I think the main reason you look at the 5770 vs. a 4890 is because it consumes 65 watts less at full load and is about 15 C cooler at load on their respective reference coolers while running the fan on the default driver settings.
I would not necessarily recommend it for a new build, Buying the 5850 for just around $75 more is just too tempting, its a far better value proposition if you are building a gaming rig from scratch taking into account the necessary power supply and enclosure, so on so forth.
Where I think the 5770 and the 5750 is really exciting is in the potential upgrade it offers people with aging systems that have that existing 430 watt power supply, and a micro-atx enclosure they have to fit into. They are going to have a chance to completely overhaul their graphics, as you stated, assuming they are on older hardware, or perhaps IGP to make it all worthwhile.
I am in a market for hdmi sound card for my HTPC. As this card can do bitstreaming of HD audio, i would throw out my GTX260 and put this baby in. It is a win-win situation. No degradation in video with great HD audio
Very impressive card and I bet it is going to be wildly popular after the price comes down a little. But ATI might hold it back for a while until the 4870/4890 stocks are depleted.
I remember seeing the review where a pair of 4770's in crossfire somehow did really good, even better than a 4870 and close to a 4890, I wonder how 2 5770's in crossfire would do.
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I would not necessarily recommend it for a new build, Buying the 5850 for just around $75 more is just too tempting, its a far better value proposition if you are building a gaming rig from scratch taking into account the necessary power supply and enclosure, so on so forth.
Where I think the 5770 and the 5750 is really exciting is in the potential upgrade it offers people with aging systems that have that existing 430 watt power supply, and a micro-atx enclosure they have to fit into. They are going to have a chance to completely overhaul their graphics, as you stated, assuming they are on older hardware, or perhaps IGP to make it all worthwhile.