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Lawl Attack   06-19-2009 at 11:16:15 PM

a GTX 260 card? im currently running...

Foxconn A74MX-K Motherboard
AMD Dual core 5000+ (Over clocked from stock 2.6 Ghz to 3.06 Ghz)
2x1 GB ddr2 Kingston RAM
LG Dvdrw/cdrw combo drive
BFG 450 Watt GS Series
HIS Radeon 4650 512mb

it recommends a 500+ but id rather not buy a new PSU (Just bought it this year)

if i cant run this card:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814143140

Whats the best PCIE card for about $160? i dont care whether its Nvidia or ATI as i wont run it in crossfire and my motherboard doesnt support SLI.



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ct1615   06-19-2009 at 11:33:04 PM
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1. what PSU do you have, make & model #? watts are often misleading. How many rails, amps on the 12v, etc., does it have?
2. at your price range, its a tie between the 4870 & GTX 260 for best card. Tie breaker would be price, bundled games, preferred manufacturer, etc.,

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Lawl Attack   06-19-2009 at 11:38:13 PM
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straight from the manufacturers website:
http://www.bfgtech.com/bfgr450wgspsu.aspx

also the 260 is posts faster framerates than the 4870 correct?

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ct1615   06-19-2009 at 11:47:51 PM
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1. your PSU will run the card.
2. depends on the games, some games run better on Nvidia then ATI and vice-versa. Your best bet would be to check video card reviews that test on your favorite games. Either way, both are great games and you cant go wrong with either one.

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Lawl Attack   06-19-2009 at 11:51:42 PM
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Thanks for the help ct1615, i was just afraid i would bottleneck the card with my PSU.

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rewindlabs   06-20-2009 at 12:21:56 AM
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Lawl Attack wrote :

Thanks for the help ct1615, i was just afraid i would bottleneck the card with my PSU.


You can't bottleneck the card with a psu....what resolution are you playing at? its kind of pointless to get one of these when a 4770 or similar would be more than enough....

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Lawl Attack   06-20-2009 at 12:57:44 AM
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I Ended up getting this card:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814150352

I'm satisfied with my purchase. :)

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photonboy   06-20-2009 at 02:07:29 AM
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I agree, it will likely work.

"bottleneck" is not the correct word. For example, when you say a CPU bottlenecks a graphics card it means that the game won't run any faster even if you get a better graphics chip or overclock the current one. If a PSU isn't good enough your system has either intermittent glitches or completely crashes.

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Lawl Attack   06-20-2009 at 02:09:47 AM
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Well in that case, is there a chance my current CPU will bottleneck my soon to be new card (Linked in an earlier post)? i did overclock it from stock 2.6 ghz -> 3.06 ghz stable no issues for a week now...

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rewindlabs   06-20-2009 at 02:31:10 AM
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No....damn i want to grab that 4870...i might just buy one later this week if its stays at that price...

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Lawl Attack   06-20-2009 at 04:18:05 AM
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they had that deal up earlier today, and it sold out in less than an hour! i set it on auto notify and when it came back in stock i got one :) (if you scroll down the page you can get battle forge or stormrise for free with the card! shipped for free also)

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