Some advice please

[ttreaders]

Hello!

I got a pre-built system from Ocuk the other day which came with a 4850 graphics card. I upgraded to the 4870 but there was a mixup with the order so I have to send the 4850 back for a replacement but that's not the issue.

The motherboard has terrible placements for the SATA inputs - they are right in front of the PCI-E slot so a large graphics card can't sit in the slot properly without taking out the SATA cables

The 4850 card fits (just) due to the fan being in the middle of the card and it being 'open' on the end so the SATA cables sit pushed up against the card. I tried my brothers 260 gtx and it's physically impossible for it to fit as it's like a brick.

So I have a few questions really:

1) Do you know if the 4870 is the same size and layout as the 4850? I want to make sure I get a card that fits.

2) OcUK told me that the 4870 is a nice performance increase over the 4850 and good value for money (i've been out of the loop for a while), would I be better off looking at a different type of card or do you agree this is a good card to get? It's £45 to upgrade from the 4850 to the 4870

Cheers

 

[focus130]

5750 or 5770 maybe a better choice.

What motherboard is it?

Edit: The 5770 is just over 8 inches and the 5750 is just over 7 inches.

 

[focus130]

Mods please delete this post. I accidentally posted an edit as new post.

 

[ttreaders]

Hi Focus130, it's this one http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-195-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1483

Going by my measurements my current 4850 is 8 inches long so the 5770 'may' fit depending on the end of the card (whether it's a solid brick or has an empty space at the end)

 

[ttreaders]

Any more advice?

 

[ttreaders]

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