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I have been using an X1950pro which I think is about to die. So i wanted to replace the graphics card to make my system last a little longer before building a new system. I was wondering about recommendations for a replacement card. 4770? 4850? Will my processor limit me with these options? If not what would you recommend? Thanks

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Are you a gamer?
Or what are the uses for this computer?

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Thanks for the responses. I do play games, mainly The Witcher at the moment. Otherwise just general use video conversion sometimes and InDesign with a little bit of Photoshop.
Hardware specs
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ AM2 2.5GHz
Asus AM2 nForce 570 SLI (M2N Sli Deluxe)
Sapphire Technology Radeon X1950 PRO 512MB GDDR3 PCIE Dual DVI 580/700
2X1GB 240DIMM PC5300 CL5 DDR2 UNBUFFERED
Case/power supply
http://www.yoyotech.co.uk/antec-ns [...] p-615.html
2 HDD drives 200Gb main drive
300Gb storage
2 DVD drives

Not sure if you need any more info? Thanks again for the help
BTW the components are overly detailed as I have the email from when I ordered

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You would suffice with something like a 4670. There is no need to spend more as you probalby won't make good use of it until an entire system upgrade is done.

your processor will work fine with either the 4770 or 4850

im guessing your gaming in XP and your processor is more then enough for most games in XP

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Thanks guys! Yes I am gaming in XP. The thing is there is a relatively small difference in price between the three cards making things even more confusing. Hence my slight preference for the 4770.

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My cpu won't be a bottleneck with the 4850?

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nope, not in XP games. I ran my 9800GT with an Athlon x2 4200. I just recently upgraded to a X2 6000 and my FPS went up like 10% tops across the board for most games. Some like LOTRO, stayed the exact same. Crysis, on high settings, went up 10%.

My OS is XP and my screen res is 1440 x 900.

By the way, I have seen some 4850 as low as $100 on newegg, same price as the 4770.

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