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mbison20   03-09-2009 at 09:17:59 PM

Hello,

I would like to know if this spec is good choice with 1GB 4870 GFX card, not sure which GFX card to go for e.g. Nvidia or ATi

E8400
4GB XMS2 800
P5Q
150 Raptor
22x DVDRW
1Gb 4870
450W PSU
Ultra Cooler.

What do you guys think?

I will be using for games and high end video editing plus i will be programming,

Thank you for taking your time.

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sprucebr1   03-09-2009 at 09:33:17 PM
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If you can afford it, Yes the HD4870 1GB is a great choice. The current NVIDIA GTX 2XX cards are overpriced, outside GTX 260 core 216. Stick with your choice, HD4870, or even HD4850 1GB would be very good. I would question your PSU here though, 450W might not be good enough. The HD4870 needs 2 PCI-E connectors. One PCI-E 6pin, and one 8pin. You may want to invest in a 600Watt+ Power Supply. Corsair, Seasonic, Antec, PC Power and Cooling are the best ones. Keep that in mind. May have to go with a HD4850 after all. Check newegg.com for Power Supplies. Hope that helps.

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------------------------------ System 1
PDC E5200|OCZ 4GB DDR2 800MHz|WD 640GB SATA |Seagate 160GB SATA
|Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB|Corsair 650W PSU|GA-EP45-UD3R
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doormatderek   03-09-2009 at 10:20:50 PM
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nah man, i do LOVE my 4850, 512mb, but for the same price i paid a couple months ago, you can get the 4870 with 512mb now, ($150)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 0HD%204870
keep checking back for a deal..
And yes you will probably need a new powersupply,


Message edited by doormatderek on 03-09-2009 at 10:21:55 PM
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werxen   03-09-2009 at 10:49:16 PM
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it is a very good card indeed. overclock the cpu a little though!

------------------------------ E8500 oc'd 4.5 @ 1.44 vcore with 92mm Zalman
ATI 4850 oc'd 680/1158 with aftermarket Zalman
Asus P5Q Pro mobo
2 gigs 800 Corsair ram @ 4-4-4-12
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Dreadloxx   03-14-2009 at 08:49:05 AM
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sprucebr1 wrote :

If you can afford it, Yes the HD4870 1GB is a great choice. The current NVIDIA GTX 2XX cards are overpriced, outside GTX 260 core 216. Stick with your choice, HD4870, or even HD4850 1GB would be very good. I would question your PSU here though, 450W might not be good enough. The HD4870 needs 2 PCI-E connectors. One PCI-E 6pin, and one 8pin. You may want to invest in a 600Watt+ Power Supply. Corsair, Seasonic, Antec, PC Power and Cooling are the best ones. Keep that in mind. May have to go with a HD4850 after all. Check newegg.com for Power Supplies. Hope that helps.



My 4870 has 2-6 pin connectors. i read this and had to go look lol but sure enough only 6 pins. my psu has 1 6 pin and 1 6+2 pin connector....is this just a revised edition of the card. also made my diamond not sure if that matters

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