Hi all
I know these cards have only just started shipping and very little is known about what there real life performance is going to be yet.
But thought I would ask some of you what is the minimum type of rig that could run a 5850 and 5870. From what I have read then run cooler and with less power than some of the other high end cards.
I'm currently using a GTX260 that I upgraded from a 8800gtx.
The motherboard is a Azus P5kr, running a Q6600 and 8 gig of ram. Nothing is overclocked at the moment and I'm using stock case fans, so no additional cooling is in place. If I remember right my power supply is 550w although it could be 650w (need to check) and I'm pretty sure its not modular as it came with the rig when I bought it as a system just over 2 years ago. The screen it will be powering is 22".
The question is will my system run a 5850 or 5870 without any changes?
My longer term plan is to build a new set up and the new card would be a part of that. But if I can get away with running one of these cards for a few months while the options open up for I5's that would help.
Thoughts?
I know these cards have only just started shipping and very little is known about what there real life performance is going to be yet.
But thought I would ask some of you what is the minimum type of rig that could run a 5850 and 5870. From what I have read then run cooler and with less power than some of the other high end cards.
I'm currently using a GTX260 that I upgraded from a 8800gtx.
The motherboard is a Azus P5kr, running a Q6600 and 8 gig of ram. Nothing is overclocked at the moment and I'm using stock case fans, so no additional cooling is in place. If I remember right my power supply is 550w although it could be 650w (need to check) and I'm pretty sure its not modular as it came with the rig when I bought it as a system just over 2 years ago. The screen it will be powering is 22".
The question is will my system run a 5850 or 5870 without any changes?
My longer term plan is to build a new set up and the new card would be a part of that. But if I can get away with running one of these cards for a few months while the options open up for I5's that would help.
Thoughts?