New video card, need help.

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Manlosa

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Operating System
MS Windows 7 Professional 64-bit

CPU
Intel Core i5 @ 3.00GHz
Sandy Bridge 32nm Technology

RAM
4.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz (9-9-9-24)

Motherboard
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. P8H61-M LX3 PLUS (LGA1155)

Graphics
193FW (1440x900@60Hz)
ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series (ATI AIB)

Hard Drives
149GB Seagate ST3160812A ATA Device (SATA)
932GB Seagate ST1000DM003-9YN162 ATA Device (SATA)

This is my PC specs and I wanted to upgrade my video card to PowerColor HD7870 GHz Edition 2GB GDDR5. Will it be able to run smoothly? I don't want to change new components again.

Thanks.
 
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If you buy the 7870 now, and upgrade to a 1080p monitor in,say, 6 months, you'll probably be OK. That card's got a lot of life left in it.
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Their RAM is low speed because they're using "piriform speccy", which reports DDR3 at half its acutal speed.

Your computer won't bottleneck the 7870 at all. However, I'd recommend moving up to a 1080p monitor, as the 7870 can easily handle 1080p gaming, and restricting it to 1440x900 just seems like a terrible waste.
 
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coozie7

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If you are not upgrading the monitor I suggest you look at the HD7850 class of card: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/gaming-graphics-card-review,review-32803-7.html as has been said, the 7870 is better suited the 1080 gameplay, especially when paired with such a strong CPU.
There could be an issue with the power supply, please provide its make and model, linking to its maker would also be nice. The reason: HD4850 and below only need one 6 pin lead, the 4870 and 4890 need dual 6 pin PCI-E leads, the same as most HD7870s.
 
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If you buy the 7870 now, and upgrade to a 1080p monitor in,say, 6 months, you'll probably be OK. That card's got a lot of life left in it.
 
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