System Specifications:
Processor/CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black
Current Graphics Card: XFX Radeon HD 4870 1GB
Display Resolution: 1680x1050
Power Supply: Antec Earthwatts 500W PSU
Case: Antec Sonata III 500 Black (Air Cooling)
Purchase Details:
Budget: around $200 US
Single Card
Looking at:
HIS (IceQ) 2GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814161405
Sapphire OC 2GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102999
MSI Frozr 2GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127663
PowerColor OC 2GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...37&SID=rewrite
Fan on my 4870 is going and a 7850 would be a nice upgrade - just dont know the state of manufacturers now. (Build quality, customer service in case i have a prob)
Questions:
HIS quality of parts better than the others?
Do i need 2GB VRAM?
Is there a problem with the 7xxx chip/drivers causing problems (flickers, waves, crashes etc)
Thanks - any help would be greatly appreciated.
Processor/CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black
Current Graphics Card: XFX Radeon HD 4870 1GB
Display Resolution: 1680x1050
Power Supply: Antec Earthwatts 500W PSU
Case: Antec Sonata III 500 Black (Air Cooling)
Purchase Details:
Budget: around $200 US
Single Card
Looking at:
HIS (IceQ) 2GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814161405
Sapphire OC 2GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102999
MSI Frozr 2GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127663
PowerColor OC 2GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...37&SID=rewrite
Fan on my 4870 is going and a 7850 would be a nice upgrade - just dont know the state of manufacturers now. (Build quality, customer service in case i have a prob)
Questions:
HIS quality of parts better than the others?
Do i need 2GB VRAM?
Is there a problem with the 7xxx chip/drivers causing problems (flickers, waves, crashes etc)
Thanks - any help would be greatly appreciated.
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