Hi everyone,
Great forum you guys have here. This will be my first post so here goes:
I currently have an e8400 cpu with 4 gigs of ram and an ATI 4870 video card. My rig still runs most games fine, however it won't run everything super smooth at 1920x1080. I've just upgraded my monitor from a 22" to a 27" so I feel that an upgrade would be warranted to help push the native resolution of this monitor. That being said though, this 4870 card has been nothing short of amazing and I could easily still use this for many more months to come if I wanted to. ATI ftw.
Do you think I should just get a 470 and throw it in this rig or should I save up and buy an i7 rig? I can't seem to make my mind up right now, but honestly I think the video card alone will do the trick. I could wait for the 6000 series but I must admit, the 470 looks like a nice card indeed, and if I decided to buy an i7 down the track, I could easily get another one of those cards for that totally awesome SLI scaling performance. What say you all?
On a further note, I've done a bit of research into the different 470 gtx models as well, and I believe the Zotac GTX 470 AMP model is the go, as it comes with a kick ass heatsink and dual fans. Apparently the temps on this card are very, very good, because I've read that the 470 gets pretty hot, and I already live in a tropical climate (air-con ftw though).
Ps, I have a decent 600 watt power supply, so power isn't an issue for this card. I can't remember what brand it is, but It's one of the good known brands which cost me around $150 at the time I bought it. I think it's an antec, coolermaster or ocz.. something like that.
Look forward to hearing from you all.
Matty.
Great forum you guys have here. This will be my first post so here goes:
I currently have an e8400 cpu with 4 gigs of ram and an ATI 4870 video card. My rig still runs most games fine, however it won't run everything super smooth at 1920x1080. I've just upgraded my monitor from a 22" to a 27" so I feel that an upgrade would be warranted to help push the native resolution of this monitor. That being said though, this 4870 card has been nothing short of amazing and I could easily still use this for many more months to come if I wanted to. ATI ftw.
Do you think I should just get a 470 and throw it in this rig or should I save up and buy an i7 rig? I can't seem to make my mind up right now, but honestly I think the video card alone will do the trick. I could wait for the 6000 series but I must admit, the 470 looks like a nice card indeed, and if I decided to buy an i7 down the track, I could easily get another one of those cards for that totally awesome SLI scaling performance. What say you all?
On a further note, I've done a bit of research into the different 470 gtx models as well, and I believe the Zotac GTX 470 AMP model is the go, as it comes with a kick ass heatsink and dual fans. Apparently the temps on this card are very, very good, because I've read that the 470 gets pretty hot, and I already live in a tropical climate (air-con ftw though).
Ps, I have a decent 600 watt power supply, so power isn't an issue for this card. I can't remember what brand it is, but It's one of the good known brands which cost me around $150 at the time I bought it. I think it's an antec, coolermaster or ocz.. something like that.
Look forward to hearing from you all.
Matty.
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