GTX 460 SE vs HD 5770

[Dalerax]

Hey guys, I currently have a Sapphire Radeon HD5770 1GB DDR5 video card backordered and waiting for new supply from one website for $106 ($86 after rebate). I got an email from newegg about a deal on their EVGA GeForce GTX 460 SE (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 card for $140 ($100 after rebate). It also comes with a free Photoshop Elements 9, which is kinda cool.

Looking at the hierarchy, they're in the same tier, but would it be worth it to spend a couple extra bucks on the 460? I mainly just play MMOs like Rift and later Star Wars: The Old Republic. Minecraft too, possibly some other games here and there. I do like my games looking pretty, though, and definitely want them running smooth. If the GTX 460 SE is a bit better than the 5770, I could shell out the extra few bucks.

GPU: A busted 9800 GT
PSU: Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W Continuous Power ATX12V
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 89W Dual-Core Processor
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-MA770-DS3 AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX All Solid Capacitor AMD Motherboard
RAM: G.SKILL 4GB (4 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory

OVERCLOCKING: Maybe (Never done it before, never knew how, but intrigued)
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1680x1050

Thanks guys!

 

[Deleted member 362816]

460 se is faster then the 5770 but a tad, I would go with the gtx 460

 

[benski]

It would be worth the extra 14 bucks to me, especially if you think you will use the free photoshop.

 

[Deleted member 362816]

I like photoshop cool to use I would go with nivida cards any day over ati, and i really do like the 460 cards good choice.

 

[Dalerax]

Even considering it's the SE version?

 

[Timop]

The SE is ~1% slower than the 768mb. but waiting 8-10weeks for a $40 prepaid giftcard sounds ehh.

Newegg has the 5830 for $110 upfront too, worthy mention?

 

[Dalerax]

Thanks guys, I saw the GTX 460 1GB was about $20 more than the SE version and decided to go with that after reading some reviews.

 

[Dalerax]

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