4870 or 5770?

sweefu

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• Dec 6, 2009

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Hey,
i am buying a new gpu and i have around a AUS$200 budget.. dont want to upgrade it again for a while really..
so its between 4870 or 5770?
What is the better card?
Thanks.

 

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• Dec 6, 2009

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I would get 5770 personally. Its probably the same or a hair faster than 4870, uses less power and is DX11.

 

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depends on what you want out of your gpu - the 5770 games fairly well, but just a tad under the 4870 BUT..........it has directx 11, eyefinity (which is nice) and is generally updated - and uses less power.........depending on which 5770, is fairly quiet too.......

 

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• Dec 6, 2009

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Id get the 5770 then later on grab another.newer tech and DX 11 cant loose

 

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Gresyth

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EarthDog said:

I would get 5770 personally. Its probably the same or a hair faster than 4870, uses less power and is DX11.

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This is why I bought my 5770.

 

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5770 with no doubt!

 

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• Dec 8, 2009

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something else -the 5770 handles different size displays flawlessly and running between screens is no problem......... i've been running my blu ray player on a 42" LCD @ full screen while surfing on a 21" LCD monitor.........Planet Earth never looked so good - now i just need to make use of the HDMI-out (am running to the big screen through DVI and not making use of the audio-ready HDMI)........

 

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• Dec 9, 2009

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5770 no question

 

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• Dec 22, 2009

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Just thought i'd say, though its old now i went ahead and ordered a Sapphire HD5770 today
Thanks for the help with the decision

 

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lee

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• Dec 22, 2009

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have the sapphire version myself, runs great......have played around with the overclocking and seems pretty stable, but need to readjust since loading the 9.12 cat drivers.........

 

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• Dec 22, 2009

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But the 4870 is faster and has less problems due to the drivers...

 

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• Dec 23, 2009

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ArchEnemy said:

But the 4870 is faster and has less problems due to the drivers...

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Some have said for the same reason (drivers being developed) that the current state of 4870 matching/beating 5770 slightly in specific gaming fps benches will go away, as the 5770 drivers are optimized.

Additional general advice for people making this decision - select one with the "egg" shaped cooler most 3rd party manuf's are generating when selecting a 5770 instead of the rectangular stock shape - it is a more thermally efficient design that generates less noise - great qualities for "overclockers" and "silencers" alike . Best I can tell they're being priced identically.