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whats the next step up from an ATI 2600XT with a £70 budget
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whats the next step
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2nd hand 4870 would be a great upgrade. Or stretch £30 and get a brandnew 4870.
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a 512mb or a 1024mb and really what is the difference in the cheapest one and the higher priced ones i mean difference between the gainward and the vtx
is it just basically the same card in a different case
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just realised i only have a 430 watt PSU lol looks like i'll have to wait
i highly doubt you'll use all 430w. I'm running under around 400w with my system in my sig with a 5870.
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it's a antec neo he 430 but amd website said 4870 requires a 600 watt PSU
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You could go for a 4770. Definitely fits the PSU and offers quite a punch. Draws very little power too. If you shop around you can find it around the £60 mark.
proberbly gonna get shouted down for this, but for an smidge over budget, cheapest most powerfull 1024mb card availible from here.
Palit GeForce GTS 250 Green 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card
its on this week only which makes it slightly cheaper than the ati 4850 which would be its direct competitor.
Palit GeForce GTS 250 Green 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card
its on this week only which makes it slightly cheaper than the ati 4850 which would be its direct competitor.
Just here to say that I have a 430W (at least I think I do!) and haven't had a single problem with my 4870, bar the panic of trying to find an extra molex to PCI-E power adapter
.I too thought that my PSU wouldn't be powerful enough, but decided to chance it with the hopes of replacing the PSU at a later date, but since the system has been as solid as a rock, I've seen no reason to do such a thing.
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Just here to say that I have a 430W (at least I think I do!) and haven't had a single problem with my 4870, bar the panic of trying to find an extra molex to PCI-E power adapter
I too thought that my PSU wouldn't be powerful enough, but decided to chance it with the hopes of replacing the PSU at a later date, but since the system has been as solid as a rock, I've seen no reason to do such a thing.
tell me about it i've had to contact antec to try get some in advance before i even buy a GPU. Stupid how you can't seem to buy them anywwhere