For example at 1920x1200, which was the resolution that we focused on, adding a second Radeon HD 5770 graphics card improved performance by 75% when testing with Aliens vs. Predator, while we saw a 78% performance increase when testing with Battlefield Bad Company 2. Other new games such as Just Cause 2 and Metro 2033 saw 63% and 86% performance gains respectively.
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Richie |
Posted on: 06/15/2010 08:33 AM
I purchased a second 5770 based on the results of your first article and I have never looked back. AMD has been working well to get profiles updated for new games as well which is great to see. I can also confirm that the performance in Battlefield 2 BC is very good. |
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Davo |
Posted on: 06/15/2010 11:34 AM
I'm in love with my 5770 setup and have been ever since I got it  I really thought by now there would be something that offered slightly better value to gamers. I am glad to see there isn't just yet! |
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a dude |
Posted on: 06/15/2010 10:45 PM
I decided on a 5770 setup when I found a set of Asus Cucore's for under $280 after rebate with free shipping. If you have a crossfire capable motherboard, this is simply the most cost effective way to jump on the DX11 bandwagon. Having been a Nvidia fan for years, I feel I made the right decision. ATI image quality is far superior from what I've seen so far. Very very happy I am. My only regret is waiting and hoping Nvidia would bring something mindblowing to the table and that didn't happen this time. Nice article. |
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kenny |
Posted on: 06/15/2010 11:05 PM
Go the 5770 CF!!! Great article thanks. |
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RedSky0 |
Posted on: 06/16/2010 11:52 AM
Now all they need to do is release a 5770X2, not that they will. Somebody should have told me that Crossfire was actually going to be good value a couple of years ago ... |
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Bowser |
Posted on: 06/16/2010 12:01 PM
yeah well crossfire still scales like sh*t compared to sli but dual 5770's is the way to go. imagine if they scaled like a pair of gtx 470 cards though. that would be insane! |
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Morgan |
Posted on: 06/22/2010 11:19 PM
Would the performance values be similar for a P55 board, or would the 8X 8x, limit performance. |
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ProX |
Posted on: 06/22/2010 11:26 PM
@Morgan - No it would be the same on a P55 board. Nice article. |
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Sharpy |
Posted on: 06/24/2010 09:43 AM
wow I did not know Crossfire worked that well now. this is very interesting. nice work |
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sirfanxalot |
Posted on: 07/23/2010 05:02 AM
I am buying a new PC and was planning on going the P55 LGA1156 route with an Intel core i5-750 CPU and planning on getting the ATI Radeon HD5770 1GB (Crossfire) setup, but then I ran into a little bit of a problem: most P55 motherboards do have 2x PCIex16 slots, but the affordable ones (the reason I'm not buying an LGA 1366 + core i7-920 or such) all have the PCIex16 lanes shared, so for a Crossfire setup the bandwidth gets lowered to 2xPCIe@x8. Is it going to be worth my while to do this? How much is it going to hurt performance? (As I understand it, PCIe2 delivers twice the bandwidth of PCIe, and obviously PCIex16 delivers twice the bandwidth that PCIex8 does. So it makes no sense to me how it doesn't make a difference). Please help!? |
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ProX |
Posted on: 07/26/2010 01:07 AM
@ sirfanxalot - Dual PCIe 2.0 x8 bandwidth is fine for today's graphics cards, you will not notice any performance loss. |
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GAx |
Posted on: 09/16/2010 07:50 PM
I prefer 470 |
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Anon |
Posted on: 09/30/2010 08:12 AM
AWESOME follow up on the first article. First article was one of the MAJOR reason I set up my 5770 X2 in the first place. Was recently worried that through drivers, or maturing of the 5870/5850 that my system was no longer relevent. Well, you've proved me totally wrong and once again am confident in my build. THANKS! Legion. (Deal is even sweeter as I swung X2 for 200$ used. ) |
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ZoTHoS |
Posted on: 01/20/2011 08:42 PM
Nice i already have one XFX HD5770 XXX card and another one would be nice and now after reviewing this article it makes me want another 5770 really bad!! I really need to upgrade my PSU first as i am in dire need of one already because now i just saw this review and with the 5770 taking up over a little half of my PSU when on load... I only have an Ultra X-Finity 500w dual 12v rails S.L.I. psu and with the 5770 taking up 254 watts on load i just think dang man i really need a new psu i play games at 980/1380 35c on load its nice but when i go over 1000/1400 i start seeing restarts/bsod oh and why my temp is so low is because its about 15f-25f outside and my pc is in the window with the side panel off!! :-) cant wait to upgrade the psu and get another HD5770 for CF!!! Heres 2 pics of me playing NFS Shift with my XFX HD5770 XXX card very nice low temps and Great FPS!!! http://img26.imageshack.us/i/shift20101227151254550.jpg/ http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/2659/shift20101227151338322.jpg |
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Randy |
Posted on: 12/07/2012 10:52 PM
Just bought a second used Saphire 5770 for $75 ... the first one only cost me $80 ... thinking of trying eyefinity 6 setup ... lots of used DVI monitors around and Displayport to DVI adaptors are only $5 each now on ebay. Alternately it can be my 6 monitor extended workstation ... should be fun. |