Graphics for my Dell

[Drizzler]

Hey, so my question is... Is the XFX Radeon HD4670 any good? I'm thinking of playing LotRO, and want to know if this card is any good for it. Will it be able to run on high settings? I'm not rly any good on computers, got a Dell OptiPlex GX620. Not sure if my computer will be able to handle it.
Systems specs:

Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3 GHz
3GB RAM DDR2
305 watt power-supply

Thanks, Drizzler.

 

[Upendra09]

it is ok if you want to cut back a lot in case of a tight budget but it isn't a great performer

it would run the game just fine

what is your budget

 

[Drizzler]

From like 60 - 85.

 

[freddysanchez]

upendra 09 is right its not that great of a performer but it will play the game fine on a resolution of 1280x1024 at regular settings (medium) anything above that might bring it to its knees!!!

 

[Drizzler]

Fair enough. Thank you for the quick answers.

 

[megamanx00]

I can't imagine Lord of the Rings Online would be too demanding, so I think the card would handle medium or higher settings just fine. The thing that will limit you is your old CPU.

 

[buzznut]

I agree with megaman, the HD4670 is suitable for your needs and current power supply. You will be limited in the future with your processor so I would start saving for an upgrade.

I recommend looking at 4670's with ddr3 ram.

 

[Drizzler]

Thanks

 

[vexun11]

You could build a cheap budget gaming build for realy cheap, like 250-300$ thats what I would do unless you dont have much of an option, then yea go with that card it should work out alright, then when you get a chance put together something new and use that video card in your new system. so either way its a good investment.

good luck

 

[Drizzler]

Thanks for the answers. Got another question What makes DDR3 better then DDR2?

 

[seerwan]

for why gddr3 is better than gddr2, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GDDR3

and bro, i had a Pentium 4 and bought a 4670. the CPU bottlenecked it alot.
i now have a pentium dual core 5300. its not super-awesome, but at least my GPU aint bottlenecked no more. = )

bro, the pentium is ***, u need a better CPU. and a 4670 is an ok card; gr8 for the price and not needing to connect it to the PSU.

but if u can, push ure budget and get a 4850, they are WORLDS apart.

however, the Pentium 4 will bottleneck either, ESPECIALLY the 4850... = (

gd luck.

 

[Drizzler]

Thanks

 

[Upendra09]

If you mean DDR3 and DDR2 RAM then DDR3 is way faster, more efficient, and has more latency which is bad

but that is a common problem with DDR RAM even DDR2 has higher latency than DDR