Help with choosing new parts. (5750 vs 5770 vs GTS 450)

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#1 D-I0
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Hi, well as the topic name suggests, i need some help choosing a new GPU, and power supply. I have a E4500 2.2 Processor, 3gig ram and a Gigabyte GA-945GCM-S2C mobo. I would like to game at 1280 by 1024/ 1440 by 900 (medium/high). I live in South Africa but a relative is in Australia at the moment. GPU: Saphire Radeon 5750 (http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/129723/VIDEOCARDS_RADEON_PCI-EX_5XXX_SERIES/Sapphire/11164-03-20R.asp) Gigabyte GTS 450: (http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=193_1149&products_id=15526) Asus GTS 450 (http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=193_1149&products_id=15534) Saphire Radeon 5770 (http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/128147/VIDEOCARDS_RADEON_PCI-EX_5XXX_SERIES/Sapphire/21163-00-41R.asp) EVGA GTS 450 (http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=193_1149&products_id=15537) Power Supply: Gigabyte Odin 470 ( http://www.take2.co.za/electronics-gigabyte-odin-470-ge-p470a-c2-power-supply-470w-4189030.html ) Any suggestions, improvements let me now.
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#2 GTR12
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Newegg don't ship to Australia, so your out of luck there.

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#3 D-I0
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Thanks 4 the reply, that sucks, off to o find some Aus sites
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Good site, low prices. Now just need help choosing which parts. [Edited first page]
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#7 Heyhuub
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Get the HD5770, it's about 10-20% faster than the GTS450 and uses less power. Sapphire is a good choice at that.

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#8 Human-after-all
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gts 250 is cheaper than all of them and performs almost as good as an hd5770...although I loved my 5770. MSI Hawk if you can.
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#9 desertpython
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Your CPU is going to bottleneck your performance.

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#10 D-I0
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Thanks for the replies, So 5770 and Core 2 Quad Q8400?