5850 or save money

[connorss]

so recently i got around 400$ and i was thinking of getting a 5850.well know i'm thinking of saving the money and purchasing a mac.well really this is a decision if i should do one upgrade now or do a big upgrade later for more performance.if you think i should get a mac what version should i get and what upgrades.if u select a mac i will be getting final cut express on it for video editing.thx for a responce in advance

[jmdalmighty]

Dam 400 is alot but a mac would be about 4 times that if u think u can get the money for a mac go for it but they won't have high enough performance as you might

want so I guess I'msaying is upgrade rather than buying a mac

[Quinn]

Never ask the internet how to spend your money... evar!

[iBotPeaches]

5850 is overkill unless you'll be either

 

1) Playing tons of computer games non-stop

 

2) You plan to have 2-3 monitors constantly

 

3) You case can handle such a card.

 

 

Either way look at some of those 5900s.

[gruntmods]

so recently i got around 400$ and i was thinking of getting a 5850.well know i'm thinking of saving the money and purchasing a mac.well really this is a decision if i should do one upgrade now or do a big upgrade later for more performance.if you think i should get a mac what version should i get and what upgrades.if u select a mac i will be getting final cut express on it for video editing.thx for a responce in advance

Get a gtx 460, very cheap and effective.