Palit gt 240 sonic 1gb gddr5

[AMAN1996]

For my birthday gift i asked my mother to give me a palit gt 240...So she replied yes....So currently i have a hd 5570...My questions are -

1-will i see a noticable difference upgrading from hd 5570 to palit gt 240 sonic...

2-has the palit gt 240 sonic 1gb gddr5 has enogh memory clock to utilize all its 1gb framebuffer or due to slow memory clock it will only use 512 mb?

 

[shadow187]

I wouldn't, tbh. The HD5670 is much better than the GT240, and the HD5570 is around an HD4670, which isn't that worse off.

And it would only fully utilize 512Mb.

 

[Lmeow]

Well, the GT 240 GDDR5 performs like a 9600GT, which performs slightly faster than the HD 4670, which performs the same as an HD 5570, but I think it'd be slightly noticeably faster in games. The GT 240 might use all of the 1GB, at higher resolutions possibly, but the most important thing is that it's the GDDR5 version.

 

[jyjjy]

Is there a reason you asked for that particular card of that particular brand? Anyway to answer your questions;
1) Not really.
2) The card is not intended, nor is it powerful enough, to be used resolutions where more than 512mb of memory will be useful.

 

[AMAN1996]

Ok...Thanxs for your reply....

 

[jyjjy]

The HD5670 actually would be an ok upgrade although not huge. Personally I probably would look for something in the HD5750/HD4850/HD4770/GTS 250 area if at all possible.

 

[AMAN1996]

Ok....I will go for the 1gb sapphire hd 4850 as it is available for rs 4200(usd-84$)..Thanx

 

[aford10]

I've got that Sapphire card. I'm pretty happy with it.

 

[jyjjy]

Sounds like a nice deal. Just make sure your PSU can handle it.

 

[AMAN1996]

Ahh...Slightly confused..My psu doesn't have a 6pin connector....Will molex to pci-e power connector will work.?

 

[shadow187]

What is your PSU?

 

[jyjjy]

Yeah, tell us the brand/model.

 

[aford10]

Will molex to pci-e power connector will work.?

In theory, yes. But as the other members have pointed out, the PSU needs to be able to support the 4850. The fact that it doesn't have any 6 pin PCIe connectors, doesn't sound like it's a high end PSU. That's the reason for the make/model questions.

 

[shadow187]

Well a 450W PSU will easily handle it as long as it has about 21A on the 12v rail.

 

[AMAN1996]

I have a zebronics zeb 450 sata plus.. 450 watt psu with 20amps on the 12volt rail....Can i handle with the molex to pci-e connector....

 

[shadow187]

I wouldn't. The 4850 uses 120Watts during gaming, and your CPU will use ~65-90.

 

[aford10]

It doesn't hurt to try it.

 

[shadow187]

Yeah, but if it doesn't work...you gonna gamble $200 or play-it-safe with $50?

 

[jyjjy]

If it doesn't work you then buy a new PSU. Not really a huge gamble exactly.

 

[AMAN1996]

Ok...So give me a good psu name below $65 that can handle the hd 4850 and also having pci-e power connector...

 

[aford10]

This OCZ is a good PSU at a great price.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341022&Tpk=ocz%20550w

 

[AMAN1996]

Sorry but please tell me the name of the psu along with its original price but not discounted price below $65....

 

[aford10]

If you don't like the OCZ, this Corsair 400w would be my next suggestion.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139008&cm_re=corsair-_-17-139-008-_-Product

 

[jyjjy]

Any 400w+ PSU of a quality brand(Antec, Corsair, OCZ, Seasonic, Enermax, PC Power & Cooling, ect) should be fine.

 

[palitusa]

I personally like Antec and Corsair psu brand. They seem to be more reliable.