comparison of these 2 graphics cards-- please help?

[tony_dudz]

what do you think of the GTX 460 and the Radeon HD 5770?
im thinking about getting the GTX 460?
what kind of PSU do you think would handle this card and the AMD Athlon II X3 450 3.2GHz Socket AM3 95w 1.5MB L2 Cache?

thanks guys

[nibbler]

Anything above 400W is easily enough, but I would recommend going for a proper brand such as corsar, seasonic, enermax etc. The GTX460 is a faster card than the 5770, so I would go for that.

[tony_dudz]

Anything above 400W is easily enough, but I would recommend going for a proper brand such as corsar, seasonic, enermax etc. The GTX460 is a faster card than the 5770, so I would go for that.

thanks nibbler, also would you please tell me if the gtx 460 would fit this motherboard http://www.ebuyer.com/product/241003
thanks

[Nerval]

The GTX460 is a faster card than the 5770, so I would go for that.

PCPro magazine tested graphics cards last month, and recommended both of those as great cards so you'll get good value with either. Its tests showed the GTX 460 as a bit faster at games, but then it's a little bit more expensive too.

[tony_dudz]

PCPro magazine tested graphics cards last month, and recommended both of those as great cards so you'll get good value with either. Its tests showed the GTX 460 as a bit faster at games, but then it's a little bit more expensive too.

yep i suppose its worth the price eh

[PC4Free]

The GTX 460 is a fantastic card.

And yes, it will fit the motherboard in the blue PCI-e slot

[tony_dudz]

The GTX 460 is a fantastic card.

And yes, it will fit the motherboard in the blue PCI-e slot

thanks man, made my day lol

[nibbler]

thanks man, made my day lol

You've had a crap day then

[tony_dudz]

You've had a crap day then

yep chelsea got beat and the weathers been crap all day plus im hungover

[PC4Free]

thanks man, made my day lol

Haha really? Well im glad Hope your hangover recovery is a swift one

[tony_dudz]

Haha really? Well im glad Hope your hangover recovery is a swift one

thanks man, btw i decided to get the 1gb version of the gtx 460 so should i need a bigger psu wattage?

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

thanks man, btw i decided to get the 1gb version of the gtx 460 so should i need a bigger psu wattage?

If you get the HD6850 1GB any PSU which can power an HD5770 1GB easily would be fine as the HD6850 1GB only requires a single PCI-E power connector unlike most GTX460 cards.

[tony_dudz]

If you get the HD6850 1GB any PSU which can power an HD5770 1GB easily would be fine as the HD6850 1GB only requires a single PCI-E power connector unlike most GTX460 cards.

nah cat, i can't justify spending more cash at the minute hi, but im cosidering getting the cosair cx 500w and it has 2x 6pin connectors so it shud connect ok but am just wondering if an extra 50 watts or so would be needed?

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

nah cat, i can't justify spending more cash at the minute hi, but im cosidering getting the cosair cx 500w and it has 2x 6pin connectors so it shud connect ok but am just wondering if an extra 50 watts or so would be needed?

Both the GTX460 1GB and HD6850 1GB are similar in price and the HD6850 1GB can run on a decent 400W PSU easily.

[tony_dudz]

Both the GTX460 1GB and HD6850 1GB are similar in price and the HD6850 1GB can run on a decent 400W PSU easily.

i found a gtx 460 1GB for 130, but the cheapest hd650 i can find is 140 mark 145,
cat honestly, what card do you think i would be better off with, playing games i mean?

[tony_dudz]

i found a gtx 460 1GB for 130, but the cheapest hd650 i can find is 140 mark 145,
cat honestly, what card do you think i would be better off with, playing games i mean?

actually the hd650 is better than the gtx 460 so il get that, but whats better, the asus, xfx or saphire?
thanks man

and cat one more thing, the hd650 will not fit the msi motherboard you suggested earlier so could you find me a motherboard that would work with pci-e 2.1 and this processor http://www.ebuyer.com/product/238326