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would I get a decent performance jump with this?

planning on getting a Radeon HD4670 512 DDR3.

SPECS:

AMD Phenom X4 9100e @ 1.8 GHz
780 motherboard
650 GB HD
5 GB DDR2 @ 333?
Vista 64-bit home edition
RealTek HD sound
8500GT oc'ed to 700mhz
300 watt psu

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Should get a huge jump. Figure it this way. The 4670 is almost as good, not quite, but almost as good as a 9600gt. That should hold you over for a while. May want to look at trying to get a little more power out of your cpu though.

Reply to ohiou_grad_06

I would but it's a gateway, not too sure how to or if it's even possible.

Message edited by chin311 on 01-12-2009 at 05:37:32 AM

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Ah I see. Well long story short, I still think the 4670 would give you a good performance boost, however, be sure to check the sticker on the side of your power supply to make sure it can handle the card.

Reply to ohiou_grad_06

It's a great choice for a 300w power supply in your Gateway. Very good performance at @ $80. It should just pop right in to replace your 8500GT. New drivers and you're good to go.

Reply to dirtmountain

I am hoping to be able to play unreal tournament 3 maxed out at 1280x960 with this setup, right now with the 8500 I get 30 - 70 fps at 1024x768 with world detail at 1 and textures at 5.

Reply to chin311

It may be worth considering a 4650 as well, personally i would get the 4670 but i thought i would throw it in as its not miles behing the 4670 and may save the OP a few bucks.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews [...] OC/18.html
Mactronix

Reply to mactronix

think I'll just stick with the 4670 it seems to be the best stable performance for my PSU and setup?

Reply to chin311

Yes, here's some performance benchmarks to show how it works for some recent titles.

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/for [...] rt-ii.html

Reply to dirtmountain

well nevermind my dad just got me this.. how does this look?

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] CatId=1079

and an EVGA 8800 GTS

Reply to chin311

A good combination of components, just replace that 300w, keep track of all connectors and make sure they're replaced correctly, install the 8800GTS and plug in the 6 pin PCIe connector to it. Update your drivers. You should get 60fps in most areas, but will still drop to 20s and 30s in Dalaran or while flying. Good luck.

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lol, I quit wow long ago.. I play UT3 now. :lol: :lol:

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