Hi everyone for the first time in this forum. I would appreciate very much if you help me with this little doubt I have.
My computer characteristics are the follow ones:
■AMD 64 X2 4400+ (Toledo)
■Double channel 2GB DDR 400 CL3 1T.
■nForce4 chipset
■PSU 450W (active PFC, 83% efficiency)
■G. card: Nvidia 7900GS
I think the power consumption of my computer (with 1 SATA HD and 1 SATA DVDRW device) is about 300w (is that correct?). and it is ventilated by 2 120mm fans.
I play at 1440x900 of resolution and I think the Nvidia 9800GT could be enough for me to play most of the games (please, correct me if I'm wrong).
My doubts come when I consider purchasing the ATI HD4850 and selecting the right VRAM ammount. I do know the ATI HD4850 is a better performer than the Nvidia one, but:
■Which one of them runs cooler?
■Which one does consume less power?
■Will buying the 1GB version of one of those cards, reduce an hypothetical bottleneck in my system and/or improve its performance in games like Warhammer Online at 1440*900?
I've tried to get informed and searched before asking these questions, anyway sorry if there's any problem with my thread. Thanks in advantage!
My computer characteristics are the follow ones:
■AMD 64 X2 4400+ (Toledo)
■Double channel 2GB DDR 400 CL3 1T.
■nForce4 chipset
■PSU 450W (active PFC, 83% efficiency)
■G. card: Nvidia 7900GS
I think the power consumption of my computer (with 1 SATA HD and 1 SATA DVDRW device) is about 300w (is that correct?). and it is ventilated by 2 120mm fans.
I play at 1440x900 of resolution and I think the Nvidia 9800GT could be enough for me to play most of the games (please, correct me if I'm wrong).
My doubts come when I consider purchasing the ATI HD4850 and selecting the right VRAM ammount. I do know the ATI HD4850 is a better performer than the Nvidia one, but:
■Which one of them runs cooler?
■Which one does consume less power?
■Will buying the 1GB version of one of those cards, reduce an hypothetical bottleneck in my system and/or improve its performance in games like Warhammer Online at 1440*900?
I've tried to get informed and searched before asking these questions, anyway sorry if there's any problem with my thread. Thanks in advantage!