Worth upgrading from a 4850?

[benskia]

Hey everyone,

I've had my 4850 installed for a while now and was checking out to see what's going on with gfx just of late.

Looks like prices are pretty high for the newest level of cards.

But, a 5770 caught my eye as being about the right price range.

With Direct X9 gaming, do you think I'd notice much by going up to a 5770? I say dx9 because I'm still on xp.

Cheers.

 

[oweneades]

A HD4850 to a HD5770 is not worth the jump unless your current card is struggling with anything.

Just to clarify a HD5770 is roughly equivilant to a HD4870 which is roughly ~10-20% quicker than your HD4850 in most games.

The HD5770 doesd have other benefits such as lower power consumption, lower temperatures and a quieter cooler. I assume you would be looking at around £60 to upgrade (£110 for HD5770 with ~£50 back for your HD4850 if you sold in the MM).

Whether the benefits outweigh the purchase cost is only something you can justify.

 

[benskia]

Thanks oweneades.

I'm getting tempted just for the quieter fan tbh.
The asus 4850 I got when these cards were first released seems to be knocking out some volume.

All the best.