ATi 5770 vs. 5750 vs. 2x 4850 in CrossFireX

[lorenzol]

Hello,

I do a lot of photo, music, and video editing, some mild-serious gaming- I like to play in HIGH graphics, and I also need it for homework.

I have a 250$ budget for my GPU (s), and I have come up with three options for my ATi build (I have plans to compare it with an nVidia build).

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

 

[lorenzol]

*bump

 

[itouchedyou]

Get a 5850 if you can find one, I live in NZ so i dont know the prices over there but I JUST bought one after owning the Vapor-X 5770 OC version and you can definitely see an improvement.

 

[wa1]

What is your PSU? brand? model?
Tell us your full specs including monitor...

 

[lorenzol]

Well, actually, I'm planning on giving my old rig to my parents.

Old rig:
2.9 Athlon AMD
4850 1GB XFX
600W OCZ
4GB

For my new rig, I was thinking of getting a PSU in the 7xx-8xx range.
4-8GB of RAM
a Core i7/i5 at <3.2 GHZ

 

[lorenzol]

Right now, I have a Samsung monitor at 1600 x 900, but I might get a Dell 1920 x 1080

 

[Timop]

4850 in crossfire would be the best performance wise, but your PSU would be a little overwelmed.

 

[wa1]

Save a little bit and get HD5850, it would be great for 1920x1080...

 

[lorenzol]

Okay, for me, I choose my PSU's after I've decided what parts, so, what would be a better buy? A 5000 series card, or two 4850's in CF

 

[wa1]

I always prefer a single card solution better than dual (CF/SLI) cards solution.
And do not get the old tech like HD4xxx series, you'll better with 5xxx series, like HD5850 or even HD5870...

 

[itouchedyou]

Definitely go with a single 5850. Power usage of the 4000 series cards are quite high, as well as a dead end in terms of future upgradability. And don't bother with more than 4gb of ram, it's not worth it.