Graphic card

[vijayg]

hi,
I am planning to buy a new desktop. Am thinking of ati radeon hd 5850 1gb, amd phenom II x4 970(3.5 GHZ),
1.5 TB.
Can anyone suggest me ram,mother board,cooling system?

 

[sportsfanboy]

Why buy old tech when the 68xx/69xx cards are out?

 

[vijayg]

Can you suggest me the best configuration only for games if you dont mind?

 

[vijayg]

Thanks for your reply. I am going for ati radeon 6850 1 GB. And can you please suggest me compatible mother board for this graphic card and a complete configuration so that it will be more helpful for me.

Thanks in advance, I will be waiting for your reply.

 

[sportsfanboy]

what's your budget and where are you buying from?

 

[vijayg]

Thanks allot for your reply. My total configuration is as follows:

AMD Phenom II X4 970 Black edition (3.5 GHZ)

ATI Readon HD 6870-1 GB

21.5in ST2220L UK Full HD WLED Widescreen Monitor

1.5 TeraByte

MSI 890FXA-GD70

4gb gskill ripjaws ddr3 1600

Kindly suggest me for any changes.

thanks in advance.

 

[sportsfanboy]

As said above, it might be worth while buying an AM3+ chipset instead of the 890 for the ability to run the upcoming chips. That way you won't hit an upgrade roadblock if you want to change the processor. 8 gig memory kits are pretty cheap right now so maybe consider going to 8 over 4.

The hyper 212+ is back to 29 beans on Newegg so that's something to consider for good cooling cheap.

Personally I would buy the cheaper 955 BE and overclock it to an easy 3.5 to match the 970's speed.