christmas gift to myself

[xxcoop42xx]

hey everyone, as of monday i will be building a "budget" gaming rig and right now i have a 9800GT going in it until christmas. now a few questions, 1st which card is better a 3870 X2 or a 4850? 2nd will a 3870 X2 work with this mobo and psu?:

GIGABYTE GA-EP43-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboard and
Rosewill RP500-2 500W ATX12V v2.01 Power Supply

ive looked at some benchmarks and the 3870 X2 performs a little better than the 4850. the games i will mostly be playing are CoD4, Crysis, CoD2, Bioshock, and Grid. but not all benchmarks are the same, the resolution ill be playing at is 1440x900, or the lower widescreen resolution. i have a widescreen monitor at 19". so please give input as best to your knowledge and thanks in advance

 

[murdoc]

I personally think 4850 would be better because 1)Less heat it's 1 card. 2)Less power consumption (same reason as #1)

It also sports DX10.1 as well as Shader Model 4.0 which is a bonus compared to the 3870. If you feel rich you can opt for 4870 512mb (which I recommend). Offers a lot more power but around 100 bucks more which I think is a fair for the performance it brings.

 

[roadrunner197069]

Well the 3870x2 is $100 more then the 4850 and performance isn't $100 better.

You could get a 4870 for the price of the 3870x2 and the 4870 will spank it.

 

[xxcoop42xx]

ok thanks for the responses guys, ill def go with the 4850 at christmas. i was just looking and saw some benchmarks so it sparked a question. 4850 it is then.

 

[Zorg]

Dump the Rosewill RP500-2 500W, and get a better PSU.

 

[xxcoop42xx]

Dump the Rosewill RP500-2 500W, and get a better PSU.

it is a great psu and its already paid for dude. i think you have grudge or something with rosewill.

 

[Zorg]

They use Fuhjyyu caps, which are complete crap.

If you have confidence in it, then enjoy.

If and when the time comes, remember I tried to warn you.

 

[n8dogg]

I'm with zorg, had one and it bailed, got a replacement and it bailed within 2 weeks, got a pc P&C and it's been going strong ever since.

 

[FrozenGpu]

Seriously, Listen to Zorg young padwan for you have much to learn about the force.

 

[invisik]

dont worry that psu will last. if it dies a year or later down the road upgrade it.
since your budget seems like within 175-250$ might i suggest the old gtx260. performs very well and can be found for around 200$

 

[xxcoop42xx]

dont worry that psu will last. if it dies a year or later down the road upgrade it.
since your budget seems like within 175-250$ might i suggest the old gtx260. performs very well and can be found for around 200$

yeah i kinda want to have this pc running an ATI card. my main pc (in the sig) has GTX 260 216 so i would like to work with ATI in this budget rig. and this budget rig will change from a cheap rig to a high-end machine over a short time, i just have to start somewhere. thanks for all the input guys. HD4850 under the tree to me from me lol

 

[Zorg]

I just realized we went through the whole PSU thing on another thread, oops.

Good luck with it.

 

[Dekasav]

My rosewill is running strong for ~5 years now. If I could just have more than 15amps on the 12v.....

 

[magicbullet]

you can stop now Dekasav