XFX 5670 or 5770??

[suigeneris20]

I purchased a XFX 5670 and have 30 days to exchange for a 5770..should I do it??

 

[multiscreenz]

If they are the same price, yeah! Assuming it will fit in your case and you have a sufficient power supply of 500-600 watts or more. The 5770 is a larger card that takes up more space and need additional power input most likely. But it's a slightly better card. The 5670 is pretty good though. Nothing to complain about there.

 

[OvrClkr]

The 5770 will fit in any case as long as its not a "slim" version of a pre-built PC.

The 5770 does not need a "500 or 600w PSU, you can easily run a 5770 with a mediocre 450w as long as it has an available 6 pin PCI-E cable.

The 5770 is by far superior to the 5670, it all comes down to what games and resolution you play at.

 

[suigeneris20]

I have a Corsair 550w power supply, so i think i'm safe there.

They are not the same price but if i exchange it, I will only have to pay like a 40 dollar difference..is it worth it?

I want to play most of the modern games like Starcraft 2, Battlefield 2, Empire: Total War, Crysis, etc...

I also, play at 1600x900 resolution. 60 hz

So 5770???

 

[thestrangebrew]

5770 at that res. should be fine. Can prob run all/most of those games at med. to high settings.

 

[suigeneris20]

but is it worth the extra 40 bucks? would there be that much of a difference from the 5670?

 

[OvrClkr]

It is worth the extra 40$. Go get your 5770!

 

[suigeneris20]

haha, cool. will do. thanks!

 

[suigeneris20]

Best answer selected by suigeneris20.

 

[OvrClkr]

the extra 40$ gives you double the SP's, more overclocking headroom, eye-finity, I can go on and on...

 

[rutoojinn]

When I was building my own system, this thought never occurred to me. Well all the people already answered the question, for $40 extra there is a huge performance jump and both cards doesn't support Eye-finity? That feature is only useful if you plan on having annoying breaks on your screen because your linking multiple monitors together. I say it is well worth the upgrade and if you plan on CrossfireX that card basically beats out 90% of any single gpu on the market maybe even every single gpu card on the market lol.