Looking at getting a graphics card the system has got a corsair 400w psu in there at the moment & a amd phenom 9850 cpu. So what's the best card out there that I could buy with out the need to upgrading the psu?

I was thinking maybe something like a 9800GT, but can anyone recommend anything better than that please?

Cheers

one of the newer, low powered cards would be more suitable, like a 5770 or even one of the new AMD cards (although i haven't paid much attention to their power requirements)

I'm running a a GTX 460 with a Phenom at 3.6GHz with no problems at all on the same PSU

460/6870/6850. Just don't go 470

Snooble said:

Just don't go 470

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You need a separate power station to run that thing

I guess I'm out a touch a bit when it comes to gpu's at the mo. Never though I would be able to use a 6850 or a 6870. So there was me thinking what card can my pc handle but it's more of the question now how much shall I spend lol

Thanks guys

mrfun1981 said:

I guess I'm out a touch a bit when it comes to gpu's at the mo. Never though I would be able to use a 6850 or a 6870. So there was me thinking what card can my pc handle but it's more of the question now how much shall I spend lol

Thanks guys

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Hah.

There was a point where the newer cards were getting more and more power hungry but with the release of the revised Ferni chip, the 460 draws in a surprisingly low amount of power, especially if you compare it to the older 465 or 470.

ATI have followed suit with the new 68xx cards, they're pretty much revised (and shrunken) chips that were on the 5770 and so take even less power.

This is win-win for the consumer as not only does less power usually mean less heat (which subsequently usually also means less noise as fans don't need to spin so fast), it also means you potentially pay less in the long run with smaller electricity bills

Oh and you can you don't have to fork out for 1000w PSU like some people were doing as "preparation for the future".

If you can afford it go for a 6870, if you prefer the green team go for a GTX 460. Either way your PSU will be fine

Most ATI cards will do (the ones under £200) I would for 6870/6850/5850/5770

Hi guys,

Got my funds ready to order a new card....But want to double check that the corsair 400w psu will still run one of the newer cards as its only got 1 PCI-E connector but looking at pictures of some of the newer cards it requires 2 PCI-E power connectors

It will come with molex to 6 pin adapters, it will be fine

6870 should be fine stay away from anything with nv with 400W power supply.