460 or 5770

[sadain]

Hey guys i am planning to buy a graphics card: 5770 or 460?

here are my system configs
C2D e6750 2.66 ghz
intel oem d33fb mobo
2 gb ddr2 800 mhz ram
corsair vx450 psu
win 7

i plan to upgrade to a i5 750 or equivalent next year.

ill max play games at 1080p, mostly i play games at 720p. besides i alsowatch a lot of hd content

please suggest which gpu to go for

Thanks!

 

[jyjjy]

If your monitor is 1080p then you should be playing games at your native resolution. The GTX 460 would be a better choice for that and also overclocks better as well.

 

[marco324]

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-460-sli-geforce-gtx-480,2694-5.html

the 260 is right up there with the 5870 nice card been reading good things about it

http://www.anandtech.com/show/3809/nvidias-geforce-gtx-460-the-200-king

 

[jyjjy]

I think you meant the GTX 460 and no, it's nowhere near as good as the HD5870.

 

[jmack5864]

You will get a better bang for your buck going with the GTX 460. With a decent overclock it can even perform with the 5850 in some cases. 2 x GTX 460's in SLI can even outperform the GTX 480 and HD5870.

http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=576&Itemid=72&limit=1&limitstart=5

 

[jyjjy]

Yeah, it's certainly a better card for the money but performance wise it can't compare with the HD5870 except perhaps in games the favor Nvidia hardware to an extreme degree.

 

[jmack5864]

I agree, performance wise their is really nothing that can compare with the HD5870 right now except for the GTX 480 and it's heat and power requirements make it unattractive. But looking at sadain's PSU and the rest of his build, it makes the HD5870 an unrealistic option (unless they're willing to upgrade the PSU as well). That's why I suggested the GTX 460.

 

[jyjjy]

I agree, performance wise their is really nothing that can compare with the HD5870 right now except for the GTX 480

Not quite, an OCed HD5850 is on par and a much better deal.

 

[asteldian]

A 5770 at HD resolutions is definately not an option.

If money is the restricting factor then a 1gb 460 would be the ideal purchase. OC'd they can perform like a 5850 which is the minimum power I would want for gaming at that resolution

 

[sadain]

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