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wicked666   10-18-2009 at 01:31:37 AM

hi, I am looking into buying 295 gtx or 285 gtx

 

Heres my pc specs:
Vista home 32 bit
q6600 @3.26 ghz
Zalman cooler
4gb 800 mhz ram 2 slots
8800gt
320 gb hard drive
800 w power supply
gigabyte p35 motherboard s series
Asus vento 3600 case

 

I am looking for gd fps in some games like fear 2 and far cry 2 and lost planet and left for dead My screen resolution 1920x1080 I am looking to 60+ fps on most of them with this set up I don't feel like upgrading to i7 920 thus changing board and ram and paying even more my pc is working fine now for a year so far no issues not a single format yet and making a whole new pc just for the card knowing that nvidia will release a card by the end of this year by next year id consider a full pc upgrade .. any suggestions why not to go with this set up or it will bottleneck the card are welcome and what am expecting if I go with this set up

 

Thx in advance


Message edited by wicked666 on 10-18-2009 at 01:34:03 AM
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Bronze Graphics badge hunter315   10-18-2009 at 04:20:43 AM
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Whats your budget for a GPU upgrade? A 5870 performs similarly to a GTX285 for only slightly more while using less power, it cost significantly less than a GTX295 which draws a lot more power and generates a lot more heat.

If you are looking to save, prior to the 5xxx series, the GTX275 or HD 4890 were the standard recommendations for that resolution screen.

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wicked666   10-18-2009 at 10:02:42 AM
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my budget is fine can add also 4gb rams 1k maybe with them can slightly overclock to 3.5 I could be wrong

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obsidian86   10-18-2009 at 10:45:54 AM
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the 5870 destroys a gtx 285 a 5850 is on par with a gtx 285 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/rade [...] 31685.html


Message edited by obsidian86 on 10-18-2009 at 10:50:02 AM
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shubham1401   10-18-2009 at 10:53:12 AM
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295 is not worth 500$ especially when 5870 performs that well for so less.

I would say that 5870 will be the best option.It will give nice framerates at 1920x1080.

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zipzoomflyhigh   10-18-2009 at 05:36:09 PM
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I think you would be quite happy with the 5850.

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Bronze Graphics badge mousemonkey   10-18-2009 at 05:52:01 PM
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And a copy of W7 64 bit would top it off quite nicely.

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