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caz32

caz32

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I currently run a Sapphire 4770 @ 1680x1050 but I get slow downs in some games, I'm thinking of getting a 5 series card [mainly 5770 cause its cheap], Would I notice performance increase in BFBC2 ?

at the minute I run

2 x AA
High Textures and High Detail
Medium Effects
HBAO off
8x AF

in the game I get slow downs around smoke, would I with a 5770?

It will be running on the specs in my sig.
 
Would it eliminate my slow downs around smoke do you think? I mean, I don't mind running at the same settings I'm using on my 4770.. and is that gain @ stock speeds or overclocked 5770?
 
caz32 said:
Would it eliminate my slow downs around smoke do you think? I mean, I don't mind running at the same settings I'm using on my 4770.. and is that gain @ stock speeds or overclocked 5770?
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I can't be sure on the smoke part as i have not played the multi-player just some of the single player. I ran it on higher setting than you have in my older machine with a 5770 and it seemed fine at 1920x1200. I have heard other people on here complaining about the smoke also and some had top of the range gpu's.

I think i remember the same kind of problem in cod4 where my average fps was over 100 and then a smoke grenade would go off and fps would plummit.

Whats your fps like when there is no smoke?
 
Just done a quick google of the smoke problem and some people say its the aa that causes it. If you drop your aa to 1x and have a try it may help as it solved other peoples problems. There are guys with 5770's saying they have the problem and some that say they don't.
 
Ok mate, I'll try it tommrow and post results, and yea the same for me on MW2, On certain maps I get like some weird hitching where the game would lock up in continuously then other maps would be fine, and my fps drops around the smoke in that game such as when you die from a helicopter etc.

Also BFBC runs smooth as hell on my 4770 majority of the time, its just guaranteed on every game you will have action around smoke which annoys me cause of the slow downs.
 
I can stretch the extra £10 if it will give me more performance boost, what connections are needed for the card? 1 6 pin like the 5770?

On my 500W OCZ It has a 6 pin connection, it would power the 5830?
 
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I am in a similar state, my 9800GX2 died and now wondering if to go for the 5770XXX or the 5830 or 2x 5750/2x5670 in crossfire

I have 650WPSU corsair
4gb ram
 
I think when the 4770 is overclocked it just beats an 8800 GT in performance or something (but i might be wrong).

I've ordered the 5830 now for £10 extra I thought I might aswell...

Just worried about my PSU only having 1 6 pin though cause I haven't got the money for a new PSU
 
caz32 said:
Just worried about my PSU only having 1 6 pin though cause I haven't got the money for a new PSU
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It does take 2x 6-pin, but comes with a two molex to 6-pin splitter. Shouldn't be an issue running one from a decent 500W PSU.

My Antec 550W HE "earth watts" manages to run a Q6600 @ 3.7GHz, 8GB of RAM, 6x 320GB HDD's, 2x DVD-RW's, 2x 5770's and a 9800GT (for PhysX).
 
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