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I have a Radeon X700 pro 256 mb GDDR3 Graphics Card installed on my Gateway DX4820 and would like to go to a faster card but I'm getting lost in the Core Clock, Memory clock Memory Interface and transfer jargon.
Has anyone installed a faster graphics care in their DX4820 with success (by success, I mean are getting maximum are near maximum capacity with the graphics with a good compatible card)?

The info I've found for the Radeon x700 Pro states: Core Clock: 420 MHZ, Memory Clock: 864 MHz, Memory Interface: 128-bit, Memory transfer: 13.8 GB/s, and 8 Pixels per clock using Direct X 9.0.

I'm getting very good graphics with games such as Microsoft FSX flight simulator, but some frame stuttering in some situations. I don't want to lower settings, but prefer to install a faster graphics card if I can do so.

Computer System info:

Windows Vista Home Premium w/Service Pack 1
Gateway Model DX4820 ACPI x64-based PC
Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q8300 @ 2.50 gHz
RAM 8 gb DDR3
64-bit Operating System
300 watt Power supply
Radeon X700 Pro 256 mb GDDR3 PCI Graphics Card

It's difficult to argue with any recommendation against the 4670. This card was built to catch all sorts from old - new low/medium end systems.

It will be like night and day compared to an x700 pro.