New GPU?

2010-07-12 10:42:44

#1

NooBesT: Pizzahitler; +873|6727

So my 8800GT is starting to show it's age on newer games and I happen to have some spare cash.

I was thinking 5770 or 5850. Is the greater performance that 5850 offers worth almost double the price? Would my E8400 bottleneck the GPU?

2010-07-12 11:12:34

#2

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6046|Catherine Black

http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=138978

2010-07-12 11:36:53

#3

NooBesT: Pizzahitler; +873|6727

Not available in Finland yet.

2010-07-12 11:38:23

#4

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6046|Catherine Black

NooBesT wrote:
Not available in Finland yet.

Probably 5770 then. E8400 would just bottleneck a 5850. I've got a 5770 and it's not exactly struggling on any game (1680x1050).

2010-07-12 12:07:31

#5

TopHat01: Limitless; +117|6163|CA

Finray wrote:
E8400 would just bottleneck a 5850.

Are you sure about this?

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2010-07-12 12:09:36

#6

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6046|Catherine Black

TopHat01 wrote:
Finray wrote:
E8400 would just bottleneck a 5850.
Are you sure about this?

On games like Bad Company 2, yes.

2010-07-12 12:10:34

#7

13urnzz: Banned; +5,830|6755

i have a 5850. i like it, have been running eyefinity. it's a q6600, i don't think you'll have any problems with e8400.

2010-07-12 12:13:45

#8

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Finray wrote:
TopHat01 wrote:
Finray wrote:
E8400 would just bottleneck a 5850.
Are you sure about this?
On games like Bad Company 2, yes.

By how much? I doubt it's very significant at all.

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2010-07-12 12:16:46

#9

NooBesT: Pizzahitler; +873|6727

How much more performance would I get from 5850 though? I want to know if it would be worth the extra 130€.

2010-07-12 12:20:13

#10

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6046|Catherine Black

TopHat01 wrote:
Finray wrote:
TopHat01 wrote:
Are you sure about this?
On games like Bad Company 2, yes.
By how much? I doubt it's very significant at all.

Rule of thumb: don't try to play BC2 without a quad core. Unless the recent patches have changed this much..

For example, my Q9300 @ 3.2Ghz is at 100% on all cores in BC2, while my 5770 is hovering around 80-90%, so my CPU is actually bottlenecking.

Last edited by Finray (2010-07-12 13:00:49)

2010-07-12 16:28:50

#11

Mugen: Member; +19|6257

That depends on monitor resolution though:

Phenom II x4 955 stock @ 3.2 Ghz and 5770 on 1920x1080
GPU at 100% and CPU about 60-70% on all cores.

You probably run 1680x1050?

2010-07-12 22:46:05

#12

TopHat01: Limitless; +117|6163|CA

Finray wrote:
Rule of thumb: don't try to play BC2 without a quad core. Unless the recent patches have changed this much..

That's odd, I play BC2 on an E8400 with a 9800GT and get 30-45 FPS on all low/medium settings (no AA or AF) @ 1920x1200 in regular action sequences, usually higher if less is happening. I doubt you could get 60+ frames on maximum settings with an E8400 and say a GTX 460, but I'm sure it'd run high settings with AA & AF fine.

OP: personally I'd wait for the GTX 460 to become available. Benchmarks have shown is outdoes the 5830, and sometimes ties with the 5850, while priced lower.

Last edited by TopHat01 (2010-07-12 22:49:20)

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2010-07-12 23:19:37

#13

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Dont use BC2 (unless you REALLY like it) as part of your buying decision. It generally runs like shit, and works well inconsistently with quads, unless that was fixed with a recent patch. Most games do not have this problem. I wouldnt think a 5850 would bottleneck a E8400

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2010-07-13 09:24:23

#14

NooBesT: Pizzahitler; +873|6727

Mugen wrote:
That depends on monitor resolution though:

Phenom II x4 955 stock @ 3.2 Ghz and 5770 on 1920x1080
GPU at 100% and CPU about 60-70% on all cores.

You probably run 1680x1050?

1920x1080

I suppose waiting for the 460 would be the best decision then.

Last edited by NooBesT (2010-07-13 09:25:04)

2010-07-13 10:26:24