4770 better than 8800GT

Hi,
this is probably a daft question but.... will I notice a difference with my new 4770 over my old BFG 8800GT?
I got the 4770 with a view to buying another in a few weeks time but was wondering whether to wait until I have 2 4770's before swapping out my 8800.
Will a 4770 outperform (on average) my 8800gt?

Q6600 @ 2.4 ghz
8 gb ram
Gigabyte EP45 DQ6 mobo

Thanks for your replies
Andy

xposted on best graphics card thread

agreed , a bigger step is needed to make a gpu upgrade worthwhile.

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for the original poster look at the tom's hardware graphic card charts http://www.tomshardware.com/charts [...] rds,1.html

as they recommend try to go at least 3 steps up from your current config. since it doesn't include the 4770 pretend it is between a 4830 and a 4850

@ ac3144: Take a look at the article on Toms about the 4770 in CF and read the FAQ on SLI/CF (unless you already have).
As the others have said, a change to a single HD4770 is really just a small step, not worth the change, but consider either the HD4870 1Gb or GTX260 for a single card upgrade.
BTW, what is your monitor resoloution?

Oh my resolution is 1600 and something X the other figure that goes with this....(thunk as I fall on the floor and my brain dribbles out)
Is that what you were asking??!!

will CF 4770 be noticeable over a 8800, yes yes it will.
it is all about the budget. for 200 you can dual 4770s(powercolor on newegg 99.00 plus a 10.00 MIR OMG!!! they did go sub 100, nice)
for that money you can't touch the 4770s for bumping it to 235-240 and a 4850x2 (or dual 4850s) is what you want.

if you are looking for 150-170 then go 4870 or 260(216)

Coozie, thanks. Most games nowadays do support CF+/- SLI though don't they? And the review of CF'd 4770's does look very tempting too doesn't it or is it just me?!

Check the bundle photo of your next card for CF, they usually come with the flexible bridge connector.
You do not need the same card for Crossfire so Sapphire will work with Asus and MSI will work with XFX etc.
If I was in your place the second card would already be ordered, despite my own ingrained (now feeling dumb) dislike of multi-card setups

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