[lnewey6]

thinking of upgrading my hd 5770 is the 5830 a better option or will i be wasting my money

 

[Hy3RiD]

Get the 5830, it IS a better card.

EDIT: Thought you were choosing between the two.

 

[linkin93]

It's better, but the GTX 460 1Gb is better value for money (upgraded to one from a 5770 myself, definately worth it, it also smokes the 5830)

 

[lnewey6]

trying to stick to ati as i like eyefinety

 

[Zonda]

Get an additional 5770, or a 5850. 5830 is not a big upgrade.

 

[Uncivilised]

5770 used to be the best bang for buck card but after nvidia started releasing the GTX460 the crown has been taken. The gtx 460 performs slightly better than a 5830 at stock but has LOTS of headroom for OC'ing. imho the 5830, while it performs great is not the best u could do with that price range, that it why lots of people advise to stay clear from it. If I were you I would get the GTX460 but if you want an ati card out of those two i would just get the 5770 and xfire in the future.

 

[sgdude]

Go 5850 or gtx 470...nothing else is fast enough to warrant upgrading to.

 

[Aniket]

HD 5830 is not a good upgrade.
Get gtx 460/gtx 465/hd 5850

 

[Aniket]

Although I'm an Ati fanboy,
i'm telling you to stay away from hd5830,
its not a good upgrade over hd5770.
For the same price tag you could get gtx460 which beats hd5830 + consumes less power + produces less heat + overclocks better.
So gtx460 is the best bang for buck.
If you want to stick with Ati get a hd5850,
its a good upgrade over hd5770 + it beats both gtx460 & hd5770.

You could pick hd5850 for $249 at new egg

Hope you like my reply

 

[Aniket]

Dont buy gtx 470,
because it performs slightly better than hd5850,
but the price diffence is huge.
HD 5850- $249
GTX 470- $329

so either buy hd5850 or buy gtx 460

 

[lnewey6]

might try this one from ebuyer http://www.ebuyer.com/product/222267

 

[Pillz Here]

Quote:

Originally Posted by lnewey6 trying to stick to ati as i like eyefinety

Why? Eyefinity performance with a single 5770 is horrible. You can't really game comfortably in Eyefinity with anything less than a 5870.

 

[ultralord910]

Get the HD6870 (successor to the 5770) that is set to be released on the 18th.

 

[bahmtf]

if you end up getting the 5830 or 50 let me know i'm interested in buying a 5770 so maybe i could donate to your fund

 

[Volvo]

The HD5830 outperforms the 5770, but it is not worth the money.

Granted, it is a true upgrade instead of a sidegrade, but the performance increase isn't worth the cash increase.

Get a 5850, or a second 5770 to CF.

 

[Dr. K6]

Quote:

Originally Posted by ultralord910 Get the HD6870 (successor to the 5770) that is set to be released on the 18th.

This. Or I would wait until then anyway because the new cards will push down the prices of the others.

 

[UTT]

just wait for the 6xxx series to come out and the price of the 5xxx will drop and then get a 5850 or 5870