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System Name | Desktop / Laptop |
---|---|
Processor | AMD Ryzen R7 5600x / Intel i5-4200U |
Motherboard | ASUS TUF B550-Plus / Lenovo MB |
Cooling | Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280 / Stock |
Memory | Corsair Vengeance 2x16GB DDR 3800 / 8GB DDR3-1600MHz |
Video Card(s) | AMD Radeon 6900XT / Intel HD 4400 |
Storage | 2.5TB SSDs + 4TB HDD / Samsung 850 EVO 500 GB |
Display(s) | 34" LG Ultrawide / 12.5 " 1080p IPS Touchscreen |
Case | Fractal Design R6 / Lenovo X240 |
Audio Device(s) | Onboard / Onboard |
Power Supply | Enermax REVOLUTION87+ 1000W / Lenovo 40W |
Mouse | Razer Basilisk X |
Keyboard | Dell Business Multimedia Keyboard |
Software | Windows 10 Pro 64 bit |
Benchmark Scores | Chicken Invaders 5 @125+ FPS |
Ok after I got scammed by trying to buy a card thru a local ad site here in the Netherlands I decided to go with a new card so I don't have problems like that again. Atm the best offers I could find are these (I am not in the US):
Sparkle 9800GT 1GB GDDR3 | € 85
Sapphire HD 4850 Dual Slot 512MB GDDR3 | € 89
Asus ENGTS250 512MB GDDR3 | € 105
XFX HD 4870 XXX 512MB GDDR5 | € 115
There are also 9600GTs and 9600GSOs (192bit) but they are 5 and 15 euros less than the 4830 so I think i shouldn't go with them.
My current system is:
Athlon 64 X2 4200+ @ 2.6 GHz (5000+) socket 939
Asrock 939Dual-Sata2
4x512 Geil DDR 400 @ DDR 520
7600GST
500W Psu with 2x18A@12v or 2x20A@12v I think
and a 22" LCD with native resolution 1680x1050
I know the cpu will be a bottleneck, but atm I do not have the money to upgrade the whole system. I just want to be able to play recent games at native resolution with med/high settings with or without AA/AF depending on the game. I don't need maximum eye candy.
I think the best price performance would be the HD4850, but I am not sure how much I would benefit with the 1GB of memory on this resolution. What do you think? I would guess the 4870 is a bit of overkill, but I put it there anyway. I just want to get one quick since i am leaving here next wednesday and want to get over with it.
Sapphire HD 4850 Dual Slot 512MB GDDR3 | € 89
Asus ENGTS250 512MB GDDR3 | € 105
XFX HD 4870 XXX 512MB GDDR5 | € 115
There are also 9600GTs and 9600GSOs (192bit) but they are 5 and 15 euros less than the 4830 so I think i shouldn't go with them.
My current system is:
Athlon 64 X2 4200+ @ 2.6 GHz (5000+) socket 939
Asrock 939Dual-Sata2
4x512 Geil DDR 400 @ DDR 520
7600GST
500W Psu with 2x18A@12v or 2x20A@12v I think
and a 22" LCD with native resolution 1680x1050
I know the cpu will be a bottleneck, but atm I do not have the money to upgrade the whole system. I just want to be able to play recent games at native resolution with med/high settings with or without AA/AF depending on the game. I don't need maximum eye candy.
I think the best price performance would be the HD4850, but I am not sure how much I would benefit with the 1GB of memory on this resolution. What do you think? I would guess the 4870 is a bit of overkill, but I put it there anyway. I just want to get one quick since i am leaving here next wednesday and want to get over with it.
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