So after some research, I've narrowed it down to 2 options:
Radeon HD 5770
or...
Radeon HD 5850
Here's my current specs:
ASUS p5n-d
Intel Pentium Dual-core e2140 (currently OC'd to 2.8ghz, gone as high as 3.2 stable) <-- I know this is the bottleneck, it's the next upgrade on the line.
4GB G.Skill ram
EVGA 8800GT (duh )
SCEPTRE 24" monitor (1920x1200) (drool)
Thermaltake 430w power supply <-- Is this enough? It ran my 8800gt fairly well.
I primarily play tf2 on my PC, and lately my computer has just straight-up froze with a checkerboard pattern that only graphics memory corruption would cause.
After getting shafted by EVGA support, and reading on how NVIDIA's latest cards just don't compare to the ATI's latest, I decided to go ATI.
What finally set me off was when the latest tf2 update came out and my screen would go black after only a few seconds of playing, hang for a few seconds, then come back to life and work again...
I don't even have enough to buy a 5770 yet... should I wait even longer to save up more and get the 5850? Also, what's the best brand of each? I'm thinking ASUS would be the best since it'd go with my motherboard
What do you guys think?
Radeon HD 5770
or...
Radeon HD 5850
Here's my current specs:
ASUS p5n-d
Intel Pentium Dual-core e2140 (currently OC'd to 2.8ghz, gone as high as 3.2 stable) <-- I know this is the bottleneck, it's the next upgrade on the line.
4GB G.Skill ram
EVGA 8800GT (duh )
SCEPTRE 24" monitor (1920x1200) (drool)
Thermaltake 430w power supply <-- Is this enough? It ran my 8800gt fairly well.
I primarily play tf2 on my PC, and lately my computer has just straight-up froze with a checkerboard pattern that only graphics memory corruption would cause.
After getting shafted by EVGA support, and reading on how NVIDIA's latest cards just don't compare to the ATI's latest, I decided to go ATI.
What finally set me off was when the latest tf2 update came out and my screen would go black after only a few seconds of playing, hang for a few seconds, then come back to life and work again...
I don't even have enough to buy a 5770 yet... should I wait even longer to save up more and get the 5850? Also, what's the best brand of each? I'm thinking ASUS would be the best since it'd go with my motherboard
What do you guys think?