Asus 5770 - Good choice?

[Cosmin]

Actual system : PentiumD 805 (2.66 Ghz) + 3Gb DDR2 + HDD200Gb 7200RPM + 7300GS + Arctic Cooling 550R PSU + Monitors (22'' & 20'')

Hy . Decided to replace my old Asus 7300gs (which also overheats) with a newer model (asus boy :) ) .. The latest 5770 seems a good choice but my questions are :

1. will prices drop before Christmas ?

2. cooling system it's ok ?

3. driver problems ?

4. it's ok for gaming at 1680x1050 & HD Movies ?

5. a better choice at this price?

Thanks for opinions

[+PeterUK MVC]

1. will prices drop before Christmas ?

Who knows?

2. cooling system it's ok ?

Yes

3. driver problems ?

likely ok

4. it's ok for gaming at 1680x1050 & HD Movies ?

Yes

5. a better choice at this price?

No not really

[ViperAFK]

Its a fine choice.

[Cosmin]

3. driver problems ?

likely ok

Which driver is available now for 5770 (windows 7 compatible) ? :turned:

[master2k27]

all ati drivers are windows 7 compatable

[+SOOPRcow MVC]

My guess is that prices won't drop. The prices for the 5850 have actually gone up do to low supply and high demand so some of that demand may be shifting to the 5770. If that is the case they would have little reason to lower the price.

[Pupik]

Which driver is available now for 5770 (windows 7 compatible) ? :turned:

All the ones in the Windows 7 section of Ati's drivers section :blink: ?

http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_catalyst...windows-7-32bit

http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_catalyst...windows-7-64bit

[Andre S. Veteran]

It's a bit overkill with a Pentium D. It will be a huge upgrade compared to a 7300gs, but you'd achieve similar results with, say, a 4850 or even 4770 which are a lot less expensive, because at this point the CPU is a huge bottleneck.

[ToneKnee]

It's a bit overkill with a Pentium D. It will be a huge upgrade compared to a 7300gs, but you'd achieve similar results with, say, a 4850 or even 4770 which are a lot less expensive, because at this point the CPU is a huge bottleneck.

+1

[mr.r9]

That's a good GPU. I suggest you OC your processor, since it's a good one to OC, to help achieve better results (That's if you are playing anything heavy per say).

[Cosmin]

It's a bit overkill with a Pentium D. It will be a huge upgrade compared to a 7300gs, but you'd achieve similar results with, say, a 4850 or even 4770 which are a lot less expensive, because at this point the CPU is a huge bottleneck.

I know .. I'll upgrade to Core i7 920 after 2-3 month .. So I need a good card for my resolutions & 2 monitors.

( I play Commandos Series :p , Tomb Raider , RTS ) :)

[majortom1981]

ITs a good choice. Also great to keep for a future cpu upgrade.

[Cosmin]

thanks!

[+shift. MVC]

Good choice? For now it's basically a 4870 1GB or GTX 260 Core 216 with DX11 support in terms of performance.

So yes it's a pretty good choice. Looks like your CPU is going to be a major bottleneck though.

[Cosmin]

I know .. in fact, I'm not such a big gamer .. only those mentioned above..