Thank you for your help. Actually the 4850 is not dead :biggrin:. Maybe I can sell it. I think he just gets fed up of waiting and freezing.
BTW - where can I get a new shell for the computer? any you suggest? when we put the computer together I used a old computer's casing.
Here is what he suggested to buy:
"For video card I would recomend the AMD/ATI HD 6950 or HD6870.
The HD 6950 is a better card, but around $240
The HD 6870 will be a good deal faster than the HD 4850 for ~$170"
Here is what he suggested to buy:
"For video card I would recomend the AMD/ATI HD 6950 or HD6870.
The HD 6950 is a better card, but around $240
The HD 6870 will be a good deal faster than the HD 4850 for ~$170"
Thank you to everyone who has answered my question.
When I inquired GamesRadar about changing to a new graphic card he recommended HD 6950 or HD 4850. Which one would you prefer?
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Hello,
Couple of years ago with the help of GamesRadar Forum I put together a gaming PC for our son. Here are the components to that computer:
- PSU ANTEC|EA500 500W RT
- MB GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3L 775 P45 RT
- VGA XFX HD-485X-YDFC HD4850 512M RT
- CPU INTEL|PDC E6300 2.8G 2M RT
- MEM...
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