need advice...

[N2gaming]

Hello Everyone

I need advice on buying a video card so I hope you guys dont mind me just coming in here and asking for your help.

I game a lot and right now my nvidia 7800gtx is starting to die...so I was thinking about getting a ATI but I thought I should just come in here and ask you guys. I can spend between $250 to $375.

I play FPS only, well, maybe some other genres once in a while but I primarily play FPSs. SO my card would have to be selected for that style, thanks for your time and input!

 

[error8]

4870 512 mb, GTX 260 or 4870 1 gb.

 

[N2gaming]

Thanks error8...

 

[N2gaming]

Thanks again...looks like I'll be getting the 4870 1gb with my next paycheck, heres hoping the US economy is still going then

 

[FalseChristian]

Do you have an SLI or CF-X mobo? If not then I, too, would go with the 4870 1GB if you game at higher than 1600x1200 resolution. I f you have a CF-X mobo then get the 4870 1GB and in the newar future when the prices drop to the ground get another one.

If you have an SLI mobo then get the GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 and get another one later for some SLI madness!

 

[N2gaming]

Hello Again Folks

well, I'm undecided right now between a 4850 or the beloved 4870 (due to money) so I thought I would come in here and ask you guys gain.

I play all of my games on a 22" wide screen so do I need a 4870 for this purpose or just use a 4850?

Also, I have been looking around at the cards in question and it seems that all of these cards have very loud sound isses...I ask why????

Why doesnt the cards all ready come with the proper heat sink/fans aon them so that they are quieter?

Which brings me to the million dollar question...what would be a good heat-sink/fans to use on either of these cards or is that question to generic to ask??

thanks everyone for your help as I probably will be picking one up today after work cause I need to game

P.S. what type of gaming performance gains should I see compared to my dieing nvidia 7900GTX? <<<old skool

 

[error8]

Originally posted by: N2gaming
Hello Again Folks

well, I'm undecided right now between a 4850 or the beloved 4870 (due to money) so I thought I would come in here and ask you guys gain.

I play all of my games on a 22" wide screen so do I need a 4870 for this purpose or just use a 4850?

Also, I have been looking around at the cards in question and it seems that all of these cards have very loud sound isses...I ask why????

Why doesnt the cards all ready come with the proper heat sink/fans aon them so that they are quieter?

Which brings me to the million dollar question...what would be a good heat-sink/fans to use on either of these cards or is that question to generic to ask??

thanks everyone for your help as I probably will be picking one up today after work cause I need to game

P.S. what type of gaming performance gains should I see compared to my dieing nvidia 7900GTX? <<<old skool

4850 should suffice for 1680X1050 in current games. However, in the long run, it might choke faster then the 4870. Anyway, it's a very good buy, if you don't have the money for it's bigger brother.

Loud sound issues you say? Nope, it's not like that at all. The loud sound problems comes from people who have increased the fan speed of their cards, to drop the temperature of the gpu, since these cards run quite hot on their stock cooler. I guess it's pretty easy to find a perfect noise/performance ratio of your fan, so you won't have to buy an aftermarket cooler. You can search for a 4850 with a custom cooler on it, like the His ICE4. For the 4870 I'd say just to stay on the stock one, since it exhaust the heat outside the case and does a good job in keeping the card cool, when you increase the fan speed a bit.

Both of those cards are much, much faster then your 7900 GTX. Just think that a 4850 is on par with a 9800GTX+, which is quite 2 times faster or more then your 7900.

 

[Denithor]

Pick up either the Sapphire 4850 ($140AR) or the ASUS 4850 ($150AR) both of which feature aftermarket coolers for improved/quiet performance. ASUS probably has a better name and doesn't charge for RMA process like Sapphire so it's probably worth the extra $10.

 

[N2gaming]

Thanks so much guys, btw, I generally type much better as I looked at the latest post here, LOL, I guess since I'm at work I have to type real fast and do everything in a covert fashion

 

[N2gaming]

Ok, I have been looking around in Newegg in the heatsink/fan area and I cant find any heatsink/fans that are for video cards so do people just use the standard CPU heatsink/fans?

and is it just as easy as putting one on a CPU? I've built many gaming machines but never put one on a video card before and I just want to make sure I get all of the info down first before tearing apart a new video card

 

[mancunian]

Originally posted by: N2gaming
Ok, I have been looking around in Newegg in the heatsink/fan area and I cant find any heatsink/fans that are for video cards so do people just use the standard CPU heatsink/fans?

and is it just as easy as putting one on a CPU? I've built many gaming machines but never put one on a video card before and I just want to make sure I get all of the info down first before tearing apart a new video card

Denithor has linked you to 2 cards that already have aftermarket coolers. Why not take one of those? The ASUS looks the best deal to me.

You don't have to mess around then.

 

[error8]

Originally posted by: mancunian

Originally posted by: N2gaming
Ok, I have been looking around in Newegg in the heatsink/fan area and I cant find any heatsink/fans that are for video cards so do people just use the standard CPU heatsink/fans?

and is it just as easy as putting one on a CPU? I've built many gaming machines but never put one on a video card before and I just want to make sure I get all of the info down first before tearing apart a new video card

Denithor has linked you to 2 cards that already have aftermarket coolers. Why not take one of those? The ASUS looks the best deal to me.

You don't have to mess around then.

Maybe he likes messing around with the card. :laugh:

 

[Shooks]

Originally posted by: N2gaming
Ok, I have been looking around in Newegg in the heatsink/fan area and I cant find any heatsink/fans that are for video cards so do people just use the standard CPU heatsink/fans?

and is it just as easy as putting one on a CPU? I've built many gaming machines but never put one on a video card before and I just want to make sure I get all of the info down first before tearing apart a new video card

http://www.newegg.com/Store/Su...y=576&name=VGA-Cooling

 

[N2gaming]

Denithor has linked you to 2 cards that already have aftermarket coolers. Why not take one of those? The ASUS looks the best deal to me.

My Bad, Sorry for the confusion. I was thinking about getting a 4870 and if I did I was going to put another HS/Fan on it.

and yes if I do get the 4850 model I will get one of those he had suggested,

thanks

 

[mancunian]

Originally posted by: N2gaming
and yes if I do get the 4850 model I will get one of those he had suggested,

thanks

No probs.

Get the ASUS if you end up going for a 4850, worth the extra for not having to deal with those cheeky tossers Sapphire and their ridiculous RMA fee.

Don't bother with an aftermarket cooler if you get the 4870.

 

[error8]

Originally posted by: mancunian


Don't bother with an aftermarket cooler if you get the 4870.

:thumbsup:

 

[N2gaming]

Thanks guys for all of your help. I'll report back later and let you all know what I ended up with

 

[mancunian]

No probs.

Also, make sure you have enough PSU power to supply any new card before buying.

Originally posted by: error8
Maybe he likes messing around with the card. :laugh:

:laugh:

Man after my own heart.

 

[N2gaming]

Well guys, I just got back from Best-Buy and now I am using my new "VISIONTEK" Radeon HD 4870, Yeeeeeees!

btw, you ever have one of scares when booting up from installing something new...pretty much comes with the territory. So after putting in the new card
I plug everything in and it wont boot up since I didnt plug two power connectors in (very poor doc.) no biggie though.

Take down the computer again and make the necessary connection so I put the computer back up on my desk and turn it on and BAM, I get a message saying that 'The Overclocking Went Bad' so of course my heart
stops for a second or two and then I reboot and purposely go into BIOS just to make the computer gremlins think that they won and BAM, I slide right into Windows and load up the drivers that I DLd from the ATi site...

Man-oh-man am I ever happy...thanks guys again for all of your help.