Soldato
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- 18 Oct 2002
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Need a new graphics card, pref ATI. Just upgraded my PC and my current motherboard takes both AGP and PCI-E... but my current 9800pro is showing it's age as my PC is struggling to play 1080p movies.
Current Spec:
E6400 @ 2.4ghz
4gb OCZ PC6400 (2x2gb)
640gb WD Black 32mb
600w Enermax Noisetaker
Asrock 4CoreDual VSTA - (AGP x8 & PCI-E x4)
9800pro 128mb AGPx8
Dell S2409W 24" - ( 1920x1080 native res )
Now my motherboard is limited to PCI-E x4 speed, it can't do x16. Also it's not the greatest overclocker and 2.4ghz is the highest it will take my CPU, so I'm thinking it would be useful to choose a GPU with some grunt and onboard HD gubbins? Also needs enough grunt to power my monitor at that res.
I think the Power supply should be fine?
So I was thinking maybe a 4850 would be overkill and a little wasted on this system..? What would be a good card to allow me to watch 1080p movies at their best?
Thanks for any input
Current Spec:
E6400 @ 2.4ghz
4gb OCZ PC6400 (2x2gb)
640gb WD Black 32mb
600w Enermax Noisetaker
Asrock 4CoreDual VSTA - (AGP x8 & PCI-E x4)
9800pro 128mb AGPx8
Dell S2409W 24" - ( 1920x1080 native res )
Now my motherboard is limited to PCI-E x4 speed, it can't do x16. Also it's not the greatest overclocker and 2.4ghz is the highest it will take my CPU, so I'm thinking it would be useful to choose a GPU with some grunt and onboard HD gubbins? Also needs enough grunt to power my monitor at that res.
I think the Power supply should be fine?
So I was thinking maybe a 4850 would be overkill and a little wasted on this system..? What would be a good card to allow me to watch 1080p movies at their best?
Thanks for any input
