Hey folks. Here I am with another which-would-win question.
My bang/buck upgrade is being pushed back a bit and I'm also having to scale back a bit more so the 5770 is likely out. It will be replaced by the 5750 and what I am wondering is will I really notice enough of a difference by switching to this card when compared to my current card, a 9800GTX+.
I read the 5750 review but it doesn't really apply to my situation. Well, it does but it doesn't at the same time.
The review pits a 1GB GTS 250 against the 5750. The 250 is essentially a rebadged 9800GTX+ with new VRM's if I'm not mistaken. The one used in the review has double the memory of what I am using now so that is where the review stops being of helpful although it does give me an idea of what frame rates I can expect
I can see it being a boost in performance simply due to the increased memory but is it enough to warrant shelling out $130 or will I end up with a slightly more powerful card with DX11 support?
Thanks!
EDIT: Another question I have is how much overclocking headroom does this card have? I'm not talking about these wussy sites that just use CCC to overclock their cards because they always hit the maximum allowed by the application instead of really digging into it using ATI Tool or another suitable applicatioin. I know it doesn't have the voltage circuitry to allow voltage increases using MSI's Afterburner but is there enough headroom to push this card up to at least a 5770 level provided the voltage and cooling holds out?
Thanks again!
My bang/buck upgrade is being pushed back a bit and I'm also having to scale back a bit more so the 5770 is likely out. It will be replaced by the 5750 and what I am wondering is will I really notice enough of a difference by switching to this card when compared to my current card, a 9800GTX+.
I read the 5750 review but it doesn't really apply to my situation. Well, it does but it doesn't at the same time.
The review pits a 1GB GTS 250 against the 5750. The 250 is essentially a rebadged 9800GTX+ with new VRM's if I'm not mistaken. The one used in the review has double the memory of what I am using now so that is where the review stops being of helpful although it does give me an idea of what frame rates I can expect
I can see it being a boost in performance simply due to the increased memory but is it enough to warrant shelling out $130 or will I end up with a slightly more powerful card with DX11 support?
Thanks!
EDIT: Another question I have is how much overclocking headroom does this card have? I'm not talking about these wussy sites that just use CCC to overclock their cards because they always hit the maximum allowed by the application instead of really digging into it using ATI Tool or another suitable applicatioin. I know it doesn't have the voltage circuitry to allow voltage increases using MSI's Afterburner but is there enough headroom to push this card up to at least a 5770 level provided the voltage and cooling holds out?
Thanks again!
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