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hrrrrm, 5770?

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It must be asked, but it was shown at launch that a 5770 was roughly equivalent to a 4870, and a 5750 was equivalent to a 4850. Is this still the case? Both cards have been out for a while, and new driver releases have occurred in the intervening time period, is there much of a difference?
 
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I might be wrong but i think the 4870 is very slightly faster,but of course its a lot louder,runs very hot under load, and uses a lot more power and has no DX11.

I would buy the 5770 over the 4870 no doubt.
 
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I agree. I think new drivers have seen the 5770 and 5750 really shine, but the much lower power use and noise really hit home.

Unless money is an issue and you get a great deal on a 4870, I'd always go for a 5770 ahead of a 4870 due to the lower power draw and temps. The 4870 is still a great card however.
 
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5770 in my opinion is the best value card to buy at the moment.

I agree with that. I can't quite get my head round the fact that people are flocking to pay £230-£250 for a 5850 which isn't hugely faster than a GTX 260/275 which were £~130/~£155 well over a year ago. Maybe I'm getting old:p If my GTX 260 blew up tomorrow, I'd nip across to Overclockers and get a 5770:cool:
 
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I agree with that. I can't quite get my head round the fact that people are flocking to pay £230-£250 for a 5850 which isn't hugely faster than a GTX 260/275 which were £~130/~£155 well over a year ago. Maybe I'm getting old:p If my GTX 260 blew up tomorrow, I'd nip across to Overclockers and get a 5770:cool:
5850 was good buy at £200-£220 back then, but now at £230-£260 it just seem a bit overpriced.
 
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The 5770 was about as quick as a 4870 at launch, now with driver optimizations and improvements the 5770 is closer to the 4890 in performance. Cracking cards on thier own, amazing when crossfired :p
 
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Ah, but if you decided to upgrade you'd get very little back from the 4850s, and the performance gains wouldn't be huge either (as well as using far more energy and creating much more heat). 5770 is a great card and pretty decent value too.
 
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I agree with that. I can't quite get my head round the fact that people are flocking to pay £230-£250 for a 5850 which isn't hugely faster than a GTX 260/275 which were £~130/~£155 well over a year ago. Maybe I'm getting old:p If my GTX 260 blew up tomorrow, I'd nip across to Overclockers and get a 5770:cool:

???? The 5850 is way faster than a gtx 260/275 :confused:

Overclocked. It's simple to overclock the 5850 to match a 5870. As a 5870 it's on par with a gtx295 (or gtx 275 in SLI) that's a hell of a lot of card for the money.
 
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I upgraded from a 4850 to a 5770, and now that the drivers have matured the framerates are at least double in any game. The 5770 really is the best bang for your buck with the crazy prices at the moment.
 
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