Thinking of upgrading to 5450 from 4850 just for dx11

it a major downgrade from what you got.

The HD4850 is much, much, much faster than a HD5450.

I dont understand the harsh criticism for 5450's, my friend has a premade HP with a 5450 included and he plays most games he wants at high settings. To say it can barely play games isn't giving it some of the justice it deserves. Sure you'd need a fairly small resolution and a game that isn't like Crysis, but it can definitely play a lot of games at decent settings.

I dont understand the harsh criticism for 5450's, my friend has a premade HP with a 5450 included and he plays most games he wants at high settings. To say it can barely play games isn't giving it some of the justice it deserves. Sure you'd need a fairly small resolution and a game that isn't like Crysis, but it can definitely play a lot of games at decent settings.

mr_zombie60

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I dont understand the harsh criticism for 5450's, my friend has a premade HP with a 5450 included and he plays most games he wants at high settings. To say it can barely play games isn't giving it some of the justice it deserves. Sure you'd need a fairly small resolution and a game that isn't like Crysis, but it can definitely play a lot of games at decent settings.

adamosmaki

Well of course, I don't mean to say that his trade off makes any sense. I just got a bit derailed by the fact that 5450's aren't as bad as people say :/

Cmon though, can't play any games at all lol :P Don't go around telling people that ahahah.

4850 is roughly equal to the 5750 and 6750. You need atleast 5850 or 6850 for it to be a worthy upgrade.

4850 is roughly equal to the 5750 and 6750. You need atleast 5850 or 6850 for it to be a worthy upgrade.

Gambler_3

If your hardware can "handle" a 4850, then it will handle a 6870 as well, Which without knowing your budget, would be the card i'd get. gmaster456

[QUOTE="gmaster456"]If your hardware can "handle" a 4850, then it will handle a 6870 as well, Which without knowing your budget, would be the card i'd get. Gambler_3

[QUOTE="adamosmaki"][QUOTE="mr_zombie60"]

I dont understand the harsh criticism for 5450's, my friend has a premade HP with a 5450 included and he plays most games he wants at high settings. To say it can barely play games isn't giving it some of the justice it deserves. Sure you'd need a fairly small resolution and a game that isn't like Crysis, but it can definitely play a lot of games at decent settings.

mr_zombie60

Well of course, I don't mean to say that his trade off makes any sense. I just got a bit derailed by the fact that 5450's aren't as bad as people say :/

Cmon though, can't play any games at all lol :P Don't go around telling people that ahahah.

[QUOTE="adamosmaki"][QUOTE="mr_zombie60"]

I dont understand the harsh criticism for 5450's, my friend has a premade HP with a 5450 included and he plays most games he wants at high settings. To say it can barely play games isn't giving it some of the justice it deserves. Sure you'd need a fairly small resolution and a game that isn't like Crysis, but it can definitely play a lot of games at decent settings.

mr_zombie60

Well of course, I don't mean to say that his trade off makes any sense. I just got a bit derailed by the fact that 5450's aren't as bad as people say :/

Cmon though, can't play any games at all lol :P Don't go around telling people that ahahah.

I think it's just that the 54xx is a low end series, and most people who are playing with decent machines these days have at least mid range, such as how I have a 6850, that's mid-range. I would cry if I had below that honestly.

I bought a gigabyte 5450 OC while my 6970 was RMA'd. Just for fun I tried a few titles like F.E.A.R 3, crysis........I don't mind slideshows........but not when they're in games. Glad it's in the cupboard in the box:)

What about a 5670? What does everybody think about that?psx_warrior

WoW!!! (Get it, WoW?) Sounds like the 5450 is a piece of crap compared to my 4850. I had to do some tinkering with the settings to get Crysis to run properly without almost freezing up every time I had to swing around, but once I got it, I had almost no frame rate issues. My specs are intel core 2 quad Q8200 2.33 ghz. 8 gigs ddr2 ram. And the radeon 4850 512 mb. 550 watt power supply. The problem I'm having is that I don't think I can fit any of those dual slot cards into my machine. Yeah, I can upgrade the power supply, and I don't care about running two cards, but I don't believe my machine will take a dual slot card.psx_warrior

[QUOTE="psx_warrior"]What about a 5670? What does everybody think about that?swehunt

[QUOTE="swehunt"][QUOTE="psx_warrior"]What about a 5670? What does everybody think about that?psx_warrior

Dang, you'd think a 5450 would be faster than a 4850, but people telling me it's a major downgrade tells me that I have a really good card in the 4850. Thanks for all the replies. Also, part of the problem is for whatever reason, the two case fans I had put in initially fixed the problem of the card getting too hot and shutting my pc down altogether. Now, for whatever reason, they aren't able to cool the thing off. Now I'm resorting to putting a small fan beside the intake vent. It drops the temps. by between 10 and 15 degrees c. Sounds bizarre, but it works.psx_warrior

Title says it all. The only reason why I don't choose a better one, though, is because my other hardware specs wouldn't be able to support a better card. I guess what I'm asking is how good would this card in the one gig variety handle Crysis 2 in dx11? Better yet, what about the upcoming Battlefield 3? I know it wouldn't be much of an improvement, but I really want the dx11 support at least. Thoughts?psx_warrior

[QUOTE="psx_warrior"]Title says it all. The only reason why I don't choose a better one, though, is because my other hardware specs wouldn't be able to support a better card. I guess what I'm asking is how good would this card in the one gig variety handle Crysis 2 in dx11? Better yet, what about the upcoming Battlefield 3? I know it wouldn't be much of an improvement, but I really want the dx11 support at least. Thoughts?ronvalencia

[QUOTE="psx_warrior"]WoW!!! (Get it, WoW?) Sounds like the 5450 is a piece of crap compared to my 4850. I had to do some tinkering with the settings to get Crysis to run properly without almost freezing up every time I had to swing around, but once I got it, I had almost no frame rate issues. My specs are intel core 2 quad Q8200 2.33 ghz. 8 gigs ddr2 ram. And the radeon 4850 512 mb. 550 watt power supply. The problem I'm having is that I don't think I can fit any of those dual slot cards into my machine. Yeah, I can upgrade the power supply, and I don't care about running two cards, but I don't believe my machine will take a dual slot card.polarwrath11

Where do you get off telling someone that they can't explain their own jokes? Check the sticky on life? I think you should take your own advice and don't be a toolbag to other users.