Would the 5850 be a good upgrade for me?

[kyp275]

thinking about going from the 8800gts to the 5850, but I'm not sure if the rest of my system can really take advantage of it.

currently running an E6600 @ 3.2ghz w/ 4GB ram

any thoughts?

 

[cusideabelincoln]

Should be a pretty good upgrade. You're looking at getting at least twice the performance.

 

[Jacen]

At that CPU speed you should be ok. Your PSU will also handle it assuming it is the same one as in your sig as your CPU is different.

 

[toyota]

at what res?

 

[kyp275]

1920x1200 on a 24", also updated sig to reflect current setup

 

[Tempered81]

Your 8800GTS 640 would likely be at the bottom of this benchmark

http://tpucdn.com/reviews/ATI/.../farcry2_1920_1200.gif

It would be a huge upgrade

you can see where your cpu stacks up here
http://www.pcgameshardware.com...ocked/Practice/?page=3

 

[toyota]

Originally posted by: kyp275
1920x1200 on a 24", also updated sig to reflect current setup

yeah with your system you would easily get 90-95% out of the 5850 at 1920x1200. GTA4 would be about the only game that would be really held back because of your cpu. that game needs an i5/i7 cpu to run at its best.

 

[kalrith]

Originally posted by: cusideabelincoln
Should be a pretty good upgrade. You're looking at getting at least twice the performance.

Probably closer to 3 times the performance at 1920x1200 resolution. Definitely a good upgrade.

 

[nyker96]

you will see a huge difference in gaming, but if you get a faster cpu later you can get even more out of that card. like an i5 quad.