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RawZ
27-05-11, 15:45
Hi Guys,

You need to be real quick to grab this one time only special offer from us as it won't last long.

If you just bought one elsewhere, it's time to cry and cancel your order!

XFX 5850 BLACK EDITION clocked at 755MHz Core & 4500MHz Mem dual link DVI, HDMI & DisplayPort.

On top of all that we're giving away 500 Bonus Bytes & a FREE copy of the DX11 hit title, S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Call of Pripyat! :thumb:


XFX ATI Radeon HD 5850 "Black Edition" 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ with FREE S.T.A.L.K.E.R Game ** Aria Exclusive **
http://www.aria.co.uk/dynres/cHJvZHVjdF9pbWFnZS53aWR0aD0yNTA=/bWFpbmltYWdlcy81ODUwQkVfMjUwLmpwZw==.jpg

Core: 755MHz, Memory: 1024MB 4500MHz GDDR5, 1x DisplayPort, 1x HDMI, 2x DVI-I, DirectX 11 Support, ATI CrossFireX Ready, ATI Eyefinity, ATI Stream, ATI Avivo HD, 2 Years Warranty.

BUY NOW - £89.99 inc. VAT! (http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Graphics+Cards/ATI/ATI+5800+Series/XFX+ATI+Radeon+HD+5850+%22Black+Edition%22+%28Refe rence%29+1024MB+GDDR5+PCI-Express+Graphics+Card+w%2F+with+FREE+S.T.A.L.K.E.R +Game+?productId=44740)


Lowest Price in the UK for this amazing XFX 5850 BLACK EDITION graphics card.

Limited Offer!

SuicidalZebra
27-05-11, 15:48
Damn, that's an awesome price. I wish I had £90 to spend right now :(

MatthewMcEwan
27-05-11, 15:48
Nice deal, shame I already got two of these.

scrivz69
27-05-11, 15:50
Stupid question Rawz, are these brand new and not refurbed, after seeing the other xfx 5850 thread with scratches and stuff.

imyles
27-05-11, 15:51
Wow thats awsome.

Wish I hadn't just bought my 5830 and by the looks of things a bunch of watercooling parts.

RawZ
27-05-11, 15:51
Stupid question Rawz, are these brand new and not refurbed, after seeing the other xfx 5850 thread with scratches and stuff.

Brand new mate.

superlattice09
27-05-11, 15:52
Lowest Price in the UK for this amazing XFX 5850 BLACK EDITION graphics card.



That is absolutely true! You did it again Rawz\:D

pt-
27-05-11, 15:54
this is a crazy deal. I just bought the other 5850 and now this lands on our desks! doh! be quick cos this is a special special deal ;)

ongy2k3
27-05-11, 15:54
Would it be one per customer? Two of these in XFire could be tempting.

scrivz69
27-05-11, 15:55
And fully warranty, with xfx or you guy's, retail packaging sorry to be a pain but I am hearing too many strange stories about xfx lately.

campervanman
27-05-11, 16:00
Would it be one per customer? Two of these in XFire could be tempting.

Buy as many as you like m8 knock your self out ;)


And fully warranty, with xfx or you guy's, retail packaging sorry to be a pain but I am hearing too many strange stories about xfx lately.

Warranty is with us and we will turn it round within 7 days for you.

fur34
27-05-11, 16:07
are you sure these cards are reference ?

Ninjacat
27-05-11, 16:10
:eek: wow

hmmm bank account says no :( :cry

RawZ
27-05-11, 16:14
My mistake, i thought we had some XXX which are reference. Still, amazing deal nonetheless!

fur34
27-05-11, 16:16
didnt think so.

good deal though

lucas4
27-05-11, 16:24
Must resist. Must resist. Must resist. Must resist.

It's hard to resist. A stupendous price!
Hmm exams don't end til 16th June, so maybe theyl be even cheaper then :D!

pt-
27-05-11, 16:27
they will not be cheaper, and they will be sold out probably by tomorrow :)

fur34
27-05-11, 16:27
any 5870's on route ?

campervanman
27-05-11, 16:28
Must resist. Must resist. Must resist. Must resist.

