Need to upgrade but confused

[Robert1986]

My 8800gts just died and I need to upgrade. I was looking into buying a ATI 4850 but I'm not sure if its the best fit for my current mobo.

Current set up.

- Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 Overclocked @ 3GHz.
- ASUS P5N32-E SLI PLUS Motherboard
- BFG 800W Next Generation Power Supply

Is this card the idle for my power supply/motherboard?

thanks.

 

[Robert1986]

A bit over my budget. The 4850 is abit much for me as well. My pc doesn't get any gaming these days. Its mainly used for video encoding and watching movies. I just need a budget card to get me by for now. Might upgrade for all the big games at the end of the year.

I might just grab the 4650 as its under £50.

You'll be able to get straight back to Left 4 Dead. *cough* Robert1986 Left 4 Dead *cough*

People still play L4D? I haven't logged onto steam in several weeks. lol.

 

[Robert1986]

Decided to go for this for just now.

Asus ATI Radeon HD 4670 512MB GDDR3

I don't really plan on playing any new games until the big ones (L4D2,WM2 ECT) come out at the end of the year.

What should I do with my 8800gts? It came from ocuk in a full system build but I can't RMA it without sending the whole machine back.

 

[Robert1986]

I'm so pleased you went for the 4670 and not the 4650, because it's a far superior card for the same money! Hope it works out for you

Thanks.

Order placed. Should arrive tomorrow.

 

[Robert1986]

The card came with my full machine build that I bought from here in March 2007.

When ever I log into steam now, I instantly get invites for L4D. Its like when I log into my 4 year msn account and 400 new friend spam requests windows pop up. lol.

 

[Robert1986]

Just got the 4670. Installed no problem. Its tiny compared to the 8800gts beast. This card doesn't even need a power connector.