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Well im going to be buying parts and im not sure is it worth it or should i just rent to own?
This is my current pc a6319fh.
These are the parts im thinking about.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814150369
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817139005
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115037
I'm limited by my budget and these what i can get.Im not into heavy gaming i wont be playing crysis or anything just cs;s,CA,call of duty.What would u do?
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Message edited by denoc9 on 10-16-2009 at 03:06:56 AM
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What resolution do you play at? A 4670 would almost certainly suffice. Either way the 650TX is overkill, the 450VX will handle a 4850 well, a 4770 and 4670 both use substantially less power.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] &Tpk=450vx
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102854

the gaming performance increase over the GMA is definitely worth it, 3100 is total crap, if you check this link you will see the 4670 is 9 rows from the top while the 3100 is 3 from the bottom, that is a massive performance increase
http://www.tomshardware.com/review [...] 404-7.html

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I play at 1440/900 and like a little leway cuz i do understand that video cards like the 4870 use alote of power and in the future i might like to go sli.Just trying to be get the most out of my dollar and set up for the future....


Message edited by denoc9 on 10-16-2009 at 03:13:34 AM
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A 4850 would easily max out that resolution, especially on the games you intend to play so there is no need to consider high than that. Also your motherboard only has a single PCI-E slot so you dont have an option to SLI or CF in the future, if you want a PSU that will handle any single card setup then get the 550VX.

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ty how much better is the 4850 than the 4770 cuz i see theirs a 30$ diffrence and i didnt see the xfx on any 4850 lifetime warrenty....

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Not enough to justify $30, 5% at best, however most of that price difference is due to the extra vram on the 4850 which you wouldnt utilize anyway. The 4770 is finally down to the price it was supposed to be which is very good, make sure you have enough airflow in your case though as i know HPs tend not to have quite enough fans but yours may have intake vents which would be helpful. The 4770 is probably your best option so that you can have something that will exhaust the heat but it will need decent intake air so that it has something to exhaust, if your case doesnt have enough airflow the card might run hot, but a few minutes with a dremel and you have yourself an airflow improving case mod.

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hunter315 wrote :

Not enough to justify $30, 5% at best, however most of that price difference is due to the extra vram on the 4850 which you wouldnt utilize anyway. The 4770 is finally down to the price it was supposed to be which is very good, make sure you have enough airflow in your case though as i know HPs tend not to have quite enough fans but yours may have intake vents which would be helpful. The 4770 is probably your best option so that you can have something that will exhaust the heat but it will need decent intake air so that it has something to exhaust, if your case doesnt have enough airflow the card might run hot, but a few minutes with a dremel and you have yourself an airflow improving case mod.


ty so much hunter.you saved me 20$ and alote of questions i was wondering.thanks alote XD

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