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| Thread ID: 102717 | 2009-08-30 01:26:00 | The 'Upgrade' | CaptainVincent (76) | Press F1 |
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| 805273 | 2009-08-30 01:26:00 | It is time for an upgrade. Nvidia has served me well in the past (Fx5200 < maybe not, 7600GT OC, 8800GTS G80 and 8800GS G92) But this time, I want a 4850. Why? DirectX 10.1 (So I can brag about the gimmick to my friends) It's a great, cheap and dual fanned card I'm looking to buy these Generic 2GB DDR2-800 PC2-6400 Desktop Memory Palit ATI Radeon HD4850 512MB DDR3 PCI-E Graphic Card AMD 64 X2 7750 2.7GHz 3MB Cache With OEM Fan and Heatsink Western Digital Caviar 320GB SATA 7200RPM Hard Drive ECS A740GM-M AM2+ mATX AMD740G Motherboard Raidmax Panther Mini Tower Case (Black), 450W PSU ASUS DRW-20B1ST 22x dvd writer I used to run a 8800GTS + 5200 X2 on a 400W (only had molex too) just fine so that should be good. I can get that for around $700 new. Just two questions =). 1. Because the CPU is only at 2.7Ghz and I do not want to overclock should I get the standard edition (Non OC'd edition) of the 4850. 2. Will the card fit in the case (It holds mATX and full sized ATX) Cheers guys, I love this forum. |
CaptainVincent (76) | ||
| 805274 | 2009-08-30 01:39:00 | ECS motherboards=:xmouth: And tbe bundled 450w raidmax PSU will not be reliable.... And yes. The card will most probably fit in the case. Its not very big. Blam |
Blam (54) | ||
| 805275 | 2009-08-30 01:50:00 | Oh, Have you had some bad experiences with them? I don't think I should worry about the power supply though, I've had sub generic 400W PSU's powering old Dual cores with the power starving G80's |
CaptainVincent (76) | ||
| 805276 | 2009-08-30 02:35:00 | Could anyone tell me about there ECS motherboard experiences. Does ECS make you want to ESC or is this a good price/standard performance mobo. Cheers. | CaptainVincent (76) | ||
| 805277 | 2009-08-30 02:40:00 | Most people probably wont tell you what they think of ECS mobos. Since noone uses them | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 805278 | 2009-08-30 03:40:00 | And there's definitely a reason nobody uses them. Same goes for RaidMax power supplies. I'd strongly recommend you shell out a bit more and get decent components. |
Erayd (23) | ||
| 805279 | 2009-08-30 03:42:00 | Palit ATI Radeon HD4850 512MB DDR3 PCI-E Graphic Card AMD 64 X2 7750 2.7GHz 3MB Cache With OEM Fan and Heatsink ECS A740GM-M AM2+ mATX AMD740G Motherboard Raidmax Panther Mini Tower Case (Black), 450W PSU . No. Palit sucks. High failure rate. Stick with ASUS or Gigabyte. ECS sucks even more, I'd rate this as the worst motherboard in existence. ASUS or Gigabyte again. And really, the 4850 is great, but AMD for gaming? AMD lost it some time ago and I wouldn't use anything other than Intel in a serious gaming PC now. The case is OK, whatever personal preference you have but do NOT use it's PSU. You can get the Raidmax cases without bundled PSU. Stick to Antec, Enermax or Corsair for reliable PSUs. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 805280 | 2009-08-30 08:45:00 | AMD + ATI Bro. AMD = Dirt Cheap, AMD Mobo's = Dirt Cheap =). |
CaptainVincent (76) | ||
| 805281 | 2009-08-30 08:47:00 | And when your cheap junk fails? | Erayd (23) | ||
| 805282 | 2009-08-30 09:14:00 | AMD + ATI Bro. AMD = Dirt Cheap, AMD Mobo's = Dirt Cheap =). You probably don't need to care since you play games using a console do you not? Personally I prefer to get good reliable parts the first time for my PC and also others that I make for other people. Less hassle in the long run. |
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