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May 25th, 2009, 08:03 PM
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#1 | | Golden Member
| | CPU: Intel®Core™Quad Q9650 |
| | GPU: Sapphire HD4890 VaporX |
|  Worth upgrading video card on this machine?
Hi there..
Seems like my problems with my computer lately is only because of the video card..
So I was thinking,to upgrade only a video card here,tell me what you think..
Here are some specs about the machine:
Motherboard MSI Neo P965
Code 2 Duo E6400 @ 2.13 GHz
4x512 OCZ DDR2 667 MHz Ram
Sapphire X1950Pro 512 MB and its temperatures goes basically GPU 78 ENV 58 (from ATT>Overclocking section)
I think 500 PW PSU
SB Live! Value
Simple case half opened from one side to get some air there...
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May 25th, 2009, 09:25 PM
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#2 | | Edelweiss Corporal
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What cards on Your mind mate ?
Anyway , You can eazly pick cheap cards that will work great on your system both from Ati/nVidia and will shurly make muth difference with low cost.
Also some faster memorys wuld be nice. What is max You can put on that mobo.
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May 25th, 2009, 10:25 PM
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#3 | | Golden Oldie Member
| | CPU: Intel E6700 @ 3.2 GHz |
| | M/B: MSI P45 Neo F (Rev. 1) |
| | RAM: 8 GB Dual Channel DDR2 |
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On a similar system, I upgraded from X1950 a few times and saw an improvement each time. The cards I've had since the X1950 are: HD 2600XT; HD 3870; HD 4770.
I'd suggest either the HD 4850 or the HD 4770.
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May 25th, 2009, 10:32 PM
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#4 | | Edelweiss Corporal
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I dont know if You into overclocking , but eazly even on stock air You culd bump Your CPU to 2.8
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May 25th, 2009, 11:12 PM
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#5 | | Golden Member
| | CPU: Intel®Core™Quad Q9650 |
| | GPU: Sapphire HD4890 VaporX |
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i was thinking more about 4890 http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_I...cpz&templete=2
but seems like my pc will not handle it ...
and i think 800 mhz for ddr2 are max ...
well,i think i can replace 4x512 by 2x2gb @ 800 MHz ?..
But then,i'll need a video card that can give the max on that system ...
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May 26th, 2009, 01:51 AM
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#6 | | Advanced Newbie
| | RAM: G.Skill 2x2Go PC8500 |
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4890 is a good choice. buy at least a 4xxx serie.
but if you upgrade your graphic card, and the memory, i think the 500W power supply will be light !
for example: MSI P43 NEO-F, E6550, 3870 512mo, 4x1Go, 80Go, 500W not an antec or enermax and not a no name neither the name don't ring a bell. it's true power and it wasn't cheap when i buy it.
anyway. the computer boot, i can install vista, but when the OS reboot the last time just before the first opening => poff it's shut down... same problem with XP but when i install the graphic driver.
and even if the 3870 use more power than a 4870, the point is that 500w isn't enough. | |
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May 26th, 2009, 07:21 AM
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#7 | | Golden Member
| | CPU: Intel®Core™Quad Q9650 |
| | GPU: Sapphire HD4890 VaporX |
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Ok,Im not a fan of Vista tbh..
Then how much power does 4890 need?
I cant find it anywhere on the web...
It also seems like Sapphire's card got higher Chipset Speed - 950MHz,and Asus's only 900MHz
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Last edited by Kirill; May 26th, 2009 at 07:31 AM..
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May 26th, 2009, 10:43 AM
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#8 | | Site Staff
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HD 4800 and some CPU overclocking would do the trick. | |
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May 26th, 2009, 11:45 AM
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#9 | | Golden Member
| | CPU: Intel®Core™Quad Q9650 |
| | GPU: Sapphire HD4890 VaporX |
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Do I need some special cooler for CPU to do overclocking ? Or I can stay with stock one?
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May 26th, 2009, 11:50 AM
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#10 | | Golden Oldie Member
| | CPU: Intel E6700 @ 3.2 GHz |
| | M/B: MSI P45 Neo F (Rev. 1) |
| | RAM: 8 GB Dual Channel DDR2 |
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Originally Posted by Kirill  Do I need some special cooler for CPU to do overclocking ? Or I can stay with stock one? | Stock coolers just don't have the wherewithal to provide decent overclocking.
Here's a decent rundown on good aftermarket coolers for overclocking... http://www.overclock.net/air-cooling...pu-cooler.html
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Last edited by Dyre Straits; May 26th, 2009 at 11:53 AM..
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