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robert4561   01-03-2009 at 05:18:18 AM

I'm gonna be gaming on a 1440 x 900 and I was originally going to get a HD 4870 1 gig but it might be a little overkill, just a little.

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robert4561   01-03-2009 at 05:35:41 AM
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Crap, I don't know if I should just get the 4870 1 gig to future proof my pc.

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invisik   01-03-2009 at 07:58:36 AM
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at that resolution a 4870 512mb is plenty. i would only recommend 1gig if you were to play at 19x12 or over.

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Ahslan   01-03-2009 at 08:07:41 AM
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well i currently play on a 24 inch lcd at 19x12 res and my 4850 still holds up...(*got the 4850 when i had a 19 inch and completely destroyed every game*)

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Noya   01-03-2009 at 08:32:05 AM
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robert4561 wrote :

I'm gonna be gaming on a 1440 x 900 and I was originally going to get a HD 4870 1 gig but it might be a little overkill, just a little.



It depends.

The 4870 1gb will rape most games at 1440x900. This will probably make you want to get a larger, higher-res monitor (22"+).

What's the GPU forecast? Any new models due out soon / price cuts looming?

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Homeboy2   01-03-2009 at 07:15:03 PM
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robert4561 wrote :

Crap, I don't know if I should just get the 4870 1 gig to future proof my pc.


If you say "future proof again i will have to hunt you down and kill you. :sweat:

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