I need help

[kashi169]

Hi
I have a http://support.packardbell.com/no/item/?sn=049870020021&g=1400

i want to know if i can have a Ati 4890 or 4870 in it?

Intel Pentium D model 945

 

[Maziar]

Hello and welcome to the forums mate
Unfortunately in the link u have it doesn't say whether your motherboard supports PCI-E 16x or not,if it does then u can put a ATI HD 4890/4870 in it

 

[kashi169]

click on the motherboard in his link, takes you to the spec sheet for it

Expansion Slots

* 1x PCI Express 16X
* 1x PCI Express 1X
* 2x PCI

Kashi
The goods news is your motherboard has PCI-E x16 slot so you can install the 4890 or 4870
The bad news is I highly doubt your power supply can run them and I know your CPU will bottle neck their potential performance.

So you basically have two choices based on your budget and desire

1) Get a card like the 4650 or 4670
2) upgrade both your PSU and CPU, then get a 4890 or 4870

Thanks for answer

i think i am goging to buy4670 but is it good to Gamining I just wanna play medal of honor,sims 3,counterstrike whit no lag?

Btw what is PCI Express 2.0 x16 can i use it? ( I am new to graphic card )
and
should i buy
PowerColor Radeon HD 4670 "PCS" 1GB
or
ASUS Radeon HD 4670 1GB
and how do i find out how much power my computer will give

 

[kashi169]

the 4670 can play all those games, none are graphic intensive.
PCI-E 2.0 is backwards compatible with PCI-E 1.0 so you are all set there
no need to get the 4670 1GB, the card is too slow to use 1GB. Grab a 4670 GDDR3 5132mb and save a few dollars.

I'll link you one and save jtt283 some time
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161252

thanks i think i am going to buy 512 now

but which Brand is best Sapphire or asus?
Or should i buy from a other brand?

 

[evongugg]

How many amps do you have on the 12v rails?
Look at the lablel on the power supply.

 

[kashi169]

the 4670 can play all those games, none are graphic intensive.
PCI-E 2.0 is backwards compatible with PCI-E 1.0 so you are all set there
no need to get the 4670 1GB, the card is too slow to use 1GB. Grab a 4670 GDDR3 5132mb and save a few dollars.

I'll link you one and save jtt283 some time
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161252

How many amps do you have on the 12v rails?
Look at the lablel on the power supply.

12v rails? power supply on what?

i am new to graphic card

 

[kashi169]

but will ati 4670 work on my computer whit no problems ?

 

[photonboy]

All things considered, you'd be best waiting for an HD4770 to become available or wait for a similarly performing NVidia 40nm card to come to market.

 

[Maziar]

click on the motherboard in his link, takes you to the spec sheet for it

Expansion Slots

* 1x PCI Express 16X
* 1x PCI Express 1X
* 2x PCI

Kashi
The goods news is your motherboard has PCI-E x16 slot so you can install the 4890 or 4870
The bad news is I highly doubt your power supply can run them and I know your CPU will bottle neck their potential performance.

So you basically have two choices based on your budget and desire

1) Get a card like the 4650 or 4670
2) upgrade both your PSU and CPU, then get a 4890 or 4870

thanks i don't know how i missed that so fortunately it has a PCI-E 16x,with that PSU i think it will be fine putting a HD 4670 in it

 

[kashi169]

i opned my pc today and this is my psu http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/B3677-FSP-FSP250-60GEN-250W-20/24-Pin-PSU-Power-supply_W0QQitemZ380135668300QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20090703?IMSfp=TL090703156005r18370

 

[Xenonvector927]

This'll teach you not to buy OEM computers.

 

[kashi169]

you may want to upgrade the PSU or drop down to a 4650 card

why? How many watts are the 4670?
or should i buy nvidia or some other card?

 

[kashi169]

the 4670 can run on a decent 350w or a good 300w with plenty of amps on the 12v
ATI recommends 400w but the card does not use that much power

a 4650 would be a solid choice, it uses few watts and amps.

Nvidia entry level cards tend to use up more power like the 9500GT, the 9400GT is not a gaming card.

should i go for a 4650? but i thought it used 400 w recommended?

 

[kashi169]

ok i think i will buy it then

 

[depp]

i just brought Sapphire HD 4670 512Mb/GDDR3,, it's nice!
FYI* i need to upgrade my PSU and CPU as well..

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myCOMPspec:
CPU: InteL Pentium D 915
RAM: 1*2Gb DDR2 5300 (333mhz)
PSU: 400w
MoBo: PC Chips P29G
HDD: 160Gb SATA