Aion Graphics Card

[raivyne]

Hey all I was going to upgrade my video card for Aion. Here are my specs:

Phenom II X3 720 2.8

Asus M4a79T Deluxe mobo (crossfire capable)

850w Corsair PSU

4g ram

Windows XP

I'm currenly running with a 9800GTX+ that I bought last year, but I'm dropping down to thirty frame rates when PvP events start happening... and getting some dragging. I was thinking about buying two 4850's. Does that sound like an OK upgrade?

 

[sirkillalot]

no no no
dont buy old tech! get the new ati 5000 cards, out now. the 5870 is great or 5850 or the new nvid cards when they are out (may be a while)
you'll be dx 11 ready and shader 5.0 ready they are fast, quiet and use little power

 

[blackwidow_rsa]

The 5770 costs about the same as the 4870 and perform similary, if you're on a budget. Dont know what type of game Aion is..but if it's online, the problem might also be that your internet connection is too slow for heavy pvp.

 

[raivyne]

It could be my internet connection.

I looked into the 5850 once, but it's 259... a little steep for me for two cards. I will check out the 5770 though, thanks for the tip!

 

[raivyne]

OK I'm looking at the 5770 and it's a good price, but I'm wondering if the 128bit will make a difference or what. Is it really that big a deal?

 

[obsidian86]

just buy one 5850 its on par with a gtx 285

 

[raivyne]

newegg is out of them, guess i'll check around for one.

 

[obsidian86]

newegg lists stock round 12 00 am and i think amazon still had some

 

[Lincolnton]

It's not your net connection. Before the nvidia driver update enabling SLI for that game, I was dropping into the 30s/40s with my 8800gtx (around the same as the 9800gtx).

Definately go with a single 5850 or preferably a 5870.. A 5870 would be much better than two 4850s, and you could add another one later down the road if you felt like you needed to.

 

[bhagat666]

buy a 5850....
its pretty good

 

[FATAL STR1K3]

I got the 5770 and I am pleased.