Help me decide upon a GPU

[katokato]

Ok, i measured both, i think they will fit well, i upgraded my psu so i have enough power.

I am interested in these 2 gpus:

4850 HIS: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161289&cm_re=ati_hd_radeon_4850_his-_-14-161-289-_-Product

Or

Sapphire 5770: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102864&cm_re=ati_radeon_hd_5770_sapphire-_-14-102-864-_-Product

So which one should i get, the 4850 or the 5770?

Thanks, Kelvin.

 

[jryan388]

The 5770 wins easily. Better performance, lower power, dx11, eyefinity.

Unless cost is an issue. Still, I'd get the 5770.

 

[shadow187]

The 5770 for sure.

 

[wa1]

Another vote for HD5770...

btw, what about the other specs? CPU? RAM? Mobo? PSU? Monitor?

 

[katokato]

HP pavillion a6110n: http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/ca/en/ho/WF06b/12132708-12133156-12133158-12133158-12133158-80230663-80443628.html

I upgraded the PSU so its a 500W (antec earthwatts ea500).
I upgraded the RAM so i now have 3.3 gigs useable (4 in total).

I wanted a card so i could play the latest games at 30+ fps at medium to high settings (except crysis).

 

[shadow187]

If your monitor is 1920x1080, you've achieved that goal. The 5770 will run everything on high/very high (save Crysis/Metro) @ 1680x1050.

 

[katokato]

Alright, ill get the 5770 then, thanks guys!

I hope that it will fit.

Oh, how would i install the drivers and catalyst and such, when i have a curent Nvidia integrated card with Nvidia nfroce 430 chipset (wiht the nvidia control panel)?

 

[shadow187]

Uninstall nVidia drivers, boot into safe mode, run driver sweeper, restart, install ATI drivers, power down, install card, power up.

That's the safest way.

 

[alikhanindia]

the latest 5830 is also very good