HD4850 1gig or HD4870 512mb?
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fade2green514
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yea its like my brother (who has integrated video) said "dude it lags sometimes when i play madden, i need more ram!".. i was like dude, you need a new video card not ram. you have the settings maxed. lol
basically ram has nothing to do with processing the apps as long as its bandwidth is good enough and its not too small. past that it really doesnt increase performance at all. 512mb is plenty!
basically ram has nothing to do with processing the apps as long as its bandwidth is good enough and its not too small. past that it really doesnt increase performance at all. 512mb is plenty!
fade2green514
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hermeslyre
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Specs are good but benchmarks are better if you need something more relevant.
http://forum.beyond3d.com/showthread.php?t=48691
Nice list of 4870 benchies, that have 4850 numbers for comparison.
http://forum.beyond3d.com/showthread.php?t=48691
Nice list of 4870 benchies, that have 4850 numbers for comparison.
Ok, I was about to go with the 4870, but im worried about power usage.
My machine right now has a Corsair 520w psu. 3 hard drives, 1 cd/dvd drive, Intel quad core processor @ 2.66ghz, 4gigs of corsair ram, and then a energy effiecien motherboard from gigabyte.
I run no other cards except for the video card, but will my PSU handle the 4870? Or should I step down to the 4850?
My machine right now has a Corsair 520w psu. 3 hard drives, 1 cd/dvd drive, Intel quad core processor @ 2.66ghz, 4gigs of corsair ram, and then a energy effiecien motherboard from gigabyte.
I run no other cards except for the video card, but will my PSU handle the 4870? Or should I step down to the 4850?
Narzinor
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you should add up how many watts your computer eats right now. if you add in the graphics card and it doesnt exceed your limit, then you should be ok. just have to make sure you have the needed cables to put it onto your PSU.
the GPU's specs and speeds are the most important part of a card. You only need a large amount of ram on it if you're running it on a large display. IE 1gig would be needed for a 52" LCD tv you're using as a monitor, 512 for a 26", 256 for a 17" and so on.
the GPU's specs and speeds are the most important part of a card. You only need a large amount of ram on it if you're running it on a large display. IE 1gig would be needed for a 52" LCD tv you're using as a monitor, 512 for a 26", 256 for a 17" and so on.
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Thanks. That makes me feel very confident on spending the money for a 4870.
