woud it be worth it to upgrade

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Submitted by anonyingteen on Wed, 09/08/2010 - 15:40
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i think this has been asked before but i cud not find it so i ask agan

so i got a 5770 and was going to buy another 5770 but my second pci express is only a x4

so will it be worth it to upgrade/how much of a performance increase will it be if i upgrade?

my rig asrock a795gxh-128m / 1055t oc to 3.89 v1.475 / dark knight / 6gb ddr2 / 500gb wd hdd / 5770oc to 945 / 1360!! / corsair 650w / windows 7 home premium 64 bit / next gamma / slow dvd rom / new!! g15 / g700

if u want some budget stuff i

if u want some budget stuff i would recomand the
Gigabyte GA-890GPA-UD3H
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128435&Tpk=GA-890GPA-UD3H
and some G.Skill RipJaws
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277

i would get a Gigabyte

i would get a Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD5 and G.Skill RipJaw 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C7 1600MHz

Personally, for $27 more, I

Personally, for $27 more, I would get

$220 - ASUS Crosshair IV Formula AM3 AMD 890FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131644&cm_re=asus_formula_iv-_-13-131-644-_-Product

$125 - CORSAIR DOMINATOR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMP4GX3M2C1600C7
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145290

----------- Now my i7 930 is 4.05Ghz and both 460's at 840/2175! ----------- http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=1519008

so this will give a

so this will give a performance boost?
MSI 890FXA-GD70 AM3 AMD 890FX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130274

Crucial Ballistix Tracer 4GB (2 x 2GB)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148329

ok dont buy a 2n 5770 with

ok dont buy a 2n 5770 with ure current setup you dont have ddr3 so just save ure money i say mobo/ram first

| Phenom II 965 Black Edition |MSI 790fx-gd70| Hyper 212+ Push/Pull | | Gskill 12gb 1600mhz | HAF 932 | Corsair TX850w | LG ODD | |XFX AMD Radeon HD 6950 | Windows 7 Ultimate | Adata 64gb SSD Boot Drive + 1TB Caviar Black |

-double post :C-

-double post :C-

Then you won't have an

Then you won't have an upgrade for a while.

i am not getting a new mobo

i am not getting a new mobo till 2011

so you can run a second 5770

so you can run a second 5770 in a x16 slot

y

y

not worth the upgrade i would

not worth the upgrade i would buy new ram and mobo. i am going to buy a new motherboard and ram next week.

AMD Phenom II X4 955@3.5ghz | Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD5 | GSkill RipJaw 4GB 1600MHz 7-8-7-24 | 2x HD 6870 crossfire | intel x25v 40gb | 250GB & 500GB & 1TB | corsair a50 | cm 690 ii advanced | cm silent pro gold 1000w | razer lycosa | logitech g9x | roccat sota

my case is big but i do not

my case is big but i do not got that much $
so it is the 5770cf
hear are my results for x4 vs x16 using heaven 1
x16 545 x4 512
2xaa 1920x1080
anisotropy 8x
and the rest are set to the highest

Sell your 5770 and invest on

Sell your 5770 and invest on a AMD Radeon 5970, than you can have PCI x16 and Crossfire. :) But if you case is to small (The 5970 is like 13") for that, go ahead and buy a second 5770, you will not loose so much on having a 4x PCI-e, still a bit though...

[HD90]DunD3e

do not buy any nvidia product

do not buy any nvidia product with gf100 written on it. They know its a failure and they will improve on that just wait for the next release of nvidia graphic card or Radeon.

Worth a try. And I'd go with

Worth a try. And I'd go with EVGA's gtx 480, it's $480 and they are the best when it comes to Nvidia products.

i cud always put the 5770

i cud always put the 5770 that i got now and put it in the x4 slot and see the performance loss

i was thinking about a gtx

i was thinking about a gtx 480 $439
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500156
Free Mafia 2 game coupon

or the 5870 $355
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161329

i like the 3d and tesolation power of the 480
but i like the eyefinitye on the 5870

Well the GTX 480 have

Well the GTX 480 have improved a lot in cooling, if you want it just buy one with a custom cooler which cools the beast a lot. Search for reviews before you buy it though.

and so you are saying that

and so you are saying that one 460 is better than 5770cf
my mobo will not do sli:(

i will not get the 460 if i

i will not get the 460 if i go to nvidia i will get the 480

i do not car that it will eat energy or make heat!!!!!!!!!!!!

that is a big if!

Sell it and get a GTX 460.

Sell it and get a GTX 460.

frome this vid it looks like

frome this vid it looks like it will be a 10 to 25 fps loss

Yes it's still worth

Yes it's still worth upgrading, not much of a preformance loss because of the x4 lane.

This will help:

- Razear

thin wut card shud i upgrade

thin wut card shud i upgrade to?

wut about gta4 and crysis

wut about gta4 and crysis

Depends on the game and what

Depends on the game and what settings they're at. If you're playing MW2, you won't notice a difference. On BC2, nothing significant. It's really not worth it. You should upgrade your motherboard instead.

so you wer that disappointed

so you wer that disappointed

If you want to pay $129 for a

If you want to pay $129 for a VERY small upgrade, go right ahead. It's your money...

the 5770s are $139 with a $10

the 5770s are $139 with a $10 rebate so it is $129
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161338&cm_re=5770-_-14-161-338-_-Product

No, it's not worth the $170.

No, it's not worth the $170. I was disappointed with my x16 and x4 speeds.