Is an ATI HD5450 Radeon video card a good one for gaming?

arron is right, the 5450 would be a waste of time. i'm looking to upgrade as well. i've done my home work adn the benchs for that card are not good. it might get you by with the lowest of the settings (if even that good). it amused me to see amd talking it up like they did on their site. inrceases gaming experience... my foot (choice words best not mentioned) when looking for a good card for gaming, they say 5770 is the best cheapy out there of the 5xxx atis (for the money) i'm thinking it's more like a 5670 personally. even then it won't be a beast. it is comparable to the 4830 though, with more bells and wistles. i'm not here to talk of intended plans though. there are a few thing to look at though, the memory bandwith is crucial and it's limited to ddr2/ddr3 memory. ddr5 would be ideal for gaming. not to mention the gpu is watered down, less of everything in general. i wouldn't waste my money. to sum it up, look for dd5, (i would look for 1 gig of memory personally) and atleast a 5670. you might get by with the 5450 but you you will sacrofice perforamce to spare your wallet. i've learned the hard way it's not a good idea and cheaper to buy a more expensive card 1 time than a cheapy and the good card.



below are some links that might help you decide

here's the card i'm thinking would be a good investment. hope that helps.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/…|||It depends on the type of gaming you'll be doing. HD5450 will suffice for several types of games, but thats just it. It will only suffice. If you want to play games the way they're meant to be played, meaning high resolutions and maxxed out settings, you will definitely need something stronger. If the HD5450 is the only thing really in your budget, then so be it. You will just have to lower the graphics settings in the games to where they will allow the computer to still have decent performance.|||No, it's a low-end budget card intended as a basic upgrade off mobo graphics. It is not meant for gaming, especially with such weak specs. It would run games like utter crap, period. Good for videos, but NOT video games. If you'll be doing ANY gaming, then at least consider an HD 5770, or better. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLis…