Upgrade from 4870X2 to 5970 - Worth it ?

[msaunders]

Hi

I might be able to get my hands on an ASUS 2GB 5970 . Is it worth the upgrade from a 4870X2 ? I am on a i920 X 2.66GHZ at the moment with 6GB DDR3 and Windows 7 64

Anyone moved up to this card from a 4870X2 ?

Thanks
Martin

 

[kylew]

That will be quite a jump in performance. I think you'd do best to overclock that CPU though.

 

[toxicredcat]

I very happy going from a 4870x2 to a 5870 so the move to a 5970 must be well worth it. I didn't get a 5970 as I don't plan on gaming any more than 1920x1200 which a 5870 handles just fine.
Go for it mate

 

[JayPea]

I'm upgrading from a single 512MB 4870 to a Sapphire OC 5970. Delivery tracking is showing as expected tomorrow. I'm hoping for a substantial jump in performance as I've just built a new PC to put it in : HAF932, Corsair HX850, GAx58-UD7, Core i7 920 @ 4GHz, Noctua NH-U12P SE2, Corsair 6GB CL7, Blueray burner. Should be a tad better than my ol' Q6600.

 

[arc@css]

I'm upgrading from a single 512MB 4870 to a Sapphire OC 5970. Delivery tracking is showing as expected tomorrow. I'm hoping for a substantial jump in performance as I've just built a new PC to put it in : HAF932, Corsair HX850, GAx58-UD7, Core i7 920 @ 4GHz, Noctua NH-U12P SE2, Corsair 6GB CL7, Blueray burner. Should be a tad better than my ol' Q6600.

You will see a hell of an improvement from your old card, which to be honest, was a good one in its own right! That new card will complement the your rig perfectly.

 

[twist3d0n3]

I'm upgrading from a single 512MB 4870 to a Sapphire OC 5970. Delivery tracking is showing as expected tomorrow. I'm hoping for a substantial jump in performance as I've just built a new PC to put it in : HAF932, Corsair HX850, GAx58-UD7, Core i7 920 @ 4GHz, Noctua NH-U12P SE2, Corsair 6GB CL7, Blueray burner. Should be a tad better than my ol' Q6600.

almost the same rig as me

you'll love the card dude

 

[msaunders]

Thanks for the replies!!

 

[straxusii]

71% faster!

http://emsai.net/reviews/gpu/

 

[malachi]

I was thinking of doing the same too as im running 4870's in crossfire. But i think im going to wait till im actually playing some dx11 games.

 

[Danny_75]

Save your £££.££ DX 11 is not worth the jump!. Give it 6mths and save yourself a 30%

 

[Marine-RX179]

IMHO, your 4870x2 would still be able easily handle anything you throw at it...but it is only lacking the dx11 support in games. So unless you can sell you 4870x2 for a decent price (which I doubt), or if you are dying to play some particular games in dx11, or money is no matter, I would hold off the upgrade till the 2nd generation dx11 cards if I were you.

 

[Popov]

Heck I was happy to go from a 4870 x2 to a 5850, suddenly I could hear again.

 

[subbytna]

no point in going to a 5970 unless you're gaming on a 26inch monitor or bigger.