I just found an XFX HD 5770 on newegg for $130 (25$ mail in rebate) was just wondering if thats a good price for that card, or is there a better card I can get for $130?
Great card, great price. The only card i found to beat its specs was the GTX550, beaten here. ATI beat the GTX at Texel Rate (anisotropic filtering). ATI has pci-e 2.1 as opposed to the 2.0 version the GTX has, but this has nothing to do with speed... only functionality management. I would go for the 550 if i had an extra $10. Otherwise, falling back on a 5770 is still a great buy.
okay thank you. one more question.. do you think ill have problems with bottlenecking? i only have a AMD Athlon 64 X2 2.7ghz (5200+), and 4 gigs of ram.. i am also buying a new power supply at the same time as the video card.. i am looking into upgrading my CPU soon, but I might need a new mobo.. not sure yet.. its only a 95 watt, AM2+ socket. idk if they are anything worth upgrading too with that.. but this might be the wrong section of the forum to ask that question
keep in mind im running at low resolution.. i have a small monitor,so i wouldnt even be running it at high res.. im also looking into buying a new monitor.. but im using a onboard nvidia 8100.. so i need a vid card bad..
Regarding your bottleneck question, there is no such thing as a bottleneck relationship between a CPU and GPU. They are both independent in relation to speed and functionality. However, an Athlon 64 X2 is quite outdated and an upgrade would definitely give you better gaming performance. 4GB is quite enough memory unless you plan on playing games while editing movies at the same time, which i doubt you'll be doing. Make sure your new PSU is capable of running your current specs + the new GPU. Use the PSU calculator in my sig.
I was looking at this PSU, http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7195036&body=MAIN
okay, one more thing.. do you know of an processors that are 95watt, that are for AM2+? is it true you can fit AM3 into AM2+ socket
Yes, AM3's do fit into AM2+ sockets. All these AM3 processors are 95W. I couldn't find any AM2+ using 95W, although they do exist. The main difference between AM3 and AM2+ is that AM3 supports DDR3 memory.
do I have to do anything special to get an AM3 to work in a AM2+? do you think i should upgrade my processor? or do you think i should wait till i get a new motherboard to get that.. this is what my mobo supports.. CPU SUPPORT AMD Phenom™ II X4 Processor AMD Phenom™ II X3 Processor AMD Phenom™ X4 Processor AMD Phenom™ X3 Processor AMD Athlon™ X2 Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor AMD Athlon™ 64 FX Processor AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor AMD Sempron™ Processor Maximum CPU TDP (Thermal Design Power) : 95Watt
http://www.biostar-usa.com/app/en-us/mb/content.php?S_ID=380 thats a link to my motherboard.. its somewhat outdated i would say but there are still CPU's i can buy that work with it..