It's hard to resist. A stupendous price!
Hmm exams don't end til 16th June, so maybe theyl be even cheaper then :D!

Don't you get student loans for instances like this ?

Nathan94
27-05-11, 16:28
WANT :cry

campervanman
27-05-11, 16:28
any 5870's on route ?

Working on it bare with ;)

Joey Propane
27-05-11, 16:42
My mistake, i thought we had some XXX which are reference. Still, amazing deal nonetheless!

So are they not as pictured? (picture looks reference to me?) Or are they really the egg-shaped cooler versions or something?

Considering I sold my 5850 for £110 getting a new one for £90 to re-replace my now artifacting 4870 seems like a good idea.:p

lucas4
27-05-11, 16:44
Don't you get student loans for instances like this ?
i have plenty of dosh towards it, i could just do without the distractions... and this will be a major distraction :P!
and its A-levels not uni :)!

they will not be cheaper, and they will be sold out probably by tomorrow :)

stop it :P!
so what will the 560ti or 6950 or 5870 prices be like around june 16th ish ;)?!
itll annoy me if i buy it now then dont use it for 2 weeks and see something cheaper / better bang for buck :(!

RawZ
27-05-11, 16:44
The ref model has the fan on the right rather than stock (as shown) with the fan in the middle.

lucas4
27-05-11, 16:44
So are they not as pictured? (picture looks reference to me?) Or are they really the egg-shaped cooler versions or something?

Considering I sold my 5850 for £110 getting a new one for £90 to re-replace my now artifacting 4870 seems like a good idea.:p

needs a troll face :P!

Mr Moose
27-05-11, 16:49
Working on it bare with ;)

:eek::D:D:D:D

Reference so I can water cool it please :D

SilveR_172
27-05-11, 16:54
Bloody good price wish I could have one tri fire lol

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lucas4
27-05-11, 16:54
Working on it bare with ;)

if its custom cooled like the Gigabyte windforce or MSI TF versions, that i will not be able to resist at ~£110 :eek:

Nathan94
27-05-11, 16:57
if its custom cooled like the Gigabyte windforce or MSI TF versions, that i will not be able to resist at ~£110 :eek:

Looking at around £130 I'd say

lucas4
27-05-11, 16:59
Looking at around £130 I'd say

may still be very tempting :D! especially if it has a good cooler :P!
im actually struggling more and more to resist this 5850 :D!

fur34
27-05-11, 17:00
TBH if the 5870 was £130 i would choose the 5850 anyday

its not worth an extra £40

sibeer
27-05-11, 17:10
Any chance of two of these out of my FF prize fund?

Added after 4 minutes:

Can just send to my usual address :)

BeeP
27-05-11, 17:11
Wow what a deal, I'm skint as ever though lol.

Zaim
27-05-11, 17:11
OMG this is a excellent deal, 5850 crossfire just got cheaper and better, this is pwn anything in the £300+ range.

If you had a 6850 for this price i would be all over it.

:idea: i could sell the 6850 and get two 5850 blacks :D:scratch

lucas4
27-05-11, 17:11
i keep getting closer and closer to whapping out the card.
i can feel my wallet twitching :P!

scrivz69
27-05-11, 17:12
Ok I bought one, will it make it out tonight guy's, I love my 5850 so x fire here we go.

campervanman
27-05-11, 17:18
Ok I bought one, will it make it out tonight guy's, I love my 5850 so x fire here we go.

Whats your order number I get it out for you ?

scrivz69
27-05-11, 17:21
EC1320586 I hope that helps mate, working tuesday so monday could mean a mess around day.

campervanman
27-05-11, 17:23
EC1320586 I hope that helps mate, working tuesday so monday could mean a mess around day.

Bank holiday isn't it you want saturday upgrade ?

niceguyrichy
27-05-11, 17:24
argh so much whapping things out, getting things out, if I don't make a :censored: joke soon my head may explode :closet

scrivz69
27-05-11, 17:26
No mate I forgot about monday, tues will be fine, unless it's free lol.


argh so much whapping things out, getting things out, if I don't make a :censored: joke soon my head may explode :closet


Buy it you know it makes sense.:)

campervanman
27-05-11, 17:27
No mate I forgot about monday, tues will be fine, unless it's free lol.




