add a second down the line

 

[naturalphenomen]

remember more cards = more power
go for something your mother board can support along with your PSU im a big fan of 1 256 bit does the job for me

 

[lil domii]

If you want 5850 performance, go with the 5850. As pizzaman said, you will have better options to upgrade to.

 

[lil domii]

remember more cards = more power
go for something your mother board can support along with your PSU im a big fan of 1 256 bit does the job for me

His motherboard is a rampage 2 extreme, and a modular 850 watt PSU, so i think he go with whatever he wants

 

[lil domii]

Here is an overclocked edition of the 5850 =
XFX Radeon HD 5850 Black Edition Video Card - 1GB GDDR5, PCI-Express 2.0, CrossFireX Ready, Dual DVI, Display Port, HDMI at TigerDirect.com

 

[skunksmash]

the single card solution would be preferable (5850) as said above, if you go with the 5770's yes they'll out perform a single 5850 but you'll limit your upgrade capability, whereas you can add another 5850 later on & pull in the same performance as a stock HD5970 D

 

[thepizzaman]

exactly better for the 5850