Can my system handle a xfx DD 7870?

[kenng]

I'm going to upgrade my graphics card to the xfx DD 7870. I would like to know if my current system can handle it without having to upgrade anything else.

=Specs=
CPU:Athlon ii x3 450
MOBO: asrock 880gm-le
RAM: 4gb Ripjaws
PSU: CX500
GPU: ASUS 6670 gddr5

 

[Xttony]

Yeah your comp can handle the hd 7870.

 

[djangoringo]

In this case, your cpu will bottleneck the 7870, your cpu is weak and for comparison :

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/189?vs=406

It's worse than a pentium G620.
I recommend going with a lower card or upgrading the cpu.

 

[kenng]

I know my CPU will bottleneck it. I'm hoping to upgrade to at least a phenom II x4 in the near future. I would just like to know if the card will run on my system and be better than the 6670 I currently have.

 

[djangoringo]

I'm saying, if you upgrade now the cpu, yes, if only the card, you're better of with a 7850 or 7770.
The 7870 will be restrained by your cpu, and it's not worth it with that cpu, you'll get the same performance as the other two cards above

 

[kenng]

I would rather get the same performance now then upgrade the cpu to get better performance than get a 7850 then have to upgrade both, graphics card and cpu to get better performance.

 

[djangoringo]

Yes, you can do that, like i said in the beginning, i recommend upgrading the cpu, also there's gonna be latter on new intel cpus and amd gpus, it's just a reason to see what's the best for you.

 

[kenng]

Alright, ill go with the 7870. Thanks for your help!