 AtI Rules |
| Review Date: November 6, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Jason Walker, OR, USA |
| My very first true graphics card was a Radeon rage 128 with like 8 or 16mb video ram. I have gone through many Radeon cards and for 180$ this is one hell of a card. Lets face it not many, if none games today support direct x 11 however my nvidia 9800gt did not support my Panasonic resoultion which was because my 9800GT didn't have a HDMI output connector. The fact is when I grew tired of the Radeon 5850 being out of stock I bought this card and so far hooked to a Panasonic 46" plasma it has performed outstandingly. If you want maximum performance wait for the 5850 for 5870 but the fact remains 180$ for a graphics card with direct 11 and capable of running L4D at full 1920X1080 resoultion is remarkable. This card almost didn't fit into my NZXT cases so be prepares it requires some room, for this price this card is outstanding and its in stock woot :). I am not a nerd nor going to give anyone a pros or cons verdict. Fact is I'am a gamer so for 180$ this is a great deal and lets face it ladies and gentle men why should anyone pay more than 200$ for a graphics when it will be outdated within a year? Too many manufactures are looking for profit with no gain to consumer experience, all I have to say is watch what you spend and remember corruptions are looking out for any amount of money they can acquire, was this card worth the 180$? So far yes but beyond 200$ is insane especially considering a x-box is 200$ |
Great card; Must buy
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| Review Date: January 2, 2010 |
| Reviewer: M. Woodley, Pennsylvania |
This is an amazing card especially considering the sub-$200 price. I'm playing World of Warcraft at full settings (with shadows turned about half-way down) at 1920x1080. WoW looks bright, crisp, amazing. Dragon Age: Origins runs incredibly well also at full resolution and settings. If you're the type, like me, that only buys a new graphics card about every two or three years, this is the type of card that you want to invest in. Not only does it support DX11, but the 1G of RAM is sure to meet at least minimum specs for games over the coming 24 months.
I do have a couple of drawbacks to report, however. First, this is a rather large card so be sure you have room in your case or the ability to rearrange wires if necessary. Second, I had some trouble installing drivers via the ATI driver installer manager (search "failed to load detection driver" to see what error I ran into). The solution, however, was simple: install the drivers via Device Manager. I just pointed windows to where the driver files were and it installed perfectly.
Final verdict: buy this card! You can play today's games at max or near-max at full resolution and be rest assured that you'll be able to run anything released for a few years to come. Oh yeah, and all that for less than $200. |
Gone back to Radeon
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| Review Date: November 26, 2009 |
| Reviewer: COD4 Addict, Orange County, CA |
Though I have been an NVIDIA Fan Boi now for 5 years.....I have come to respect the new Radeon series, especially since XFX has jumped on the Radeon band-wagon.....
I've always been a HUGE fan of EVGA and XFX and I thought I would venture into the realm of Radeon again knowing that XFX has an awesome reputation for having a great graphics card.
I can't say that I'm that surprised because this is backed by XFX, but I've had nothing but a great experience with my new XFX Radeon 5770.
My system use to skip and stutter in the first 10 seconds during gameplay on COD4 with my 8800GTX, but since I've installed this Radeon 5770 from XFX, I've had no such problems!
For those of you who play today's latest games and future games like COD MW2, this Radeon 5770 from XFX is PERFECT!
You can't beat the DOUBLE LIFETIME WARRANTY! |
Huge improvement after I finally got it installed
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| Review Date: January 18, 2010 |
| Reviewer: E. Roehl, |
The only thing that is a negative was it took me about 6 hours to install the card. Most of it was my problem. At first I didn't think that my HP desktop even had a slot for it, but finally determined that it did. Then shoe-horning in this big board on my little motherboard was a challenge. Then I couldn't find the power connector because the drawing that came with the board was nothing like the actual board. The connector was hidden in the end of the card inside the cooling shroud. So, bottom line, I had to call HP to make sure that the motherboard was compatible and I had to call Radeon to find the power supply connection and later to ask them to troubleshoot as my computer would not recognize the card. There was pretty much nothing they could do, so I finally reseated the board and apparently it was a few microns from being seated completely. Now it works fine. My only performance example so far is playing Ghost Recon 2 Advanced Warfighter. Before I installed this card, there was so much lag in the screen movement, even at the lowest settings, that it was unplayable. Now the video is incredible with no lag whatsoever. Occasionally Ghost Recon crashes, but that is probably a Windows Vista issue rather than the video card.
So, to sum up: Installation a pain and poorly documented. Operation is a joy. |
Fantastic! Maxing out most games video settings!
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| Review Date: December 8, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Jack Bourne, Southern California |
I'm playing Fallout3, L4D2, and Dragon Age all on either max settings or just about in a 1920x1080 resolution.
This is a fantastic card, and I love that it's available right now as opposed to the 5850/5870. If you have time buy one of those or a 4890! If you need something now, you can't go wrong with a 5770! |
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