Buy it you know it makes sense.:)

Tuesday it is can't do it for free I get it despatchedfor you now. Happy weekend. :)

scrivz69
27-05-11, 17:29
Cheers mate, appreciated.

Sniperdude
27-05-11, 17:31
would be even more amazing if it was an Asus card :)

lucas4
27-05-11, 17:50
gonna give my 4870 a good session over the long weekend, then decide if i want to upgrade to this or not.
i have a funny feeling i already know the answer :lol:

fur34
27-05-11, 17:51
they will be all gone by then

zxh800
27-05-11, 17:54
Holy moly. I bitterly regret getting my 5850 a few weeks back for £120. This is such a bitter pill to swallow.

lucas4
27-05-11, 17:56
they will be all gone by then

i fear that :(!
if they are, its an excuse to spend more on a better card ina few weeks :P!

almighty15
27-05-11, 18:30
How many Crossfire connectors do these have?

Nathan94
27-05-11, 18:31
How long will you be stocking these?

Mr Moose
27-05-11, 18:51
How many Crossfire connectors do these have?
Two connectors.

DaTLiTe
27-05-11, 19:38
wow that is an amazing price! good job guys

fur34
27-05-11, 19:59
2 left guys

ongy2k3
27-05-11, 20:19
Going to have to resist then.

Mr Moose
27-05-11, 20:21
One left!

Zaim
27-05-11, 20:33
One left!

Ah well, that's me out.

scrivz69
28-05-11, 10:14
Looks whats just been delivered, it's not what you know but who you know lol.;)

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Martin
28-05-11, 10:16
Jealous lol.
Mine's due 31st.

fur34
28-05-11, 10:17
pics of card

scrivz69
28-05-11, 10:22
I will do in a sec mate
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A load of stickers and a case badge.


Card itself.

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No red stripe.
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shannowdr
28-05-11, 11:38
untrue just how cheap those 5850 have got

scrivz69
28-05-11, 11:43
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This ain't looking too clever, took old card out, new one is and it wanter a driver even though it's the same card, unintalled ati drivers, downloaded 11.5 and tried again, it shows in device manager ok, so a head scratcher at the moment.

wraithchild
28-05-11, 11:45
Damn missed them!

Martin
28-05-11, 11:45
What's with the thing behind the fan?
And a lovely case badge.
I wish they gave those on the PSU'.s

DoubleTop
28-05-11, 11:46
ran driver cleaner yet scrivz69 - drivers are notorious for getting in a pickle, it may be the same gpu, but it being a different edition with different features it'll be getting in a mess about what it can and can't do.

DT.

Martin
28-05-11, 11:50
When I've changed ATI cards, I get that message, but Windows 7 usually sorts it out with a restart.

scrivz69
28-05-11, 11:52
Done that DT, after a little messing all is well ccc is working and recognises the card ok, ati drivers are a pain in the butt.


What's with the thing behind the fan?
And a lovely case badge.
I wish they gave those on the PSU'.s


Just looks like a metal plate mate.

http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/1254/imag0072zl.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/543/imag0072zl.jpg/)
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Old card next to the new one.

lucas4
28-05-11, 11:57
What's with the thing behind the fan?
And a lovely case badge.
I wish they gave those on the PSU'.s

It's some type of metal cooling plate that separates the PCB from the heatsink fins. Or that's what it seems like coz my xfx 4870 has the same thing

The BE card is an inch longer than the already massive 5850 :eek:
So what length is it?

scrivz69
28-05-11, 12:07
3dmark 06 on my old card.

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Same bench on new card WTF.

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Martin
28-05-11, 12:15
I don't quite understand what you've done mate?
You make it sound like you've swapped one card straight for another :S?

And 3Dmark06 is CPU bottlenecked.

fur34
28-05-11, 12:17
helps if you put them both in together lol

DoubleTop
28-05-11, 12:19
black edition is something like a 20Mhz core upgrade and a 100Mhz(x5, gddr5) ram increase, same number of cores and ofc a new start on a warranty which at that price isn't a bad thing.

DT.

