** Official ATI 5770 Thread **

[MOOGLEYS]

I can run MW2 1920x1080 everything maxxed full AA etc with no slow down. it runs perfect and i,m only on a dual core..

 

[Cavallino]

Dont the standard branded versions of the card have fans to dissipate heat out of the back?(i.e. my 4870 has vents at the back).

 

[Tom|Nbk]

Dont the standard branded versions of the card have fans to dissipate heat out of the back?(i.e. my 4870 has vents at the back).

They channel the air straight out the back of the case

 

[MOOGLEYS]

Dont the standard branded versions of the card have fans to dissipate heat out of the back?(i.e. my 4870 has vents at the back).

The VTX ones do, it seems sapphire have changed to the other cooler as there website lists this as a new edition. technically they are exactly the same just different coolers.

 

[Cavallino]

They channel the air straight out the back of the case

But Moogs said the shroud ones do the same thing.. so what other differences are there?

 

[Tom|Nbk]

But Moogs said the shroud ones do the same thing.. so what other differences are there?

The shround one IS the original cooler,

this is the non reference cooler that does not channel air out as well

 

[MOOGLEYS]

As Above i may have confused things a bit calling it a shroud cooler.

 

[Tom|Nbk]

Can we now just call it the OEM cooler

 

[Cavallino]

As Above i may have confused things a bit calling it a shroud cooler.

Ah corr blimey that does look small doesnt it!

 

[Tom|Nbk]

Ah corr blimey that does look small doesnt it!

You can clearly see the Juniper die with this (my) version and it's bloody tiny

 

[Cavallino]

Is that the one above the one and the same at 119 Tom?

 

[TaKeN]

Bloody hell, I'm so tempted to get one and Flog my 512mb 4870...

arghh!! I can have the XFX 5770 for £122.46 Inc VAT

With the tasty 1200MHz GDDR5, GPU 850MHz, Cores 800 setup

36 months warranty aswell...

 

[Tom|Nbk]

Is that the one above the one and the same at 119 Tom?

Yep if you order the 119 Powercolor you will get that version, I nagged at OcUK today to change the image on their site because they only have that version in stock!

 

[Tom|Nbk]

Bloody hell, I'm so tempted to get one and Flog my 512mb 4870...

arghh!! I can have the XFX 5770 for £122.46 Inc VAT

With the tasty 1200MHz GDDR5, GPU 850MHz, Cores 800 setup

36 months warranty aswell...

Give it a go then it's a new bit of kit and let's face it they hardly break the bank!

 

[Cavallino]

XFX or Powercolour you reckon Tom?

 

[Cavallino]

Oh and btw I have a P5Q Deluxe, which PCIExpress slots do I need to use to benefit from full Xfire potential?

 

[TaKeN]

Give it a go then it's a new bit of kit and let's face it they hardly break the bank!

Its probably not a good idea i've decided.. as I'm still using an IP35 Pro motherboard so crossfire will be rather crud with the one slot at 16x and the other at 4x.

I'll wait for the 5800 series to start flowing again.

 

[Tom|Nbk]

Oh and btw I have a P5Q Deluxe, which PCIExpress slots do I need to use to benefit from full Xfire potential?

That uses 8x 8x right?

That is adequate for Xfire

Techpowerup did a test which showed even 4x4x slots barely crippled 5870 crossfire!

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/HD_5870_PCI-Express_Scaling/

To summarise, you will lose about 1% of overall performance with 8x8x. Happy times

 

[lewdogga]

As i said few pages back Would it be better to add a second 4890 in xfire??
Or sell my card and buy two 5770s in xfire? hmmm

 

[Geckovich]

Damn you all, I'm now contemplating selling my gtx280 and getting two of these gems. The only thing putting me off is potential noise levels.

My PC is mulnaz (correct use of the word?) at the minute and I'd love it to stay this way. However, I'm not willing to go to the expense of buying and fitting two full cover waterblocks - despite how good it looks.

Are these things quiet? And by quiet I mean deadly quiet.
Is the "egg""/5750 style cooler quieter?