- Jun 25, 2014
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Hi,
I'm looking for some advice on a graphics card upgrade as I'm a little rusty and built my PC around 5 years ago.
Essentially I'm looking to do a bit of an upgrade and don't want to spend more than £100 on a new graphics card, so I'm wondering whether it is worth buying a new card or getting hold of my old card (for about £60-70 i think) and using Cross-Fire.
My current spec:
Intel core i5 750 2.66GHz LGA 1156 8MB L3 cache
ASUS P7P55D iP55 LGA 1156 motherboard
Sapphire HD5770 1GB GDDR5 Dual DVI, HDMI display PCI-E
(Link to my card specs below, I have the long one and if you search for the model on google, it usually comes up with the short stubby model).
http://www.tekheads.co.uk/product/Sapphire-ATi-Radeon-HD5770-1GB-GDDR5-Dual-DVI--HDMI-PCI-E-Graphics-Card_26482.html
Technology GDDR5 SDRAM 128-bit
Features ATI Stream technology, ATI CrossFireX Technology
Graphics Processor / Vendor ATI Radeon HD 5770
Clock Speed 850 MHz
RAMDAC Clock Speed 400 MHz
Memory Clock Speed 4.8 GHz
Video Memory Installed 1 GB
Video Output
Max Resolution (external) 2560 x 1600 / 60 Hz
So to sum up:
- Is it worth trying to pick up my card and using Cross-Fire? (I think I might be able to get my card for about 60-70 second hand or old stock)
- If a new card under £100 is better than two of these, could you please recommend one
- If I do crossfire, could you please recommend a minimum PSU Wattage
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
I'm looking for some advice on a graphics card upgrade as I'm a little rusty and built my PC around 5 years ago.
Essentially I'm looking to do a bit of an upgrade and don't want to spend more than £100 on a new graphics card, so I'm wondering whether it is worth buying a new card or getting hold of my old card (for about £60-70 i think) and using Cross-Fire.
My current spec:
Intel core i5 750 2.66GHz LGA 1156 8MB L3 cache
ASUS P7P55D iP55 LGA 1156 motherboard
Sapphire HD5770 1GB GDDR5 Dual DVI, HDMI display PCI-E
(Link to my card specs below, I have the long one and if you search for the model on google, it usually comes up with the short stubby model).
http://www.tekheads.co.uk/product/Sapphire-ATi-Radeon-HD5770-1GB-GDDR5-Dual-DVI--HDMI-PCI-E-Graphics-Card_26482.html
Technology GDDR5 SDRAM 128-bit
Features ATI Stream technology, ATI CrossFireX Technology
Graphics Processor / Vendor ATI Radeon HD 5770
Clock Speed 850 MHz
RAMDAC Clock Speed 400 MHz
Memory Clock Speed 4.8 GHz
Video Memory Installed 1 GB
Video Output
Max Resolution (external) 2560 x 1600 / 60 Hz
So to sum up:
- Is it worth trying to pick up my card and using Cross-Fire? (I think I might be able to get my card for about 60-70 second hand or old stock)
- If a new card under £100 is better than two of these, could you please recommend one
- If I do crossfire, could you please recommend a minimum PSU Wattage
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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