Hello
I'm looking at 150$ cards, max.
The only and most logical option I've found is a
Asus ATI Radeon 5770 1GB GDDR5
used only for one month, 145$.
I know it's not really an update on my old HD4870 (may be a downgrade in some games with AA) but should I go for it ?
Will it work on my system and PSU ?
BTW, I play on 1920x1080.
My system :
Intel Core 2 Quad 2.33 Ghz
4 GB RAM DDR2
500GB HDD
Intel G41
PSU : h**p://i51.tinypic.com/xqcfvc.jpg
I had another PSU (Thermaltake) with my HD4870, but both went out of service a while back. So don't tell me "if it worked with a 4870 it will work with a 5770".
I need a short-term solution. Got a couple of weeks off so I'm looking forward to playing a couple of games I'm eager to try.
At the moment, my budget is 150$, may stretch to 200$, worst case.
Since I'm living in exile, in a country where PC gamers and high-end cards/system are a rarity, and shipping costs from the US are out of this world, all decent I could find was this barely used 5770.
I know my system's not ace, and that 150$ won't make it so, but I'd like to know if this budget will let me play recent games, and most of all the STALKER series, via this 5770 probably.
Will it work on my system ? Can this PSU let it run properly ?
I'll surely upgrade the whole lot by summer, but short-term is all I can afford now.
Thanks
I'm looking at 150$ cards, max.
The only and most logical option I've found is a
Asus ATI Radeon 5770 1GB GDDR5
used only for one month, 145$.
I know it's not really an update on my old HD4870 (may be a downgrade in some games with AA) but should I go for it ?
Will it work on my system and PSU ?
BTW, I play on 1920x1080.
My system :
Intel Core 2 Quad 2.33 Ghz
4 GB RAM DDR2
500GB HDD
Intel G41
PSU : h**p://i51.tinypic.com/xqcfvc.jpg
I had another PSU (Thermaltake) with my HD4870, but both went out of service a while back. So don't tell me "if it worked with a 4870 it will work with a 5770".
I need a short-term solution. Got a couple of weeks off so I'm looking forward to playing a couple of games I'm eager to try.
At the moment, my budget is 150$, may stretch to 200$, worst case.
Since I'm living in exile, in a country where PC gamers and high-end cards/system are a rarity, and shipping costs from the US are out of this world, all decent I could find was this barely used 5770.
I know my system's not ace, and that 150$ won't make it so, but I'd like to know if this budget will let me play recent games, and most of all the STALKER series, via this 5770 probably.
Will it work on my system ? Can this PSU let it run properly ?
I'll surely upgrade the whole lot by summer, but short-term is all I can afford now.
Thanks