Which £100-140 graphics card for gaming ? want to buy in 30 mins :)

Combat squirrel · 27 Jan 2010 at 15:12

As title! Putting together a cheapish gaming system, wittled it down to these cards for the money:

Geforce GTX 260

ATI Radeon HD 5770

ATI Radeon HD 4870

Which is the best and why ? Also any other decent buys in that price range iv missed?

Schizo · 27 Jan 2010 at 15:16

ATI Radeon HD 5770

it's brand new and plays all my game's without missing a beat.

cod 4

modern war fare 2

killing floor

l4d

ect...

s452 · 27 Jan 2010 at 15:16

4890, fastest of the cards within your budget, but no DX11 support though

Schizo · 27 Jan 2010 at 15:16

s452 said:
4890

its getting old now.

Hoodlum · 27 Jan 2010 at 15:17

LoadsaMoney · 27 Jan 2010 at 15:18

All those are roughly the same performance, but the 5770 uses less power than the other 2, and has Dx11 so newer tech.

If your not bothrred about Dx11, then 4890 beats em all

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-115-PC&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1403

alex24 · 27 Jan 2010 at 15:19

What motherboard do you have? Do you want DX11? Will it be upgraded in the future? What games is it intended to be played with?

A lot of people on here will recommend the 5770, but it's not always suitable, and only really comes into it's own when run in crossfire, especially when talking DX11.

Depending on price, the GTX260 could be a good deal, being slightly better than the 4870, which probably isn't worth considering.

Is the 4890 too expensive?

There's also a 5830 coming soon that should be much better than the 5770, though probably a bit more to buy outright, like ca £170.

Sycho · 27 Jan 2010 at 15:24

5770, AVP is here soon do not forget and it's DX11.

Have a decent 600w or so PSU then add a 2nd whenever needed.

Combat squirrel · 27 Jan 2010 at 15:28

U tell me guys Dx11 important? In real world terms? B playin everythin, sc biosbock crysis warhammer games. (edit: read above avp dx11, oooohhh yay! Lol)

Last time really played had a 8800gtx and played crysis fine

so 4890 nails them all huh? By how much? Going in my on order system:

3.4ghz quad core
8gb ram
p45 mainboard
corsair 550watt

and I'll jus b adding a western dig 320gb hd

have a mac for my non game stuff so this is jus a game/toy box sort of thing

siumatfung · 27 Jan 2010 at 15:33

if its jsut for gaming save on the cpu a dual core will be more than enough

and get a 5850

alex24 · 27 Jan 2010 at 15:34

I don't think a single 5770 will cut the mustard in any new DX11 games with a reasonable sized monitor. You'd probably find yourself sacrificing IQ (read running in DX9 or whatever) to get some frames back. I'd only consider it if going crossfire.

4890 is a bit faster, and the best non-DX11 card of the lot, and beats the 5770 for non DX11.

ro55o · 27 Jan 2010 at 15:34

If DX11 is a must, then go for the 5770. It's currently sitting in between the 4870 and 90 for performance, but requires less power to run.

If you're not bothered by either DX11 or power consumption, go for a 4890. But is a previous generation tech.

lcg · 27 Jan 2010 at 15:35

HD 5770. I bought one last night

Combat squirrel · 27 Jan 2010 at 15:37

In my perspective I'm goin from a 8800gtx so I assume 5770 nails it? I so I can crossfire another one later? Lol

bru · 27 Jan 2010 at 15:44

this is the card to get

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4870 1024MB GDDR5 Vapor X PCI-Express Graphics Card

for a mere £100 its a better bet than the 33% dearer 4890 for such a little jump in performance. even the 5770 is 17% dearer for similar if not less performance and hardly usable directX11 features.

raralis · 27 Jan 2010 at 15:54

5770. A bit more expensive than a 4870, but same performance, supports DX11 and uses less power than a 4870.

Seems like the card to get tbh.

Schizo · 27 Jan 2010 at 15:55

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hyperst · 27 Jan 2010 at 15:55

Combat squirrel said:
U tell me guys Dx11 important? In real world terms? B playin everythin, sc biosbock crysis warhammer games. (edit: read above avp dx11, oooohhh yay! Lol)

Last time really played had a 8800gtx and played crysis fine

so 4890 nails them all huh? By how much? Going in my on order system:

3.4ghz quad core
8gb ram
p45 mainboard
corsair 550watt

and I'll jus b adding a western dig 320gb hd

have a mac for my non game stuff so this is jus a game/toy box sort of thing

if your going for a quad, give the i5 750 and p55 motherboard and 4 gb ram ddr3 a thought as im sure it wouldnt be much difference in price at all

Auraomega · 27 Jan 2010 at 15:57

bru said:
even the 5770 is 17% dearer for similar if not less performance and hardly usable directX11 features.

True, but I think most people see it as a cool and quiet card which has massive potential if you pick up a second when prices drop. Too be fair though, picking up any card for DX11 at the moment is pretty pointless, the minor improvement in looks at the moment isn't really worth it. When faster cards come out which could handle DX11 effects throughout the entire game then it'd be worth it. Until then though, I doubt we'll see many games using tessellation all the way through.

However, if you can pick up a cheap 4890, and not too bothered about heat, noise and DX11 then that'd be the best bet.

hyperst · 27 Jan 2010 at 15:59

siumatfung said:
if its jsut for gaming save on the cpu a dual core will be more than enough

and get a 5850

thats not entirely true, i used to max my dual core out in some games and i could feel it aswell, when i moved to a quad the difference was like night and day