Please recommend a perfect replacement for the ATI Radeon HD 4850.

[kuber003]

hey,

my loyal 'ati radeon hd 4850' has finally stopped working and i'm looking for a perfect replacement without breaking the bank. a good graphics card that will allow me to watch hd movies, play basic games like fifa 17 (i'm not a gamer and i don't game a lot) and i need good overall performance.

my pc config is pretty basic and nothing out of this world.

cpu: intel core i5 3330
motherboard: gigabyte b75m-d3h
ram: corsair 8gb ddr3

do let me know.

thank you.

kuber

 

[grana92]

Budget?

 

[LucaFire]

A good replacement would be the GTX 1050 Ti/GTX 1050/RX 470/RX480 (depending on your budget).

I would be hesitant to recommend just new cards if you're rocking a HP prebuilt system, though.

 

[kuber003]

Budget?

around $100-125 max

 

[LucaFire]

With this budget, I would definitely go with a RX 460 or a GTX 750 Ti (although, the RX 460 is better).

 

[LucaFire]

With this budget, I would definitely go with a RX 460 or a GTX 750 Ti (although, the RX 460 is better).

 

[kuber003]

A good replacement would be the GTX 1050 Ti/GTX 1050/RX 470/RX480 (depending on your budget).

I would be hesitant to recommend just new cards if you're rocking a HP prebuilt system, though.

could you recommend an ati option - like an ati r7 250 (if it's any good that is) - if possible?

 

[octavecode]

RX 460 or GTX 1050 (non ti)

 

[LucaFire]

A good replacement would be the GTX 1050 Ti/GTX 1050/RX 470/RX480 (depending on your budget).

I would be hesitant to recommend just new cards if you're rocking a HP prebuilt system, though.

could you recommend an ati option - like an ati r7 250 (if it's any good that is) - if possible?

I did, above:
RX 460 (better)
GTX 750 Ti

and maybe

GTX 1050 (although prices seem a little too high for you)

 

[LucaFire]

If you're looking for an older version, I would definitely go with an R7 250 or an R7 260X.

 

[kuber003]

A good replacement would be the GTX 1050 Ti/GTX 1050/RX 470/RX480 (depending on your budget).

I would be hesitant to recommend just new cards if you're rocking a HP prebuilt system, though.

could you recommend an ati option - like an ati r7 250 (if it's any good that is) - if possible?

I did, above:
RX 460 (better)
GTX 750 Ti

and maybe

GTX 1050 (although prices seem a little too high for you)

super! and one last thing, will the rx460 require a heavy duty power supply or a power supply around 400w work fine? thank you!

 

[LucaFire]

The 400W should be fine. Although could you share what the name of the PSU is?
If it is a shoddy PSU, I would be more inclined to recommend a decent PSU to replace it.

 

[RCFProd]

The RX 460 is very light and some models don't even need a PCIE connector because it won't draw more than 75w from the motherboard's PCIE slot.

You don't need more than this model

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 460 2GB Red Dragon Video Card ($83.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $83.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-17 04:58 EST-0500

Edit: Don't think this one requires a PCIE connector.

 

[kuber003]

The 400W should be fine. Although could you share what the name of the PSU is?
If it is a shoddy PSU, I would be more inclined to recommend a decent PSU to replace it.

i just checked, the psu is a cooler master.

 

[LucaFire]

I would expect that it can handle your card without risk.

The card that was listed above (PowerColor Radeon RX 460 2GB Red Dragon Video Card)is a good option. It is $100 on Newegg

 

[RCFProd]

You can unlock an RX 460 Red Dragon 2GB's cores and get a free 5-7% increase in performance, pushing it further towards GTX 1050 level performance for only 83 dollars.

http://overclocking.guide/amd-radeon-rx-460-unlocking-1024-stream-processors/

It then becomes a ''Radeon RX 460 Pro'' used in more expensive Macbooks 2016 models.

 

[LucaFire]

You can unlock an RX 460 Red Dragon 2GB's cores and get a free 5-7% increase in performance, pushing it further towards GTX 1050 level performance for only 83 dollars.

http://overclocking.guide/amd-radeon-rx-460-unlocking-1024-stream-processors/

It then becomes a ''Radeon RX 460 Pro'' used in more expensive Macbooks 2016 models.

Newegg lists it as $99.99, not $83 as listed on PCPartPicker.

 

[kuber003]

If you're looking for an older version, I would definitely go with an R7 250 or an R7 260X.

so between the ati r7 250, the ati r7 260x and the ati rx 460, which one should i go for and are these cards better than the nvidia gt 730 2gb ddr5 graphics card?

 

[RCFProd]

All cards mentioned are severely behind the RX 460.

Your option is either the RX 460 or the GTX 1050, others are obsolete and very outdated graphics cards.

You can unlock an RX 460 Red Dragon 2GB's cores and get a free 5-7% increase in performance, pushing it further towards GTX 1050 level performance for only 83 dollars.

http://overclocking.guide/amd-radeon-rx-460-unlocking-1024-stream-processors/

It then becomes a ''Radeon RX 460 Pro'' used in more expensive Macbooks 2016 models.

Newegg lists it as $99.99, not $83 as listed on PCPartPicker.

80 dollars + 20 MIR. You pay 100 dollars and fill in a form to receive 20 dollars back.

 

[kuber003]

You can unlock an RX 460 Red Dragon 2GB's cores and get a free 5-7% increase in performance, pushing it further towards GTX 1050 level performance for only 83 dollars.

http://overclocking.guide/amd-radeon-rx-460-unlocking-1024-stream-processors/

It then becomes a ''Radeon RX 460 Pro'' used in more expensive Macbooks 2016 models.

so between the ati r7 250, the ati r7 260x and the ati rx 460, which one should i go for and are these cards better than the nvidia gt 730 2gb ddr5 graphics card?

 

[LucaFire]

If you're looking for an older version, I would definitely go with an R7 250 or an R7 260X.

so between the ati r7 250, the ati r7 260x and the ati rx 460, which one should i go for and are these cards better than the nvidia gt 730 2gb ddr5 graphics card?

The cards are definitely better than the GT 730, and you should go with the RX 460.

Better, newer, higher overclock capacity, better components.
Just a better card all around.

 

[kuber003]

If you're looking for an older version, I would definitely go with an R7 250 or an R7 260X.

so between the ati r7 250, the ati r7 260x and the ati rx 460, which one should i go for and are these cards better than the nvidia gt 730 2gb ddr5 graphics card?

The cards are definitely better than the GT 730, and you should go with the RX 460.

Better, newer, higher overclock capacity, better components.
Just a better card all around.

i genuinely appreciate your help! super! thanks a lot!

 

[LucaFire]

Sure, no problem! Good luck with your future gaming/plans!

If everything's been resolved, just choose a solution.

 

[kuber003]

RX 460 or GTX 1050 (non ti)

thanks a lot!

 

[kuber003]

The RX 460 is very light and some models don't even need a PCIE connector because it won't draw more than 75w from the motherboard's PCIE slot.

You don't need more than this model

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 460 2GB Red Dragon Video Card ($83.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $83.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-17 04:58 EST-0500

Edit: Don't think this one requires a PCIE connector.

thanks a lot!