Thinking about upgrading to HD4850x2

[Luxor]

I'm looking for a bit of advice.

Currently I'm running a 9600GT Amp! in my Phenom 9950 system and I'm thinking about a graphics upgrade.

I noticed OC are selling HD4850x2 which runs on one pci-e slot. Would it be a worthwhile/big improvement in gaming performance in some of the more demanding modern games such as Farcry 2/GTA4/Crysis?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-189-SP

I'm also assuming my Corsair 520HX would be powerful enough to run it all. There is only 1 optical drive and 2HDDs.

Or am I worth waiting for any card in particular that's on the horizon?

Cheers

 

[Gibbo]

Hi there

Yes you should just get away with running it on the Corsair PSU as they are good quality and 4850 X2 power consumption is pretty low considering how powerful a card it is.

 

[LeJosh]

Is it not on par with the GTX280? The 2048mb will also help render more at once. If you get that version that is.

 

[sunderland]

so what would the 4850x2 be on par with

 

[Luxor]

Cheers Gibbo.

Good to know power consumption will be met.

I'm not sure about it being on par with a GTX280 LeJosh, I'll have to look at some benchies.

 

[LeJosh]

http://www.cpu3d.com/review/6408-9/sapphire-radeon-hd-4850x2-2gb-ddr3/benchmarks-crysis-dx10.html

Seems pretty good to me.