Graphics card recommendations

[Mitchyboi]

Hey guys.
Basically I'm looking to upgrade my graphics card soon and was wondering what your suggestions would be?

Currently i have a tiny 19" flat screen on my small desk as well as my keyboard a huge Razer mouse mat and my Razer Deathadder. I have practically no room to move around on my desk so i thought I'd get rid of my monitor thus freeing up a lot of space.
I currently have a 32" LG TV on my wall in front of the desk so i will be using this as my PC screen essentially. At the moment i have a single 4850 512mb Asus card for my tiny screen which does just fine however when i make the jump to the TV the resolutions will go up and i feel that i will loose detail in my games....Which i don't want! My options are buy another 4850 to pair with my current card, A 4870 or a 4890 which i could crossfire at a later date. Recommendations of what memory size to go for would also be helpful?

Specs are as follows:

Q9550 @ 3.6 Ghz
4 GB of Crucial DDR2
ATI 4850
An X fi Fatal1ty soundcard and single 500 GB HDD etc.

If i upgrade Ill be buying a new PSU also as my current PSU has been in my PC for about four or five years and has held up brilliantly (Seasonic 600w recommended by THG few years back) and I'm not sure it'll be alive much longer. I'll probably be purchasing a 750w Corsair? Comments on that or recommendations for a better or equally good PSU would be appreciated!

 

[darkvine]

I have 2 suggestions for you.

1) Is that the new 5870 will be out in less then a month and will not only play every game you can think of at that res on high but actually draws less power doing it.

2) would suggest at that size screen you get the other 4850, because CF 4850 will beat even the 4890 hands down or if you have the money, a 4850x2 and you can do tir-fire but that might be a bit of over kill.

If you want to do tir-fire I would suggest the 800w Corsair.

 

[Mitchyboi]

Right. Any idea of a rough price estimate for the 5870? I don't mind waiting a little while for the new card if its not ridiculously expensive etc.

I was thinking of getting the 4850 and CF the two but didn't know if that'd be worth the time because of the res and becoming outdated.
Depending on when the 5870 comes out and how much it is etc i may just wait in that case and just splash out when the time comes.

 

[obsidian86]

5870 $300 rumered

 

[sirkillalot]

*** 5870 *** $399 more likely, new tech card, dirextx 11 ready, looks very fast, but we have to wait a few more days to see

 

[Mitchyboi]

So would you say its worth getting the extra 4850 or a new card and leave the 5870?

 

[festerovic]

another 4850 is around $100, it's the cheapest route for you. But if money is not a big deal, wait for the new cards.

Is your LG TV 1080p or 720p? If its 720p, another card won't make too much difference over a 4850.

 

[Mitchyboi]

Erm i think its 1080i/720p :S if you can get that :s?

 

[festerovic]

That's possible. It's typical even. The usual computer output resolution is 1366x768 for 720/1080i TVs. So, that's going to change your graphic needs. I don't think crossfire is especially beneficial at low resolutions. A faster single card would be better. Wait for the new cards if you really need a new card, but the performance of your current card will be roughly the same on the TV, as the resolution is not much different.