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What is the best ATI radeon GPU i can get for ~$110-$130 USD?

im looking at this...

XFX Radeon HD 5750 Video Card - 1GB GDDR5, PCI-Express 2.0, CrossFireX Ready, Dual DVI, Dipslay Port, HDMI at TigerDirect.com

but im just wondering if there is anything better?

Newegg.com - hd5770

With the 'rebate', quite a few of these fall within your price range and it's better than the 5750.

Psyrus wrote:Newegg.com - hd5770

With the 'rebate', quite a few of these fall within your price range and it's better than the 5750.

Rebates are useless when you have a budget. I'd say just get a MSI N250GTS OC

puckett wrote:Rebates are useless when you have a budget. I'd say just get a MSI N250GTS OC

Except that he's asking for an ATI card...
Besides, the 5770 is better cause it has GDDR5 memory and DX11 support.

whatshisname55 wrote:Except that he's asking for an ATI card...
Besides, the 5770 is better cause it has GDDR5 memory and DX11 support.

That doesn't always mean its better. Especially if your not on Windows 7 and can't use DX11.

Between the GTS250 and 5750 the GTS250 is on top but the 5770 beats both.

FuzzySquirrel wrote:That doesn't always mean its better. Especially if your not on Windows 7 and can't use DX11.

Between the GTS250 and 5750 the GTS250 is on top but the 5770 beats both.

i do have win 7 ultimate 64 bit. so i can use dirext x 11.

also i am thinking about getting this AMD processor.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications ... CatId=4431

does it matter what video card I get (Nvidia or Radeon) or does one work better with AMD?

theiceman wrote:i do have win 7 ultimate 64 bit. so i can use dirext x 11.

also i am thinking about getting this AMD processor.

AMD HDT55TFBRBOX Phenom II 1055T Six Core Processor - 2.80GHz, 6MB Cache, 2000MHz (4000 MT/s) FSB, Retail, Socket AM3, Processor with Fan at TigerDirect.com

does it matter what video card I get (Nvidia or Radeon) or does one work better with AMD?

Whether you choose ATI or NVIDIA is really personal preference and it doesn't make a difference performance wise. Just as long as they're similar cards.

That processor is good as long as it works with your motherboard. (Which it may or may not depending on Chipset/Bios revisions)

Another thing is Direct X 11 isn't that popular with developers and very few games use it (15 released) so just because a card is DX11 ready doesn't mean everything is going to look better all of a sudden.

FuzzySquirrel wrote:Another thing is Direct X 11 isn't that popular with developers and very few games use it (15 released) so just because a card is DX11 ready doesn't mean everything is going to look better all of a sudden.

True enough. (Hey look an A-10 sim! )

Just curious, what's the closest Nvidia card to ATI's 5770?

FuzzySquirrel wrote:Whether you choose ATI or NVIDIA is really personal preference and it doesn't make a difference performance wise. Just as long as they're similar cards.

That processor is good as long as it works with your motherboard. (Which it may or may not depending on Chipset/Bios revisions)

Another thing is Direct X 11 isn't that popular with developers and very few games use it (15 released) so just because a card is DX11 ready doesn't mean everything is going to look better all of a sudden.

this is the motherboard i am getting.

ASUS M4A78T-E Motherboard - AMD 790GX, AM3 128MB DDR2 Side-Port, ATI Hybrid, CrossFire, PCIe 2.0, DDR3 Memory USB2.0, RAID, HDMI/DVI at TigerDirect.com
...it should handle that CPU

and I know not that many games will use direct x 11 but if i get it now, it means one less upgrade in the future i guess...

Since the HD stuff started every time I hear something is "... Ready" I am getting a bad feeling in my stomach.
E.g. HD Ready meant (at least in europe) that a device is capable of processing an HD signal but actually is not a 1080p devices (i.e. their native resolution is lower).
I wouldn't spend extra money on what I consider wannabe future technology and certainly not use it as a buying criteria.

Btw: even in your link it states:

Additional Technologies:
- HyperTransport 3.0 Technology
- DirectX10

[R-COM]SnipingCoward wrote:Since the HD stuff started every time I hear something is "... Ready" I am getting a bad feeling in my stomach.
E.g. HD Ready meant (at least in europe) that a device is capable of processing an HD signal but actually is not a 1080p devices (i.e. their native resolution is lower).
I wouldn't spend extra money on what I consider wannabe future technology and certainly not use it as a buying criteria.

Btw: even in your link it states:

ummm what? I have no idea what you are talking about in the 1st part.

and thanks for pointing that out. But its under the "Additional Technologies" section and I think its referrring the to default GPU that comes with the motherboard. the "AMD 790GX"

theiceman wrote:ummm what? I have no idea what you are talking about in the 1st part.

I simply am sceptical about any product claiming to be something "ready".

theiceman wrote:and thanks for pointing that out. But its under the "Additional Technologies" section and I think its referrring the to default GPU that comes with the motherboard. the "AMD 790GX"

DirectX is not just a graphics technology (although Direct3D is) but a multimedia API (see Wikipedia) which would lead me to think that not just the GFX-Card should support it.

Anyways, its your choice, I am just voicing an opinion.

'[R-COM wrote:SnipingCoward;1501796']I simply am sceptical about any product claiming to be something "ready".


DirectX is not just a graphics technology (although Direct3D is) but a multimedia API (see Wikipedia) which would lead me to think that not just the GFX-Card should support it.

Anyways, its your choice, I am just voicing an opinion.

ohh alright then

but do you think I will have any problems with the mobo, cpu, and gpu when i put them together?