4770 worth it over 5670?

[jimplin]

Hi all.. new here.

The 4770 is available at $126, the 5670 is at $105 (both 512mb)... i am a light gamer at 1440 screen res, who wishes to play games like HAWX and NFS Shift, and some FPS games like Mass Effect 2 maxed out.
From some newer games it seems the 5670 is quite near to the 4770...

Now it would be nice to save the 20 bucks ...however i would like games maxed out for the little gaming i do... i do have a capable psu from FSP with a video card power feed.

I don't plan to use Eyefinity, and i find very little to no difference between dx 11 and 10/9.

Now is the difference between performance of the 2 cards worth it?

One thing i'm curious about, approx. how long before the 2 cards start to show hiccups at the resolution i play at?

Thanks!!

 

[450]

What is the exact PSU you have?

At about $100, I think I'd choose an HD4870 512 or 1GB over the other two for gaming.

 

[jimplin]

well 450, its a 400w, exact model i don't remember.. so i don't think it'd be fit for a 4870 and the card anyways is beyond my budget.

Thanks for the quick re..

Just having a hard time weighing the price to performance ratio between the two.

 

[needmorecarnitine]

Are you in the U.S.?

Why not wait for a good sale on the 5750 or 5770. You can get a 5770 right now for $97 at Tigerdirect with a $10 MIR, ebill me $20 rebate (first time user) and bing 15.2% cashback

 

[jimplin]

Nope needmorecarnitine not in the US...i'm in India.. apparently the worst place to buy graphics cards.. lol

 

[jimplin]

What's intriguing is the stats for crysis for 4770 and 5670, here http://www.hardocp.com/article/2009/10/12/amd_ati_radeon_hd_5770_5750_review/6 and here http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/01/14/amds_ati_radeon_hd_5670_review/4, although can't say the same for other games, even in NFS shift, 5670 should only be around 5 frames behind 4770 with no AA (like 4770)...and its the same test setup.

thats whats making me budge a bit toward 5670...

 

[Valset]

well 450, its a 400w, exact model i don't remember.. so i don't think it'd be fit for a 4870 and the card anyways is beyond my budget.

Thanks for the quick re..

Just having a hard time weighing the price to performance ratio between the two.

this makes a huge difference in what you can use. we kinda need to know what PSU you have

 

[jimplin]

this makes a huge difference in what you can use. we kinda need to know what PSU you have

well i just checked, its an everest 80 plus 400w. but what my gaming needs demand is quite less from what this psu offers.
i think i'm just gonna get a sapphire 5670 after all...

What's intriguing is the stats for crysis for 4770 and 5670, here http://www.hardocp.com/article/2009/10/12/amd_ati_radeon_hd_5770_5750_review/6 and here http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/01/14/amds_ati_radeon_hd_5670_review/4, although can't say the same for other games, even in NFS shift, 5670 should only be around 5 frames behind 4770 with no AA (like 4770)...and its the same test setup.

thats whats making me budge a bit toward 5670...

any thoughts on this post..?

 

[Intel_Hydralisk]

Judging by their tech specs the 4770 looks to be considerably faster. Based on this review: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-5670,2533.html

I'd get the 4770

 

[Omegas]

the 4770 should walk all over that 5670, plus it OC's like a beast most of the time. Not sure if it falls into your power rating, what's the rest of the system specs? OC'd?

 

[Valset]

well i just checked, its an everest 80 plus 400w. but what my gaming needs demand is quite less from what this psu offers.
i think i'm just gonna get a sapphire 5670 after all..

you can, but you can also look at most any card with a single PCIe power cable. I know your limited where you are but a 4850 would serve you well,as would a 5770

 

[jimplin]

Valset, 4850 is extremely hard to find here...and i don't think the psu will handle it comfortably... the 5750 is at $170, and the 5770 at 200$, the cheapest around!

Omegas, i guess u'r right it should walk all over the 5670, haven't oc'd my system tho, the proc is an e8400, with a WD 500gb disk, 3gb of RAM... nothing very high powered.

Intel_Hydralisk like i said its very hard to find the 4850 and priced even more than the 4770...
after seeing this http://www.gamegpu.ru/Action-/-FPS-/-TPS-eng/just-cause-2-demo-gpu-test.html, i think i'd rather go with the 4770 ..

 

[the_real_7]

I have asus 4770 I play shift and batman arkham asylum 2 x aa 16 af all high on 1680 x 1050 with 50 - 55 fps not a problem , but my e5200 on that pc is also pushed to 3.6

 

[jimplin]

Alright well thanks a lot for the inputs, i got the 4770 should ship in a day or two...w00t!

 

[the_real_7]

good choice that card is a lil beastie i use whenever my big system down , and honestly i smile all the way to the bank

 

[jimplin]

i guess so ... and the comparison here http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-5770,2446-8.html, makes me think it might equal a 5750 with some oc!