Good highend card that can go with a E4400 at stock?

CDdude55 · Aug 23, 2008

Whats a good card that can run with a stock Core 2 Duo E4400, i dont OC(most people know that). I want to run games like Far Cry 2 and Project Origin when they come out. I dont care much for bottlenecks since i dont do any benchmarking at all.

I was thinking a 8800 GT or maybe a 9800 GTX+ would good with my CPU.

alexp999 · Aug 23, 2008

Whats your budget and location?

CDdude55 · Aug 23, 2008

I am located in the U.S. and i mostly use Newegg.com for my PC parts shopping. My budget is about $450 or so. but i can go up a little more.

pepsi71ocean · Aug 23, 2008

if you don't overclock even a 8800GT will bottleneck. I have had it bottleneck when myQ6600 was running at 2.4Ghz, with stock 8800GT KO Clocks. The FPS went up as my CPU speed exceeded 3.2GHz whith stock GFX clocks. FYI,

I vote 8800GT Card, or the newer 8800 GTS or GTX series the G92 not G80 cores.

Wingo101 · Aug 23, 2008

Get an 8800GT XXX edition.

farlex85 · Aug 23, 2008

450 budget I'd go w/ a gtx 280. Sure it'll not be able to reach full throttle, but it'll still play all games max settings comfortably for a long time to come, you fps will be plenty.

alexp999 · Aug 23, 2008

+1 on the GTX280 if its in budget.

Why dont you OC. Going to 3.2Ghz will give you an unbelievable boost, it not that difficult. 2.0Ghz will cripple any modern gfx card.

PaulieG · Aug 23, 2008

alexp999 said:
+1 on the GTX280 if its in budget.

Why dont you OC. Going to 3.2Ghz will give you an unbelievable boost, it not that difficult. 2.0Ghz will cripple any modern gfx card.

Exactly. If you're not sure how to OC, we have guides here, and if needed plenty of people that will help you out.

FatForester · Aug 23, 2008

I'd grab a 8800GT and overclock your e4400. I've got my e2180 @ 3ghz and it's still a bottleneck, but it's not near as bad as it is at stock. If you overclock you can probably go without upgrading to a Q6600.

newconroer · Aug 23, 2008

What's his monitor res?

1680 or lower : GTX 260> 4870> 9800+ GTX> 4850 > 8800GT 1gb
1920: GTX 280> GTX 260 (MIGHT, need an OC though, at least your CPU for sure) > 4870 (same with the OC)

CDdude55 · Aug 23, 2008

newconroer said:
What's his monitor res?

1680 or lower : GTX 260> 4870> 9800+ GTX> 4850 > 8800GT 1gb
1920: GTX 280> GTX 260 (MIGHT, need an OC though, at least your CPU for sure) > 4870 (same with the OC)

1440x900. I dont OC tho.

farlex85 · Aug 23, 2008

CDdude55 said:
1440x900. I dont OC tho.

I'm still confused why you don't oc, we've all told you you can gain a good amount of performance quite easily w/o risking your hardware w/ just a little oc. It seems you are being a bit stubborn w/ little reason. I mean, it's your stuff, and you can do what you want w/ it, but I'm baffled as to why you so adamantly oppose something so easy and free.

Deleted member 24505 · Aug 23, 2008

1440x900 is the same resolution as mine,so i would say a 4850.My 4850 runs all my games fine at native rez.

dark2099 · Aug 23, 2008

I would say maybe the 260GTX, excellent performer, well under your budget, and will give you some time to work with before becoming too dated.

DonInKansas · Aug 23, 2008

If you've got a 450 dollar budget, why not upgrade your proc AND vidcard since you're not an OC? You can get an E8400 and a 4850 for 450 with a little room to spare which would be a huge boost to your system.

alexp999 · Aug 23, 2008

E8600 would be best if they're not going to OC. As long as its priced where it should be.

DrPepper · Aug 23, 2008

Does his board support 1333 fsb ?

farlex85 · Aug 23, 2008

DrPepper said:
Does his board support 1333 fsb ?

It supports 1333 fsb chip conroes, but it DOES NOT support ANY 45nm chip. We've actually been over all this in another thread before. Chip upgrade is really only feasible/worthwhile to the q6xxx series, although selling the board for a new board, proc, and vc would probably be the best, along w/ a nice oc.

alexp999 · Aug 23, 2008

farlex85 said:
It supports 1333 fsb chip conroes, but it DOES NOT support ANY 45nm chip. We've actually been over all this in another thread before. Chip upgrade is really only feasible/worthwhile to the q6xxx series, although selling the board for a new board, proc, and vc would probably be the best, along w/ a nice oc.

this says different :confused:

http://www.evga.com/support/mbcpu/nForce_Intel_CPU_List.pdf

farlex85 · Aug 23, 2008

alexp999 said:
this says different

http://www.evga.com/support/mbcpu/nForce_Intel_CPU_List.pdf

Yeah I just saw that, put my foot in my mouth again. :laugh:

I guess wolfies are a go, last I saw they weren't supported at all on the 6xx series, but I guess they are.

blueskynis · Aug 23, 2008

I hate to overclock too

DrPepper · Aug 23, 2008

I reckon a gtx 280 for a gpu

since his specs says he is getting a q6xxx soon.

CDdude55 · Aug 23, 2008

farlex85 said:
I'm still confused why you don't oc, we've all told you you can gain a good amount of performance quite easily w/o risking your hardware w/ just a little oc. It seems you are being a bit stubborn w/ little reason. I mean, it's your stuff, and you can do what you want w/ it, but I'm baffled as to why you so adamantly oppose something so easy and free.

Well i am stubborn about OCing.

I just dont like OCing and i find no point, i guess i just dont need to have the best performance, so i just buy the CPU that i want at the time and at the speed i need it at and just buy it and leave it be.

erocker · Aug 23, 2008

Get an E8600.

3.33ghz stock.

alexp999 · Aug 23, 2008

erocker said:
Get an E8600. 3.33ghz stock.

Thats what I suggested above. And if the OP really isnt going to buge on OCing, they will need an E8600 to get any benefit from a gfx card upgrade.

You will get better performance from a 4850 and E8600 than you will your current CPU and a GTX 280.

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