Best graphics card for an Intel E8400

[brockh]

Still, i would like to see a benchmark in ALL the games that Tom's uses as benchmarks and then average it out to see what the overall result would be...

You mean Tom's charts? 😉

 

[Mousemonkey]

So to get back on topic, has the OP's question been answered to their satisfaction?

 

[jonpaul37]

Nekama, in short, get a 5850, it'll serve you well for now and also serve you well in the future when/if you decide to upgrade, you could get a 5770 too, but the 5850 will be a tad more future-proof in regards to a new monitor, new setup or both. If you don't plan on upgrading anything in the next 2 years, then get a 4850, that will be sufficient enough for that resolution and you'll have all the eye candy with good FPSes...

 

[nekama]

Thanks everyone for your input. I have decided to go with a 5850 just so that I can be a tad more future proof. Assuming that I use max settings, what do you think the highest screen resolution I'd be able to play COD on before I start to see a noticable drop in fps?

 

[MARSOC_Operator]

I'm using a 4850 on an E8400 at 1366x768.

Only the top end games, (crysis, farcry 2, Anno 1404), require reduced gfx settings and slight overclocks (card core to 700MHz from 625MHz, CPU to 3.6GHz) to make comfortably playable.

If my 4850 failed today and I had a limited budget, I'd opt for a 5770.

The "midlife" upgrade for this computer, though, is going to be a Q9550 CPU and probably a 5850. Even though that's not enough CPU for that card, I can move the 5850 to the next "full" upgrade box and still have the 4850 for this one to give to my kids or whatever.

What? The Q9550 is not enough for a single 5850? I think that's nonsense.

 

[eklipz330]

you guys want to know something funny AND hypocritical? I don't visit these forums as much as I used to, but a few months back, "a 4870 was way overkill at 1280x1024"

but now, a hd 5770 will suffice?

your e8400 will be fine, get yourself a nice hd 4850 for $100, or a hd 5750 if you want the dx 11 for future games. it's as simple as that, you'll run most of your games maxed out at that resolution.

i only recommend these two cards if you decide you will NOT get a new monitor

 

[MARSOC_Operator]

you guys want to know something funny AND hypocritical? I don't visit these forums as much as I used to, but a few months back, "a 4870 was way overkill at 1280x1024"

but now, a hd 5770 will suffice?

your e8400 will be fine, get yourself a nice hd 4850 for $100, or a hd 5750 if you want the dx 11 for future games. it's as simple as that, you'll run most of your games maxed out at that resolution.

i only recommend these two cards if you decide you will NOT get a new monitor

Why not a 4870 OEM or even the 4890 for an extra 50 or even less?