Will my AMD x2 6000+ slow down 4870?

Forum Graphics & Displays : Graphics Cards Will my AMD x2 6000+ slow down 4870?

PowerColor

I am thinking to buy a ATI Radeon HD 4870. But will my Computer slow down this card?
My computer spec as follow:

AMD Athlon x2 6000+
Asus M2R32_MVP
A-Data 2x1GB DDR2-800

Reply to siuchi

maybe a lil bit but u can always oc ur cpu but dont worry ur system will run fine maybe a slight bottleneck.
=]

------------------------------ intel core 2 quad q6600 @3.2ghz msi p6n diamond (X-FI Extreme sound) 6gig of OCZ+CoRSAIR oc 900mhz Nvidia gtx 260 sli @ 730/1465/1250
Lite-On Blue-ray Western Digital 7200rpm 500gb Antec 500 Earthwatt Window vista 64-bit
Reply to invisik

Imo, the 6000+ will not bottleneck the 4870. I am currently running the 6000+ stock, and for games, by bottle neck is my 7600GT, which I will be upgrading soon to a 4850.

Reply to the last resort

Unless your running a" looks like mud " resolution you shouldn't be bottlenecked at all.

Message quoted 1 times

Reply to Ogdin

But in fact, i'm already running with HD 2900 Pro, Is it worth to buy 4870.
Should I expect a big improvetment for it?
thx

Reply to siuchi

yes, it'll be a markable improvement - the 4870 is at least 2-2.5 times the card in capability/technology

If you find your cpu "bottlenecks" your video cards - then just turn up antialiasing/anisotropic filtering/resolution

Reply to ovaltineplease

^Yes expect a huge improvement over the 2900 pro

Reply to getme

Then how about 4850?
how much faster does 4870 over 4850?

Reply to siuchi

Read some reviews if you are looking for detailed information:

www.anandtech.com
www.hardocp.com
www.tweaktown.com
www.guru3d.com

Reply to ovaltineplease

Good day, i have now a sparkle 8800gt 512 mb with a amd 6400+black edition.
Is it wise to upgrade to a ati 4870 or makes it no diff .
i play on 1650x1080 22icnh wide, vista 4gb ram.

Greetings lonegunner

Message quoted 1 times

Reply to Anonymous

Reply to th_username

Ogdin wrote :

Unless your running a" looks like mud " resolution you shouldn't be bottlenecked at all.

+1
yeah.

Reply to doomsdaydave11

Anonymous wrote :

I wouldn't. The 8800GT is only a year old, and still a great card. You might find a 30% increase in performance- whether you find it worth it is your opinion.

Reply to doomsdaydave11

i dont think it is wise to upgrade from a 8800gt to a 4850 like doomsdaydave11 said. at the resolution u play at 8800gt should play most games on high settings.

thanks all for you're advise, after some thinking and calculating i find out that it isnt worth it, i get maybe a performes boost of 10tops 15% 12300 now to say max 15000 with a 4870.
A 8800gt alfadog from xfx cost here new 99 euro, so i will get nothing for my 2ehand 8800gt (maybe 40-50 €) and must put a 175€ extra for the 4870, here 220-240€.

And as they say above, i still can play evrything on high(except crisis, but who can play crysis ultra high anywhay with good fps 50-75 LOL.

Many thank's all, see you later on toms .

Reply to lonegunner

Ask the community Add a reply

Related content

See all topics related to "Will my AMD x2 6000+ slow down 4870?"

Tom's Hardware > Forum > Graphics & Displays > Graphics Cards > Will my AMD x2 6000+ slow down 4870?

Go to:

Help |
Forum rules

There are 1885 identified and unidentified users. To see the list of identified users, Click here.

Page generated in 0.721 seconds

Please mind

You are about to answer a thread that has been inactive for more than 6 months.
If you still wish to proceed, please ensure that your posting is original and does not duplicate or overlap any prior responses to this thread.

Add a reply Cancel