Hi all,
I've been thinking of upgrading my graphics card in preparation of the big games coming out this year (Skyrim, Deus Ex, etc), and the ATI Radeon HD 5870 has caught my eye. But I don't know whether it's worth upgrading from my current card, or if my computer can take it.
My specs:
- Windows 7
- Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 @ 3.00 GHz
- 4 GB RAM @ 800 MHz
- Gigabyte P43-ES3G Motherboard
- Enermax 600w power unit
- ATI Radeon HD 4670 (Sapphire) <-- Card to be replaced
Also my budget limit is £150.
This is the link to the card: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1gb-xfx-hd-5870-pci-e-21-%28x16%29-4800mhz-gddr5-gpu-850mhz-1600-cores-dp-hdmi-2-x-dl-dvi-i
Thank you in advance!
I've been thinking of upgrading my graphics card in preparation of the big games coming out this year (Skyrim, Deus Ex, etc), and the ATI Radeon HD 5870 has caught my eye. But I don't know whether it's worth upgrading from my current card, or if my computer can take it.
My specs:
- Windows 7
- Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 @ 3.00 GHz
- 4 GB RAM @ 800 MHz
- Gigabyte P43-ES3G Motherboard
- Enermax 600w power unit
- ATI Radeon HD 4670 (Sapphire) <-- Card to be replaced
Also my budget limit is £150.
This is the link to the card: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1gb-xfx-hd-5870-pci-e-21-%28x16%29-4800mhz-gddr5-gpu-850mhz-1600-cores-dp-hdmi-2-x-dl-dvi-i
Thank you in advance!
Not a bad choice, but you'd be better off with this:
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/244474
Overclock that processor to at least 3.4GHz to get the most out of the card because it is kind of a bottleneck at stock.