Low End GFX Card Question

[Dougiebabe2003]

G/F is looking to get away from her wonderful 8mb IGP and I was looking at the 3870 or 3850 for her.

One thing I did worry about is that her PSU is only 375W and is getting on for 3 years old... would her PSU hack either gfx card?

Anywho, I just seen the 4670 thread and is making think should I wait for that? It seems to be a bit worse than the 3870 and around the same as the 3850 but use a lot less power than both and be better with AA.

She has:

E6600 @ 3ghz
2GB OCZ RAM
Asus P5k mATX
Enermax Noisetaker 375W PSU

She has a 1400x900 monitor which she would use as well as her TV which is 1368x765 or something like that.

If I was to overclock the 4670 do people reckon that would be the better choice?

Cheers in advance, Doug.

 

[TheCenturion]

seeing as it's an enermax, it should be okay with a 3850, if she doesn't play games then a 3650 or 3450 would be fine

 

[ACESHIGH]

id agree, the 3850 should be fine.

 

[Dougiebabe2003]

Cheers for replying!

She would be playing the occasional game with me using to play games as well (all be it not at full gfx)

So basicly the 3850/3870 will work fine on her PSU.

So now it's a matter of:

Is the 3870 worth the extra over the 3850 or should I O/C the 3850?

Or should I wait and get the 4670 and overclock that instead?

Cheers in advance, Doug.

 

[TheCenturion]

if you wait for the 4670, it should run on that psu, but if you can, a second hand 8800gt for under £45 would be a great buy!! not sure if psu handles it though

 

[matt_fsr]

Wouldnt worry at all to be honest - my PSU is rated at 350W steady, 450W burst max for short periods - runs my overclocked machine in sig below fine