5770 vs. 5850 price/pref ratio

[mother242]

i have bought a system all except the graphics card and have two make a choice between these two 5850 and the 5770. i was wondering about the price/perf ratio for these two cards. yeah just your thoughts on them etc. really just want to know which i should use.
thx

 

[jyjjy]

What is the native resolution of your monitor

 

[jyjjy]

Also what kind of power supply does your system have

 

[wa1]

Yes, agree with jyjjy, list the rest of your system here...

 

[mother242]

kk
CPU: PhenomII X4 695
MoBo: Ga-Ma790XT-UD4P
RAM: 4GB RipJaws DDDR3
PSU: Amacrox 550watt
monitor is a Dell 24inch wide

 

[mother242]

oh yeah do these cards have problems with windows 7 or some thing so i have heard and if so how can i fix them

 

[jyjjy]

Windows 7 shouldn't be an issue.
If I were you I would get the HD5770. It will be quite good for your resolution for the moment. In a year+ when you feel the need for something better you can add another as your motherboard is a good one for crossfire. 2 HD5770s offer performance close to an HD5870 with a price similar to an HD5850. Probably less actually because a year from now a second HD5770 will probably be around $100.

 

[mother242]

kk just out of intrest what is the power of two 5850's together

 

[jyjjy]

Two HD5850s would be on par with an HD5970. Really such a setup should only be considered if you have a 2560x1600 monitor.

 

[mother242]

kk isn't that what my monitor is, i thought that it was pritty powerful but yeah

 

[jyjjy]

No, 24" monitors are 1920x1080 or 1920x1200 which is quite high. 2560x1600 monitors are usually 30" or larger and very expensive($1000+)

 

[mother242]

kk i'll stick with my monitor it very good i like it. right thanks 4 yr elp.
ps this is completely off thread but do the fans take there power direct from the psu or from the motherboard

 

[jyjjy]

A video card that uses more than 75w uses an external power connector directly from the PSU as well as receiving power through the PCIe slot. The amount of power used to drive the fan is insignificant compared to the power to run the card itself.
If you mean the CPU fan it is usually plugged into the motherboard. The case fans usually get powered directly by the PSU.

 

[mother242]

thx that's all cool got 2 go c ya
thx 4 yr elp

 

[methix0r]

5770 is a piece of crap dont get it so many problems with it i had to return mine cause it is faulty allot of people have been having that issue

 

[jyjjy]

By a lot I assume you mean hardly any. There certainly haven't been a lot of people complaining about that card. You may have gotten a bad one. It happens but one time personal experiences shouldn't be generalized.

 

[jitpublisher]

5770 is a piece of crap dont get it so many problems with it i had to return mine cause it is faulty allot of people have been having that issue

I suppose your 1 bad experience is considered "allot"? You are the first person of many, many, many that I have seen that say nothing but good things about the 5770?
I was skeptical because the memory bandwidth is only 128 bit, but I guess the fast GDDR5 makes up for it. Everyone I have ever seen that has one of these basically says the only thing better than 1 of them, is 2 of them in Crossfire.

 

[wa1]

5770 is a piece of crap dont get it so many problems with it i had to return mine cause it is faulty allot of people have been having that issue

U just got a bad one, that's not counted...
So, instead of 5770, what card do u recommend?