550ti with my system?

Kingfish999

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• Dec 16, 2012

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I have dual HD5770 in crossfire. the crossfire is crap and i perfer to run with it off cause it doesnt help at all most of the time and causes random problems. want to upgrade my video card but my computer is getting dated quick. a friend is upgrading his card and would sell me his 550ti cheap. would it be a good choice for my system or will my comp be too slow to use the card effectively?

 

Ajay57

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Well from looking on the net there is not alot of difference between the cards, the only thing is one card. Is better than 2 for heat+ power, try this post it may give you a idea! AJ.

1, http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/356251-15-5770-crossfire

 

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Kingfish999

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wow i must have a brain fart earlier. i guess i kept typing 5570 which showed having MUCH more performance. but now that i look again ya theres only slight improvement. hmm maby ill jsut buy new cards then cause my crossfire is absolutly useless

can someone recommend a card that would be good for my system? no need on buying a card thats faster than my comp can handle. im wanting to tryy nvidia cause i havent had the best ATI expiereiences latley but thats all im use to

 

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Looking at the numbers i would say you got to a 7850 or higher to beat 2 x 5770 to get a decent up grade, or else its not really worth it. And the reason i am sticking with AMD that's where the biggest bang for the Buck is! So to give you a idea here is a 5770 vs 7850?

1, http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/538?vs=549

2,http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150609

This is the best card to go with right now with a Discount and free Shipping etc.!

 

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Kingfish999

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alright thanks. its PCIe 3.0 where my mobo is only 2.0, hope that isnt a major bottleneck. i figuered any newer cards would outperform my cpu

 

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All the new cards are backwards compatible and the difference between 3.0 and 2.0 bandwidth on your PC. I guess would not be that much, but wait and see if any of the other members say differently! So long as you have a 16 X PCI-E Slot not much of a problem and it fits your case as well? AJ.

 

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Kingfish999 said:

alright thanks. its PCIe 3.0 where my mobo is only 2.0, hope that isnt a major bottleneck. i figuered any newer cards would outperform my cpu

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http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Intel/Ivy_Bridge_PCI-Express_Scaling/23.html

 

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• Dec 24, 2012

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You shouldn't have to worry about your Mobo only being at PCIe 2.0, most newer cards don't even fully saturate a PCIe 2.0 bus; that includes the PCIe 3.0 cards. PCIe 3.0, essentially, is just future-proofing IMO.