ati radeon 5450

[imrocking_since92]

guys i have got ati radeon 5450
i m able to play all the uptill now smoothly
even i played call of duty black oops,
it worked perfectly fine.
so why everyone says that this card is not for gaming
and i need to updrade it?

[Tenida]

Whats your moniter@resolution??

[ssb1551]

@ OP - Maybe you are playing at low resolution i.e 1024×7__(oops I forgot) with low or medium settings.Even beasts like 470,5870 find it hard to run CoD BO at full HD resolution i.e. 1920×1080 with all the eye-candies turned on so 5450 would probably choke off at that resolution.Thats why you are being advised to go for a better card.

BTW even I would like to ask the same question as amartya, whats the screen size of your monitor & at what resolution do you play?

[imrocking_since92]

i have got 18.5 inch monitor.
generaly i play at recommended resolution which is 1024X768.
btw wat difference does it mke playin at higher resolution

[Tenida]

I think he is running in 1024*768 resolution.

In higher resolution i.e.1920*1080 you can get High Definition gaming and good clarity picture.In HD resolution you have to get a minimum 10k graphics if you want to play smoothly without lag...Infact 9500 Gt also can handle 1024*768 resolution gaming with ease....

[ico]

Depends upon what resolution and what settings you are playing at.

And do you have a 18.5" square monitor? Higher resolution means more pixels, and more pixels means you'll need a powerful graphic card to play.

HD 5670 is upto thrice as fast as HD 5450.

HD 5670 512MB GDDR5 costs 4.8k.

Edit: Avoid posting the same thing in two different sections.

[ssb1551]

Originally Posted by imrocking_since92

i have got 18.5 inch monitor.
generaly i play at recommended resolution which is 1024X768.
btw wat difference does it mke playin at higher resolution

No wonder!!Try to play at 1600×900.Then you'll notice how 5450 would be crying out loud begging you to stop the game!!And forget about full HD!
If you do wanna go for a new GPU then look for nothing less than 5670(I would say 5770 is the least one should be looking at).

[topgear]

if I'm not wrong a most of the 18.5 inch LCDs don't supports resolution higher than 1366*768.

OP should really try playing crysis/Metro 2033 or COD MW2 with all the visual/graphic settings cranked up and at max level of AA and AF. Then he will know the difference for sure.

[imrocking_since92]

so do u recommend me spendig 10k on a graphic card?
is it really worth it?

[Sam]

^^ no. but at least should get HD5670 or GT240 (if HD5670 isn't available).

[ssb1551]

Originally Posted by topgear

if I'm not wrong a most of the 18.5 inch LCDs don't supports resolution higher than 1366*768.

Oh CRAP!!forgot that point.Guess he doen't need to get 5770 anymore!

Originally Posted by topgear

OP should really try playing crysis/Metro 2033 or COD MW2 with all the visual/graphic settings cranked up and at max level of AA and AF. Then he will know the difference for sure.

Now thats a good idea.You think 5670 can handle max AA & AF?

[topgear]

if has a budget of 10k then I think he should get a decent PSU and a HD5750/GTS450 coz games fo the future will consume much more resource and if you have the budget why get HD5670 - HD5750/GTS450 is faster than that anytime and is more future proof for upcoming games.

[Nithu]

I have Sapphire HD 5670 512MB, i tested Far Cry 2 at Ultra High settings with 8x AA. It runs fine also Burnout Paradise runs pretty smoothly, with high settings.
I have 18.5 inch LCD monitor with a resolution of 1360 x 768. I guess HD5670 is the best card if you play games in this resolution.

[ssb1551]

Originally Posted by topgear

if has a budget of 10k then I think he should get a decent PSU and a HD5750/GTS450 coz games fo the future will consume much more resource and if you have the budget why get HD5670 - HD5750/GTS450 is faster than that anytime and is more future proof for upcoming games.

I think if he is gonna go for 5750 then he might as well get 5770 'cause the difference is around .8k-1k.

[Sam]

Originally Posted by Nithu

I have Sapphire HD 5670 512MB, i tested Far Cry 2 at Ultra High settings with 8x AA. It runs fine also Burnout Paradise runs pretty smoothly, with high settings.

Burnout Paradise runs fine @ HD resolution + everything set to high without AA enabled. enable AA or upp it to 2X, the game starts running a bit slow.

[Cool Buddy]

if op is satisfied with the resolution and detail he is playing at, why advise him to upgrade.
@op if you want your games to look better then you should upgrade. if you are satisfied with the way they look now, why bother!

[Nithu]

Originally Posted by Sam.Shab

Burnout Paradise runs fine @ HD resolution + everything set to high without AA enabled. enable AA or upp it to 2X, the game starts running a bit slow.

Yeah, i agree. Got avg 30fps in Far Cry 2 with all settings maxed out.