Can i handle 4870 or shall i get 4850

[Onion82]

ive got a 600watt power supply and my system at the moment is as follows:

Asus p45q-e motherboard
600 watt psu
ati x1900xtx
xfi fatality sound card
Intel core duo [email protected]
corsair dominator pc2 8500
artic freezer pro7
seagate 250gb hdd

Will the 4870 be too much for my current set up or shall i get a 4850 to be on the safe side.Also i only play games max 1280x1024 so do i really need a 4870?

 

[siege2]

I'am using a 580 watt ps with a 8800 and gtx280 gpu's not sli etc , for PHYsx, 280 main gpu, 8800 for Physx

 

[Ice Rich]

ive got a 600watt power supply and my system at the moment is as follows:

Asus p45q-e motherboard
600 watt psu
ati x1900xtx
xfi fatality sound card
Intel core duo [email protected]
corsair dominator pc2 8500
artic freezer pro7
seagate 250gb hdd

Will the 4870 be too much for my current set up or shall i get a 4850 to be on the safe side.Also i only play games max 1280x1024 so do i really need a 4870?

I'm on sk.939 (see sig) and have a 4870. I only game at 1280 also so the bottleneck does not really kick-in. I'm able to run all my games at max quality and AA/AF. I'd doubt you see any bottleneck on your rig.

I think the price difference is worth the extra, so go with the 4870 - it will make a hige upgrade over your rig as that x1900 must really hold you back.

Edit: regarding if your 600w is upto the job - it depends entirely on what make you have? If its a decent brand you will have no problems. If its a generic make I would not use it.

 

[sarge78]

Also i only play games max 1280x1024 so do i really need a 4870?

A cheep 8800gt will be more than enough at that res! Maybe a 4850 if your feeling flush and going to upgrade your screen later

4780 = Overkill at that res imo
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[topshot]

Your still running the CPU at stock speed get it clocked

4850 will do you fine. 4870 if you plan to change monitor soon

 

[tigerstyle]

4780 = Overkill at that res imo

agreed, only get the 4870 if you plan on upgrading the screen in the future perhaps? And even if you are going to, might be worth getting a cheaper card for now, and then splash out on a new screen+gfx card later on saving the money in the mean time

/edit yes the psu can handle that

 

[SS-89]

at 1280 there would be hardly any advantage of getting a 4870 over a 4850.

 

[whiskycycle]

Will the 4870 be too much for my current set up or shall i get a 4850 to be on the safe side.Also i only play games max 1280x1024 so do i really need a 4870?

My setup:

Athlon 64 X2 6400 BE
Gigabyte GA-MA790xDS4
Gigabyte Radeon 4870
2x2gb DDR800
Samsung F1 750gb
Samsung T166 320gb x2
Pioneer 111 DVD/RW
Seasonic S12-600

Power's absolutely fine on that lot. Got a few host powered USB bits on top of that as well, but it's fine so far.

 

[LoadsaMoney]

If its a decent brand it'll be fine.

 

[reflux]

If its a decent brand it'll be fine.

My thoughts exactly.

 

[flinco]

its definitely overkill for that res, even a 4850 is slight overkill at that res

 

[Onion82]

im gonna get the iceq 4850 right now

 

[miker1]

im gonna get the iceq 4850 right now

Always get better than you nedd [if you can afford it!] 'cos when you upgrade another bit [like a good monitor!], it wont be holding you up!

 

[Clive37]

Always get better than you nedd [if you can afford it!] 'cos when you upgrade another bit [like a good monitor!], it wont be holding you up!

Very true