Amd 3700 cpu bottleneck

Either card should work fine but the HD4830 would be more bottlenecked but should still give better performance if the resolution is high enough.

Buy one of these and the 4830

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AMD-Athlon-64-X2-4200-2-2GHz-AM2-...

There are 5670's for close to the 4670 price. It would be a better upgrade.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Your CPU is going to hold you back if gaming is your intent. If you are a gamer I'd start looking at a total system replacement. Just get a card to hold you over. What brand is your 8600GT? Is it under warranty? Some of those Nvidia cards have lifetime warranties.

The native resolution of my monitor is 1024x768, though I used to lower it to get better frame rates. Do you think I'm better off with the weaker card?

The capacitors blew in my XFX card and I hadn't registered the card within their damn 30 day period. I do plan on getting a new system but, I can't just stop gaming cold turkey, who knows what could happen.......  

Do you think I'll get any stuttering with either card?

PS: My mobo will not support 2.1, that's why I'm going with 4000 series.

I'm in not in the UK though, which card do you recommend with my current CPU?

With that resolution I would just buy the cheaper card, either will handle it fine.

Is there anything wrong with this card?
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/ite...

I ask because it's cheaper than a card that is supposed to be slower, which leads me to believe that it may be underclocked or messed up in some form.

Nothing except I have heard different things about the brand Diablotek (budget brand).

Do you know if my previous card was held back by my CPU?

8600GT should have been a good match to the 3700+. I used to have 6800 with a 3200+ and the 8600GT was pretty equal in performance with 6800Ultra and 7600GT.

Last question then: Is this a good card to buy?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Thanks for your help.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... id get that

My last card was XFX, it died because a couple of caps exploded(they used cheap caps) and they refused my warranty because I hadn't registered on time. I should've done my homework but even so, I don't think I will buy anything from them for some time if ever.
Entertaining your proposal though, would bring me back to the bottleneck issue because I've read that the 240 is only slightly better than the 4670. What would be the point of getting that card if my CPU is holding me back?

The HIS card is good but that is a great deal on the XFX card that iam2thecrowe linked to. All you have to do is register with in 30days to get your dual lifetime warranty as is stated on their packaging and warranty documentation!

I still say 5670.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Trust me jay when I say I've looked at the 5000 series closely. That card you linked was the card I originally wanted, but my mobo will not work with PCI 2.1 cards.


Everyone is recommending the faster cards and I understand that, but it doesn't seem like they will make a difference at my meager resolution. Unless of course I'm not properly understanding this bottleneck issue.