HD 5850 or GTX 470 in new build (PSU enough)

[fire_storm]

I would personally go for 470GTX
I have a 480 GTX, people kept telling me not to buy it and get ATI because of heat and power issues, all of it are not true from what I seen, It does run hotter but no where near what people say..

[DirtSpider]

Thanks for all the advice. I just used the Kill A Watt tool to measure the rigs usages and get 154watt idle and 285 watt max load. But games like HL2 and CSS use only 215watts. I think I have enough power. I mean 48amps and 600 watts and the card wants 550watts 38 amps. I'm just not going to overclock or SLI without getting a new Corsiar 750 or something.

[kanadien]

why don't you save yourself 100 bucks get 4gb ddr3 1600 and put the extra towards a better card

[DirtSpider]

Well I got the GTX 470 and it works fine. Still pulling less than 300 watts from the wall. Runs at 74 degrees C under long full loads. Great card overall.

[fishingfanatic]

With that case heat shouldn't be a problem. I recently installed a 480 with a high air flow fan in the gpu shroud and I can put my hand on the card. I can't believe how cool it stays. The flow is the fan pushes is 90 cfm. It has a 16db noise level so you don't hear it at all. The cpu fan is louder, and isn't really that noticeable either.
Whether you stay with one 470 or go sli, a good fan in the shroud will make a huge difference.

[DirtSpider]

Ya I have not used either GPU fan setup yet but I plan on looknig into it. This is by far my favorite case out of the 4 gaming cases I have owned.

[magictorch]

Just get a 470. They OC very well and will get you into GTX 480 territory.

[Gamerextreme]

i recommend the gtx470 but i would get a better powersupply like a 850 or high cause you want run dual cards