HD5770 vs 8800gt

Hey guys just wondering of the 5770 would be a healthy upgrade from the 8800gt. I usually play Napolean Total War which is the only really graphics intensive game i play for now. I run it at 1360x768.

Hey guys just wondering of the 5770 would be a healthy upgrade from the 8800gt. I usually play Napolean Total War which is the only really graphics intensive game i play for now. I run it at 1360x768.

njean777

I don't think it's worth it, especially at that resolution. I'd use the money towards a nice monitor, as you're not going to see much of a difference between the two cards save for DX11 support.

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Hey guys just wondering of the 5770 would be a healthy upgrade from the 8800gt. I usually play Napolean Total War which is the only really graphics intensive game i play for now. I run it at 1360x768.

MaoTheChimp

I don't think it's worth it, especially at that resolution. I'd use the money towards a nice monitor, as you're not going to see much of a difference between the two cards save for DX11 support.

well im not gonna buy a new monitor due to me only wanting one Tv/Monitor at a time. I use my tv as my monitor and will not replace it until it goes out. I have limited space in my room so i only have room for one monitor/Tv at a time.

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Hey guys just wondering of the 5770 would be a healthy upgrade from the 8800gt. I usually play Napolean Total War which is the only really graphics intensive game i play for now. I run it at 1360x768.

njean777

I don't think it's worth it, especially at that resolution. I'd use the money towards a nice monitor, as you're not going to see much of a difference between the two cards save for DX11 support.

well im not gonna buy a new monitor due to me only wanting one Tv/Monitor at a time. I use my tv as my monitor and will not replace it until it goes out. I have limited space in my room so i only have room for one monitor/Tv at a time.

My 8800gt Gave out after almost 3 years, so I had to purchase a New card STAT. Since it was a quick decision, I went ahead and bought a 5770. Im actually quite impressed with it. Its definately a better card. You will see a difference. My main objective though - is to run it Crossfire. One card does a noticibly great job , but 2 should definately do great.

However - if youre just looking to get an upgrade. Go with the 5830. that is if ur buying ona budget. The 5830 is around and even under $200.00. Id personally prefer to get the 5850 , but thats just out of my budget. So if ur truely wanting to see a difference, and dont have teh extra money - grab the 5830 , and plan on going crossfire in the future.

Forget it. Don't go less than a GTX 460

Forget it. Don't go less than a GTX 460

kaitanuvax

I'm still on an 8800GT here, but I personally vouch for a GTX 460.

Has anyone looked at the OP's monitor resolution? The 8800GT he's currently got can max Crysis at 1360x768 without much issue. Upgrading to a GTX 460 or 5850 would be an entirely stupid upgrade option until the OP is able to get his hands on a higher resolution monitor.

Has anyone looked at the OP's monitor resolution? The 8800GT he's currently got can max Crysis at 1360x768 without much issue. Upgrading to a GTX 460 or 5850 would be an entirely stupid upgrade option until the OP is able to get his hands on a higher resolution monitor.

MaoTheChimp

It would be even more stupid if he upgraded to a 5770, because the perf increase isn't that great and if he gets a better monitor it probably won't be able to handle it all that great.

as far as specs go the 5770 = 260 gtx

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Has anyone looked at the OP's monitor resolution? The 8800GT he's currently got can max Crysis at 1360x768 without much issue. Upgrading to a GTX 460 or 5850 would be an entirely stupid upgrade option until the OP is able to get his hands on a higher resolution monitor.

kaitanuvax

It would be even more stupid if he upgraded to a 5770, because the perf increase isn't that great and if he gets a better monitor it probably won't be able to handle it all that great.

But by upgrading his monitor, he'd see an immediate increase in picture quality even if he had to tone down the detail settings somewhat. Upgrading to a GTX 460 would yield no tangible difference in visual quality or performance unless the OP is looking towards it's DX11 capabilities.

But by upgrading his monitor, he'd see an immediate increase in picture quality even if he had to tone down the detail settings somewhat. Upgrading to a GTX 460 would yield no tangible difference in visual quality or performance unless the OP is looking towards it's DX11 capabilities.

MaoTheChimp

I'm not saying he shouldn't upgrade his monitor.

Only saying that a 5770 upgrade is a nono.

Has anyone looked at the OP's monitor resolution? The 8800GT he's currently got can max Crysis at 1360x768 without much issue. Upgrading to a GTX 460 or 5850 would be an entirely stupid upgrade option until the OP is able to get his hands on a higher resolution monitor.

MaoTheChimp

im basically trying to future proof my computer as much as i can, they dont come out with as many OMG graphics games since crysis on the pc anymore. But i would like to be ready just incase one comes out of nowhere.

a that resolution, stick to your 8800gt. I am running a 9800gt (pretty much the 8800gt) on my 1280x1024 monitor and it's perfectly fine. Even runs crysis with decent settings. What more could you want?Mr_NoName111

What CPU do you have? If I remember correctly, my E6600 majorly bottlenecked my 8800GT SLi for total war games.Swiftstrike5

Intel Pentium E6300 @ 2.80GHzWolfdale 45nm Technology not bottlenecking my my video card as far as i know. Im getting 60fps on WOW and have no problems running Napolean:total war. Only problem with a Nvidia 460 is i will need to buy a molar to pcie power connector as my power supply only has one pcie 6 pin connector. I was kinda only wanting the best videocard with one pcie connector. But if it makes no differnce will just get the 460 in the future.

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Has anyone looked at the OP's monitor resolution? The 8800GT he's currently got can max Crysis at 1360x768 without much issue. Upgrading to a GTX 460 or 5850 would be an entirely stupid upgrade option until the OP is able to get his hands on a higher resolution monitor.

NamelessPlayer

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Hey guys just wondering of the 5770 would be a healthy upgrade from the 8800gt. I usually play Napolean Total War which is the only really graphics intensive game i play for now. I run it at 1360x768.

MaoTheChimp

I don't think it's worth it, especially at that resolution. I'd use the money towards a nice monitor, as you're not going to see much of a difference between the two cards save for DX11 support.

ya you will se an improvment, the 5770 is on par with the gtx 260 so you can expect you frame rate to go up a bit.

its not all about the memory size guys;)

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Hey guys just wondering of the 5770 would be a healthy upgrade from the 8800gt. I usually play Napolean Total War which is the only really graphics intensive game i play for now. I run it at 1360x768.

CagedOkami

I don't think it's worth it, especially at that resolution. I'd use the money towards a nice monitor, as you're not going to see much of a difference between the two cards save for DX11 support.

ya you will se an improvment, the 5770 is on par with the gtx 260 so you can expect you frame rate to go up a bit.

its not all about the memory size guys;)

Great card ,u'll enjoy it. I also bought the 5770 when my 8800gt gave up. Its a good, cheap buy. It really should be considered as the NEW 8800gt