Gts450 or HD5770 graphics card?

http://www.nvidia.com/object/product-geforce-gts-450-us.html

http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/graphics/ati-radeon-hd-5000/hd-5770/Pages/ati-radeon-hd-5770-overview.aspx



I don't need anything too fancy, also I have quite a small case so nothing too big.|||hi john

well with a small case either of these cards may be a problem... both the HD5770 and the GTS450 are pretty big and may have problems fitting in a small case

its allways best doing some extensive research before purchasing a new graphics card... check the dimensions of the card and compare it to the case... the length is the main measurement so bare this in mind

in terms of performance the GTS450 is the better of the two... its the latest release from nvidia and has been designed to replace the popular GTS250/350 ..... and the main improvement is the GDDR5 memory... this equates to faster memory,aswell as higher memory clock speeds... and then theres the 40nm gpu(manufacturing process ) ... this is simply a smaller gpu die... and this means a cooler gpu... less power requirements and finally a quieter card.... this also means theres a lower minimum power requirement.... (500w or more )

the radeon HD5770 on the other hand has been around for 12 months now and has similar specs to the GTS450... however the HD5770 does not support physx or cuda.. allthough it does support a technology called "stream" which is ati,s attempt at cuda

but it still does not support physx so thats why i will have to recommend the GTS450.... a allround better card and is a ideal entry level card

i hope this helps,any problems let me know

good luck john !|||The Radeon 5770 is faster, but more expensive. The GTS 450 runs dead-even with the Radeon 5750 in most games. That's the card it's designed to compete against, not the 5770.

http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gt…

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphic…



Both cards support DX11 so it's a wash there. CUDA vs Stream... take your pick. Both cards only need a 450W power supply with a single 6-pin connector. But only the GTS 450 supports PhysX, the 5770 does not.



If you have a small case, then neither of those cards are good choices. Smaller $100ish cards like the Radeon 5670 or GeForce 9800GT are they way to go when space is tight.



http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



In a standard mid-tower case, either the Radeon 5770 or GTS 450 will fit. I currently have a Radeon 5770 myself.



So the 5770 gives you higher fps, the 450 provides more eye candy in games with destructible terrain.|||I think you should choose HD 5770. Because of its lower power consumption, less heat, better scaling in Xfire when it becomes needed, DX11 support so you don't have to toss it and buy a new card in 1-2 years to play games with it supported.



GTS 450 is still a bit slower than the HD 5770.|||I would suggest to buy XFX Radeon HD 5770 1GB DDR5 PCIE Graphics Card

1GB DDR5 Memory

Display Port

Crossfire Ready

ATI Eyefinity

http://www.amazon.com/XFX-Radeon-5770-Gr…



Also check out at Ebay

http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-…|||william is totally right.here's their comparison.



http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php?…|||depends on how much you want to spend and what you are using card for.