What's the right one for me?

[Benjileo]

Hello all,

I'm asking about what graphics card would be right for me, and for my system.

My System:

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Cooler Master 330 Case

460w eXtreme Power PSU (combined 36 amps on 12v rails)

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 2.0GHz

2GB Generic Memory

320GB Seagate HDD

ASUS A8MN-BR (HP Board)
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Me:

I would like to play most games on High, with about 50-60 fps for games like COD4 and stuff

I'd be happy playing games like Crysis with about 20-30 fps or 30-40 with High settings

Basically, My budget is £80, Graphics cards I've looked at so far are 9600gt, 9800gt, 4770 and 4850.

My biggest concern is the power, will my system be able to run a 4850 without being too underpowered??

Thanks, Ben

 

[lorik]

I'd suggest you wait for 5xxx series

 

[Benjileo]

Even when they come out, I won't be able to get a decent card with the money. I'd rather get a good 4000 series card than a 5000 series, plus I'm not really bothered about DirectX11.

Does anyone know if this would be ok with my PSU? - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/155496

 

[smoggy12345]

If you could save £30 more you could get a GTX260 ....but i think your CPU would be limiting you.

http://www.videocardshop.co.uk/product.asp?session=@@@@@@@@@@@@AQYHFR688168-0UTCQS@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@&prodid=GX-260N-ADF9

If your budget is ABSOLUBTLEY £80 and no more then i would chose the 4850.

your PSU should be ok with only 1 of the above graphics cards....if you wish to SLI / Xfire then you'd need to upgrade your PSU (and CPU for that matter)


For max gains though i would recommend overclocking your CPU at least or upgrade.

 

[Benjileo]

Ok, thanks a lot. I'll seriously consider getting a 4850, if I can, when I next get some decent $$$ I'll buy a new PSU and CPU Thanks again

 

[renz496]

the reason to wait for 5000 series is mainly because 4000 series might drop in price

 

[Benjileo]

Oooo, why didn't I think of that? Sometimes I really suprise myself with my own stupidity. Anyways, when is the 5000 series expected?

 

[obsidian86]

round the time win 7 launches mid october