[philhalo66]

im thinking about making a sale thread to trade my 4870 +crash for a 5770 would it be worth it?

will i lose significant performance in half life 2 episode 2? or any other games?

thanks

 

[foothead]

Keep your 4870. 5770 will perform the same or worse.

 

[tdesbien31]

Quote:

Originally Posted by foothead Keep your 4870. 5770 will perform the same or worse.

5770 > 4870

+ less heat and Dx11

 

[imadude10]

Keep what you have. Save your money and upgrade to a 58XX or a Fermi card later.

 

[eternal7trance]

5770 will be a little better but not by much. I'd just wait and save up for a 5850.

 

[Bo_Punk_2.0]

Quote:

Originally Posted by tdesbien31 5770 > 4870 + less heat and Dx11

^^ This.

Quote:

Originally Posted by foothead Keep your 4870. 5770 will perform the same or worse.

^^ Lies.

Why wait for something else? Sell that 4870, pick yourself up a *quality* 5770, and enjoy the amazing picture clarity, low power consumption, and low temps.

Variety is the spice of life. Give it a shot!

 

[Jamos169]

I will take your 4870 if your going to upgrade

.....tho if i were you i defo wouldn't

 

[D3TH.GRUNT]

I dont really know about the + cash part, but depending on what 4870 you have it could be a straight trade.

 

[linskingdom]

It depends on how much the cash and what the expectation is. Here are some numebrs.

 

[philhalo66]

Quote:

Originally Posted by D3TH.GRUNT I dont really know about the + cash part, but depending on what 4870 you have it could be a straight trade.

really? OK ill see if i can just do s straight trade +rep

Quote:

Originally Posted by D3TH.GRUNT I dont really know about the + cash part, but depending on what 4870 you have it could be a straight trade.

well i got the xfx 4870 and i have been told its worth more (debatable i assume)

 

[MoBeeJ]

Performance wise they are kinda equal, yes the 5770 edges out. But when u oc the card the gap will increase so yea if u r short on cash and you are willing to OC go for it.
Plus less power draw on idle and load and less heat and dx11 and eyenfinity.

 

[philhalo66]

im leaning toward a trade right now i just don't want half life 2 to lose performance

 

[-iceblade^]

apparently with newer drivers the 5770 is closer to the 4890 than the 4870... though that's still meaning you'll get at best 20-25% performance boost (20% from 4870-> 4890, and being generous, 5% from driver improvements)

i wouldn't think that that would be worth it unless it ends up costing you something like $20 or less

 

[mtcn77]

Quote:

Originally Posted by tdesbien31 5770 > 4870 + less heat and Dx11

+ newer, better antialiasing/anisotropic filtering hardware. The af filtering is indeed perfect, I love it.

 

[philhalo66]

Quote:

Originally Posted by -iceblade^ apparently with newer drivers the 5770 is closer to the 4890 than the 4870... though that's still meaning you'll get at best 20-25% performance boost (20% from 4870-> 4890, and being generous, 5% from driver improvements) i wouldn't think that that would be worth it unless it ends up costing you something like $20 or less

im hoping for a straight up trade no cash involved

 

[foothead]

Which model card is this? Reference or other?

 

[philhalo66]

Quote:

Originally Posted by foothead Which model card is this? Reference or other?

mine is the reference model http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150394

 

[foothead]

Link is dead, but if its reference, you might be able to work something out. Good luck!

 

[philhalo66]

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Originally Posted by foothead Link is dead, but if its reference, you might be able to work something out. Good luck!

yeah i fixed the link http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150394

 

[BlakHart]

I would personally save $ and get a 5870 instead. It destroys every dx11 game I've thrown at it and performs on par with my old crossfired 1GB 4870's in older games like half life, crysis, etc.