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| Thread ID: 104540 | 2009-10-31 01:51:00 | ATi 4850 or 4770 or Nv GTS250 | secureprivacy (11611) | Press F1 |
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| 825749 | 2009-10-31 01:51:00 | I am looking to upgrade my grphics card which i have now (Nvidia 8400GS) , and i have come across these three which are in my budget, but I cannot choose between the three. The 4850 is faster, but more heat/pwr consumption. The 4770 is slightly slower but less heat and newer. The GTS 250 -faster? some heat but OLD technology. Which one should I get, if they were to be around the same price? plus, i am intending to upgrde to core i7/i5, so hopefully no bottlenecks? I game on a 19" LCD (1440x900) |
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| 825750 | 2009-10-31 01:54:00 | I would get the 4870. A little bit pricier than the 4850 but a better card overall. What size screen do you plan to game on and what resolution? What are your current system specs? Blam |
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| 825751 | 2009-10-31 01:58:00 | i am intending to upgrde to core i7/i5, so hopefully no bottlenecks? I game on a 19" LCD (1440x900) also, I have a 650W psu. |
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| 825752 | 2009-10-31 02:00:00 | What brand PSU? For that screen, I would get the 4870. What games do you plan to play? |
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| 825753 | 2009-10-31 02:02:00 | cod, fallout. etc 4870 might be too much of a stretch... is GTS250 much better than the 4850? |
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| 825754 | 2009-10-31 02:04:00 | No-they're generally pretty neck and neck. www.tomshardware.com ^^Read that comparison if that helps Blam |
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| 825755 | 2009-10-31 02:05:00 | do you think its better getting an older series or newer one? (all for future proofing ) | secureprivacy (11611) | ||
| 825756 | 2009-10-31 02:13:00 | IMO No, as it performs the same any ways. Only thing you could be worried about heat and overclocking, but thas probably not that much of an issue. | Blam (54) | ||
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