Re: And FPS per dollar isn't the only important stat
Macharius Send a noteboard - 02/11/2010 12:52:46 PM
Sometimes you need to achieve an certain framerate or the game is unplayable at that settings you want to play. As Macharius found out with the 5670, the FPS per dollar is only useful for comparing similar cards, thus if I were to divide the 5 cards up into caterogires it would be this
HD5670
HD5750 vs GTS450 vs HD5770
GTX460 (which is in another level than the previous cards).
The HD5770 runs WoW-Cataclysm on Ultra at 50+ fps even in Northrend (no promises on Dalaran). I'm not sure just how high, since I sent the fps cap at 50 to prevent overheating the card. The HD5670 would run it, but at much lower fps even after I got the driver issue fixed.
Also, Fallout 3 would crash every time with the HD5670 on Ultra - but the HD5770 runs it on Ultra just fine (though I'll probably downgrade the settings a step to get better fps). I haven't tried SC2 on Ultra with the HD5770 yet, but I'm going to assume it plays very well since the HD5670 ran it just fine (though again, the fps were a little lower than what would be ideal to me).
I should also probably try Dragon Age out with the HD5770.
In the end, I'm glad I chose not to settle for the HD5670 (though I was tempted!) and give myself some leeway for being able to play games to be released in the future on my desired settings. As it is right now, I expect to be able to use the HD5770 for at least the next three years and possibly up to five.
If it makes it to five, I'll be due for an entire system build. The prospect of this being my last video card for this system is actually quite attractive to me.

This message last edited by Macharius on 02/11/2010 at 12:59:46 PM
In need of graphics card advice. (edit with update)
29/10/2010 04:01:37 PM
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That's the card in my new iMac. Well, according to Apple, at least...
29/10/2010 04:45:19 PM
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A 9800GT is roughly equivalent to a 5670. *NM*
29/10/2010 04:58:07 PM
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I've no problem deferring to someone more familiar w/ recent cards.
29/10/2010 05:44:20 PM
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Your card isn't an ati hd5670, it is about 75% as fast as an 8800gt
01/11/2010 01:34:47 AM
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ATI Mobility HD5730 is almost the same as the desktop ATI HD5670 but it is closer to ATI HD5570
01/11/2010 01:32:01 AM
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One thing you didn't mention is what resolution you're trying to run at.
29/10/2010 05:07:38 PM
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System specs:
29/10/2010 05:39:19 PM
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Glad to hear it's working. That kind of performance is much more what I'd expect from a 5670.
*NM*
31/10/2010 01:45:45 AM
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That didn't stop me from getting the 5770 so that I would have a "buffer zone" of peformance gains
31/10/2010 01:11:35 PM
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The HD5670 is meant to be a casual gamer card
31/10/2010 02:23:45 PM
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Nice to know that someone selling these actually knows what they're talking about.
01/11/2010 01:42:31 PM
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Re: Nice to know that someone selling these actually knows what they're talking about.
01/11/2010 09:29:38 PM
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If you do return the card, these are the cards I would recommend (links inside to newegg)
01/11/2010 02:32:23 AM
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Excellent post
01/11/2010 05:06:10 PM
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And FPS per dollar isn't the only important stat
02/11/2010 03:14:10 AM
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Re: And FPS per dollar isn't the only important stat
02/11/2010 12:52:46 PM
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Don't get me wrong, I agree the HD5770 is an awesome card
02/11/2010 06:14:16 PM
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Re: Don't get me wrong, I agree the HD5770 is an awesome card
02/11/2010 09:19:44 PM
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Do you already have a computer or are you building a new one? If so what are the specs? And ....
03/11/2010 10:49:35 AM
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Well
03/11/2010 08:31:11 PM
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If you are not going to overclock, you should really consider this computer
04/11/2010 12:28:44 AM
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Slickdeals thread claims it's no longer available. Was a good deal, though. *NM*
04/11/2010 01:28:09 PM
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Re: If you are not going to overclock, you should really consider this computer
04/11/2010 06:02:57 PM
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