NEW CARDS ?

[RUMBLERIDER2]

At the moment i have XFX ATI Radeon HD 4870 XXX 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card. by two in crossfire.
Would it be worth changing to two XFX ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card in crossfire, for DirctX 11.
I cant afford to buy 5800 series at the moment.
Or would i not see a big improvement, to warrant spending the money at the moment, & waiting for the 5800 to come down in price.

 

[kylew]

One 5850 at £240~

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-121-PC&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1502

is the same price as 2 5770s at £120

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-121-PC&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1502

If you can afford 2 5770s you can afford 1 5850.

If you want DX11 and a 5 series, get one 5850 now and get a second when they drop in price.

Performance wise, there's no benefit to "upgrade" to either though.

If you're itching for a 5 series and DX11, I'd say a 5850 with another one in the future, otherwise it's not worth it.

 

[daz.wallace]

Do you have 2 4870's in crossfire now? (it's early and I'm not quite awake yet )
If so, you are probably better off waiting till you can afford 2 5850's for any significant gains

 

[Martini1991]

You'll see a small improvement.
Although just get one 5850 tbh.

 

[kieves1]

You could sell your current cards to help raise some cash

 

[jms198]

I can not see any real improvement upgrading now. I am thinking the cost of the 5 series is going to drop faster than the depreciation on your 4870s so unless you need a slght boost I would not bother.

 

[rolypolyman]

The only thing your current cards cant handle is Dx 11.

 

[Duran]

wait for price drops + nvidia new cards

 

[RUMBLERIDER2]

Thanks everybody, the cards i have now work really well, so i will wait for the price drops.

 

[AgentSm1th]

wait for price drops + nvidia new cards

5850's in stock elsewhere for £200

 

[LoadsaMoney]

Yeah got a sale on, 5870's and 5770's at cracking prices to, and im not surprised those 5970's sold out either, these guys are getting slaughtered