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bsecksmonster   05-22-2009 at 10:45:06 AM

Motherboard - Asus NodusM3
CPU - AMD Athlon 64 x2 4100+ Dual Core
RAM - 2GB DDR2 533 (plan on replacing it with 4GB of DDR2 667)
Video Card - Nvidia GeForce 8600GT 256mb (still a somewhat decent card, but I need something with some more kick to it, plus it's a 2 year old card)
PSU - Antec 430W Earthwatt (2 years old)

Any chance of running the 9800GTX or 250?

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teja92   05-22-2009 at 10:47:04 AM
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A GTS 250 or HD 4770.
I would recommend a HD 4850 if u can go for it else stick to Nvidias GTS 250. It is really good

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witcherx   05-22-2009 at 12:10:22 PM
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4770... +1 oc it and it can easily beat many cards .. both 9800 gtx and 250. It can be can be ocd to 900mhz on core.

http://www.legitreviews.com/images [...] arhead.jpg

Cheers....

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gkay09   05-22-2009 at 02:00:52 PM
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+1 for the 4770...
But if you get a 4850 for cheap-around the 4770 price, then get that...

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WR2   05-22-2009 at 02:57:04 PM
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+1 for the HD 4850

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jeffredo   05-22-2009 at 07:27:00 PM
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HD 4770. I think your PS would be fine and your CPU sure couldn't make use of any more GPU than that.

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Hammeh   05-22-2009 at 07:39:06 PM
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^+1 HD 4770.

I myself am a huge nvidia fan, but on that processor and PSU the 4770 is the best graphics card for your system at the moment.

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bsecksmonster   05-22-2009 at 10:06:25 PM
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you guys absolutely positive my PSU can handle the HD 4770?
don't i need a 450W or 500W?

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DellUser1   05-22-2009 at 10:15:58 PM
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That psu could handle a 4870, it just doesn't have dual pcie connectors.

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Litex   05-23-2009 at 12:31:45 AM
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Yes it can handle the 4770. Also, for the little amount of power it consumes, the 4770's performance is really second to none.

Good luck

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WR2   05-23-2009 at 02:58:08 PM
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bsecksmonster wrote :

you guys absolutely positive my PSU can handle the HD 4770?
don't i need a 450W or 500W?

http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/4770launch_042709223456/18958.png
And that is using a more powerful CPU than you have. You're system isn't especially power hungry.
Your Antec EA430 has more +12V power than many average 450W and lower quality 500W PSUs.

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invisik   05-23-2009 at 03:05:34 PM
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You can go up to gtx285/4890. I would recommend a gtx260/4870 if you play at 1650x1050 or higher.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814143140
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814121288
Anything below that a 4850/gtx250

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bsecksmonster   05-24-2009 at 05:03:00 AM
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invisik wrote :

You can go up to gtx285/4890. I would recommend a gtx260/4870 if you play at 1650x1050 or higher.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814143140
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814121288
Anything below that a 4850/gtx250



Anyone else agree?
I'm only playing 1400x900

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geofelt   05-24-2009 at 05:44:43 AM
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bsecksmonster wrote :

Motherboard - Asus NodusM3
CPU - AMD Athlon 64 x2 4100+ Dual Core
RAM - 2GB DDR2 533 (plan on replacing it with 4GB of DDR2 667)
Video Card - Nvidia GeForce 8600GT 256mb (still a somewhat decent card, but I need something with some more kick to it, plus it's a 2 year old card)
PSU - Antec 430W Earthwatt (2 years old)

Any chance of running the 9800GTX or 250?


Yes...
The 9800GTX or GTS250 require a 450w psu with 24a on the 12v rails.
The earthwatts 430 has 30a on the 12v rails, which is more than enough. The 430watts is continuous, reaching closer to 500w at peak.

At a given price point, ATI and nvidia are comparable in performance. Don't sweat minor differences unless it is for one game you play exclusively.
I would stick with nvidia since you can just drop in a new card.

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theAnimal   05-24-2009 at 05:54:10 AM
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bsecksmonster wrote :

Anyone else agree?
I'm only playing 1400x900



+1 HD4770

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bsecksmonster   05-24-2009 at 06:31:50 AM
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What gfx level would I be able to play Cryostatis with the HD4770?

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