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Old October 22, 2009, 06:37 AM
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Too bad you can't actually buy an XFX 5850 in Canada since they're all out of stock. =\
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i have 8800GT SLI at 1920x1200 (24" screen) would the 5850 be an upgrade or downgrade?
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How does this compare to the NVIDIA GTX 295? I see the big difference in memory (GDDR3 vs GDDR5)
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