Anyone using the new Ati 5870 ?

[jag989]

Hi Slats, If you dont mind my asking what are the general spec's on the rest of your computer? I am trying to find out how much of a jump that 5870 card is.

I am interested in doing something similiar and was considering the 5870, as an upgrade from my 4870x2.
For comparison I have a 4870x2 with a Q9550 CPU (2.86ghz Quad core Conroe) with 8gig of ram and am not really able to run 5 on the one box at 1920x1200 across 2 monitors.

I'm running an identical setup to the one you described except with a 285 (also on 2x 1900x1200 displays). I have the CPU overlocked a bit at 3.7 but aside from that nothing special. I played with the 5870 for a week or so and really didn't notice much difference (maybe 5-10% in Dalaran only), leading me to believe that at this point the CPU is the limiting factor. If there is anything else you would like me to check out let me know, I shouldn't have trouble finding another 5870 to test with.

[DarkslayrX]

What size PSU are you running with the ATI 5870?