Martin
28-05-11, 12:21
Oh yeah.
But surely it's not worth swapping out one 5850 for another card :p
You won't see a difference with 20mhz, more consistent perhaps.
The memory speed won't do anything, reference cards were fitted with the 1250mhz chips from the 5870's.

scrivz69
28-05-11, 12:22
Off to work soon, so I ain't got time to try xfire yet, I will have to shift my soundcard around, to get the other card in, I am impressed, the card hit 181fps in canyon flight and I ain't seen that, it's also very quiet and the fan does not spin up at all.

scrivz69
28-05-11, 12:41
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Looks ok to me.:)

lucas4
28-05-11, 13:18
The cooler looks much better. wonder what temps r like

Josh
28-05-11, 13:18
Omfg, I really want two of these, so much nicer than my sapphires.

scrivz69
28-05-11, 13:21
The cooler looks much better. wonder what temps r like


It's sat at 43 mate and hit 70 on the vantage run I did, but the fan is very quiet and never spun up.

lucas4
28-05-11, 14:02
It's sat at 43 mate and hit 70 on the vantage run I did, but the fan is very quiet and never spun up.

43 idle :drool:!
It looks quieter than the crappy stock coolers thanks to the decent fan. My stock cooler which looks the same as ur stock cooler is LOUD lol!

scrivz69
28-05-11, 14:33
My other card is a little louder but it has never bothered me.

GentleGiant
28-05-11, 17:02
https://www.aria.co.uk/dynres/Z2FsbGVyeV9pbWFnZS53aWR0aD01MDA=/bWFpbmltYWdlcy9wcm9kdWN0X2ltYWdlcy9vcmlnaW5hbC81OD UwYmVlZ2dfNTAwLmpwZw==.jpgIf I had known it has THAT cooler on, and not the one shown on the Aria sales page I would have bought one the second I saw the first post. Too late now :cry

Zaim
28-05-11, 17:08
The card looks great scrivz69, great temps and performance. I wish i had gone for two of these now :|

Nick259
29-05-11, 16:33
A 5850 would be a nice improvement over my 4870. Wish I had the money :(

BurningFeetMan
29-05-11, 16:59
These cards do run lovely and cool but I have to figure out how to make my own profile as I would rather the card stayed cool and the fan ramped up than it stayed quiet .

niceguyrichy
29-05-11, 17:14
Pick an OC utility like MSi Afterburner, set your fan speeds & limits etc, and you're done :)

BurningFeetMan
29-05-11, 17:45
Cheers NGR I will take a look. AMD overdrive doesn't seem to do it unless I'm missing something :)

danroyle
29-05-11, 18:45
Cheers NGR I will take a look. AMD overdrive doesn't seem to do it unless I'm missing something :)

you can only do manual override through CCC msi afterburner you can set what speed you want the fan at each temperature I always end up doing it with cards i find the fan fires up to a loud speed at too high a temperature for me

scrivz69
30-05-11, 10:57
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Looks ok to me.:)[/QUOTE]

Now x fired with my old card.
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Speed
31-05-11, 17:26
Well thought I secured the last one, but just got an e-mail from Aria saying that it is "currently not available and has been discontinued" AKA they no longer have stock.

Been offered the bog standard XFX 5850 at the same price, but it isn't such a good deal! :(

Caimbeul
31-05-11, 20:36
Nice deal, shame I already got two of these.

Go tripple xfire!

Martin
31-05-11, 20:48
I wish these were still here.
I should have went Trifire for 270 quid :p

lucas4
31-05-11, 20:50
I wish these were still here.
I should have went Trifire for 270 quid :p

im kinda regretting not purchasing :p!
scrivs likes to rub it in :lol:

Zaim
31-05-11, 20:50
I wish these were still here.
I should have went Trifire for 270 quid :p

lol, wonder how the performance would be compared to a 580.

@scrivz69 nice scores :thumb:

Martin
31-05-11, 20:59
lol, wonder how the performance would be compared to a 580.

@scrivz69 nice scores :thumb:
A fair bit better than a 580.

lucas4
31-05-11, 21:00
2 5850's beat a 580, so 3 should beat it by a fair margin!