Noob help: HD 4870

[nachota1987]

would a HD 4870 in a INTEL CORE 2 DUO be ok? are they compatible?

 

[boudy]

The Core2Duo shouldn't bottleneck your graphics card. The only thing you would need to worry about is what games you are going to be playing. lol

Its not that cards and processors arent compatible, its that a old CPU will make you games not perform as good as they should, even with a good graphics card.

 

[ravenware]

Core2Duo is pretty current in my book.

You should be able to drop a 4870 into anything with a free PCI-Express x16 or 2.0 slot.

What kind of power supply are you running?

 

[Jaysin]

They are definitely compatible but what are the rest of your specs? Depending on your resolution a 4850 or 4830 may make more sense considering your cpu. If you are at 1650x1050 or lower a 4870 may be a bit much.

 

[nachota1987]

its a 19" LCD

 

[jennyh]

On a 19" screen you will pretty much be able to play all games at the highest settings with a 4870 and most dual core cpu's.

It's better to have a phenom II and an ATI graphics card because of stuff like AMD fusion and Overdrive, but it'll be more than fine with an intel as well.

 

[nachota1987]

could i run crysis in ultra high setts?

 

[nachota1987]

could i run crysis in ultra high setts?

 

[Kkkk1]

With Crysis at that resolution I think a 4870 will just about be playable with no AF and no AA enabled. Of course it depends on your version of whats playable. My version is 25fps or greater.

 

[nachota1987]

On a 19" screen you will pretty much be able to play all games at the highest settings with a 4870 and most dual core cpu's.

It's better to have a phenom II and an ATI graphics card because of stuff like AMD fusion and Overdrive, but it'll be more than fine with an intel as well.

what amd would u recomend?

AMD Phenom 9550 Quadcore 2.2 for example?

 

[cjl]

Not worth the change, honestly. The Intel stuff does just fine with AMD cards. Besides, the older Phenoms are basically junk compared to the Core 2s.

 

[rangers]

no you want to go for the newer Phenom2 the 920 and you you should be able to play crysis on ultra high on that res

 

[coozie7]

Which C2D? They cover quite a range.
My setup (with the 4870) would play Crysis all high DX9 fine at 1920x1200 without AA/AF, if you have a E6600 or better, I see no reason why you could not play that game a maximum settings on a 19" screen.

 

[cjl]

no you want to go for the newer Phenom2 the 920 and you you should be able to play crysis on ultra high on that res

Why though? A Core 2 Duo, even the older ones like the E6600, will be fine for almost any current game, including Crysis.

Honestly, with that graphics card and a core 2 duo, you should be fine for Crysis basically full settings aside from some AA on a 19" screen.

 

[nachota1987]

ive been looking phenomII and here where i live they are quite expensive..
besides, i dont know which mobo to get that doesnt go off the budget and goes with the phenomII..

the CORE2DUO i was thinking was the E7400.. but would a Intel Quad be better? like for expample, the Q8200?

maybe i could get a similar video card..like a 9800gtx+ for example