Upgrade from 8800GTS to Radeon 5770 worth it?

I'm wondering what everyone's opinion is on upgrading my 8800GTS 320 MB with a Radeon 5770. I'm getting a deal on a 5770 for probably around ~$90. (long story). I'm wondering if I'll see a noticeable increase in performance and if it's really worth it. I have a E6750 processor and I only run games at 1024 x 768 since I still use my old CRT.

I figure a decent card for $100 with DirectX11 isn't bad. Don't know what I'll do with my old 8800 though.

if you want to play DX11 titles then its ok to get 5770

why do you play on such low res!?!

You must have 14" CRT monitor. Currently you can get a VERY DECENT CRT at least 20" for under $30 probably. Stop killing your eyes. a 20" will be able to do 1600x1200 and you wont believe how much difference it is in gaming.

I would rather spend $100 on a decent LCD (you can get even 20" LCD for about $100) than spend it on new card in your case

It will be Laughable to have 5770 DX11 and play 1024 on 14" 20 year old CRT

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Seriously, even your current GPU is overkill for that resolution.
I would recommend upgrading to a new 22"+ display before even considering a new GPU.

To answer your question, you won't notice the difference if you upgrade to that GPU because your resolution limits the GPU.

the 5770 ofcourse will have higher framerates in games but u can only notice difference in playing experience when u r playing heavy graphics intensive games like crysis on high settings. If u r for example playing half life then u may not see any difference in playing experience since u will get decent playable framerates in highest settings with that card in that resolution. That is true for most of the games which u can play at high settings and still get decent framerates like 45fps. the extra framerates will only have a benefit of show-off becoz u cannot make the game settings any higher.

What are your framerates now for Crysis and FC2?

Maxor, i used to think the exact same way you do, i loved my CRTs. I'm a digital artist and really enjoyed the crisp pixels and colour integrity of the CRT display, i also thought all LCD (etc) monitors lacked sufficient clarity to do small details, so i kept the CRTs for years. Last year though i finally decided to get myself a really nice Samsung Syncmaster T220 and i have not looked back, it is a screen of amazingly high quality, it is a joy to look at and not have any flickering or scan-lines. Headaches have gone too. Flat-screens really have finally evolved to far outperform CRT monitors, hands-down. It also saves a tonne of room on my desk. I still have a large CRT to the left of the flat screen as my secondary monitor, as it's a high quality CRT and didn't want to part with it. I also couldn't afford a second flat screen.

One more thing, i no longer have to put up with that annoying high-frequency whistling when the second monitor is switched off.

Come into the modern age and treat yourself man.