Sapphire 5750

[r0k0]

Just saw this.. the Sapphire Vapor X HD 5750 for 184$

is it worth it over the GTX 260...?

cause im getting a Maximus Extreme and its Crossfire and not SLi.. so if i can i'll grab 2 and crossfire if they are worth it for the price

http://ncix.com/products/index.php?s...cture=SAPPHIRE

the specs for my pc would be,

Q6600 OC'ed at what i can
Asus Maximus Extreme
2x 2GB Patriot Viper Xtreme DDR3-1333
eVGA GTX 260 or 2x 5750 Vapor X
Win 7 Ultimate x64

Thanks

[r0k0]

Actually found this one for the close the same price..

ATi Radeon 5770

http://ncix.com/products/index.php?s...facture=NCIXPC

[Syx005]

If you need to go crossfire, definately go with the 5770's. The extra 40 bucks will be worth the performance increase. A 260 wouldn't hold a candle to either the 5750 or 5770 crossfire.

Lots of reviews on the net... they all seem one sided on this one.

[r0k0]

but let's say 1 vs the other... a GTX 260 vs a 5770 which is better..?

[MonsterSound]

Originally Posted by r0k0

but let's say 1 vs the other... a GTX 260 vs a 5770 which is better..?

For gaming performance, the 260 edges out the 5770. Read some 5770 reviews. Com'on they are right here at HWC
Folding of course goes to nVidia.

[DrPepper]

Originally Posted by r0k0

Actually found this one for the close the same price..

ATi Radeon 5770

http://ncix.com/products/index.php?s...facture=NCIXPC

that version is only availble as part of a pre-build
try this
http://ncix.com/products/index.php?s...cture=Gigabyte

[r0k0]

saw that last night.. i'd rather get the XFX Radeon HD 5770 XXX edition.. i like the stock cooler and the speeds are nice..

i'd rather pay 219.99 :P

but yeah

the review puts it more like 3/4 for the GTX and 1/4 for the 5770 so i'll keep the GTX 260 for a while i guess until prices drops down

[The Destroyer]

Originally Posted by r0k0

saw that last night.. i'd rather get the XFX Radeon HD 5770 XXX edition.. i like the stock cooler and the speeds are nice..

Why not just get the Vapor-X HD 5770 and overclock is way past the stock XFX XXX edition specs?

I've gone this route and am hoping to achieve the speeds many 5770 reviews have claimed which will make it that much better of a value over the "overclocked" XFX XXX Edition.

[cozmosland]

if your lucky you can price match a 5770 to around 180

[cozmosland]

i have the reference cooler xfx which is the better cooler besides the vapor x flashed running 1000core and 1445 mem and 1.2 v