umm.. asking for suggestions?

bigal · January 22nd, 2009, 08:02 PM

please note that this video card take 2 6 pin pci-e power supply connections and each of them need to be 75w which is a total of 150 watts for the video card.

bigal · January 22nd, 2009, 08:06 PM

I don't think that any upgrades besides the gpu to play graphic intense games.

deathslagh · January 23rd, 2009, 09:43 PM

10x alot for the info bigal, i have the 2.0 16x.. so i guess i'tll work well, and i have the 2 6pin connectore from the corsair psu..
recently i was thinking about changing the cpu cooler?
i have the option of buyin cooler master's Gemini II for AMD X2 or cooler master Hyper 212?
there would be a biger airflow with the gemini cause i'd use 2x THERMALTAKE - Thunderblade 120mm with 78 CFM each (156), vs the 70 CFM of the hyper212 but i don't know how there work? if they'r good at all.. or if the fact that the has a bigger airflow 10x 2 using 2 fans is an actual advantage..
plus hyper has 4 heatpipes vs gemini with 6 Heatpipes.

deathslagh · January 24th, 2009, 12:59 AM

and.. BTW, would it be worth buy'n the 1gb ddr5 4870 or the 512 ddr5 toxic 4870?

deathslagh · January 24th, 2009, 01:36 AM

and... i'd especially like 2 wait for the Toxic ver of the 4870 1gb ddr5 2.. but cost unknown at the date :P

bigal · January 28th, 2009, 06:51 AM

The 512mb has 107 gb/s memory bandwidth.The 1gb has 115.3 gb/s memory bandwidth. Many people said 3-5 extra frames per second for Crysis, one of the people that gave review a review on newegg.com, and many other websites when I was shopping around for the video card. I got my video card from newegg.com. The video card is made by Sapphire, has 3 heat sink pipes, heat sinks, and a fan in the center. There is a 512mb version and 1gb version of the same cards. I got a benchmark for you as well. Far Cry 2, 10280x1024 res, 4x anti-aliasing, everything else in full settings. Minimum fps around 17, kind of low, maximum fps around 24, and average fps was around 20 fps. It also runs at 42-43c when idle. There is absolutely no heat coming out from the video card to the case. This 512mb video card(in profile). ati radeon sapphire 4870 512mb is $200 and $235 for the 1gb version on newegg.com. By the way you won't even notice the video card is in your computer if your computer is idle from gaming for more than 10 minutes(shhh because you wont hear the video card at all).

p.s. my video card is set to default (750mhz gpu clock and 900mhz memory clock). Video card can be set from 500-850mhz gpu clock and 900-1200 mhz memory clock. nice overclocking.

bigal · January 28th, 2009, 07:31 AM

Sorry if the information is all over the place but that is all I know about the video card I know about the video card. Sorry That I don't really know much at all about cooling products since I never bought one, I rely on the stock cooling products in the computer. My Case is at 20c and still 20c with a small case fan (80mm) that I picked up from best buy, I never needed a cooling product, not even after video installation.

p.s. Plays crysis warhead as good as it plays far cry 2.

bigal · January 28th, 2009, 07:35 AM

Hope this is useful information on your video card choice.

bigal · January 28th, 2009, 07:49 AM

This cpu fan is probably nice for $58 on newegg.com Thermaltake V1 Max-Performance CPU Cooler with Massive 110mm Blue LED Full-Range Variable Speed Fan CL-P0401Model

Brand Thermaltake
Model CL-P0401
Spec
Type Fan&Heatsinks
Fan Size 110mm
Compatibility Intel Core 2 Extreme / Core 2 Quad / Core 2 Duo (socket LGA775)
Pentium D (socket LGA775)
Pentium 4 (socket LGA775)
Pentium (socket LGA775)
Celeron D (socket LGA775)
Celeron (socket LGA775)
Athlon 64 FX (socket AM2 / 939)
Athlon 64 X2 (socket AM2 /939)
Athlon 64 (socket AM2 / 939 / 754)
Sempron (socket AM2 / 754)
RPM 1300 - 2000 RPM
Air Flow 86.5 CFM
Noise Level 16 - 24 dBA
Power Connector 3 Pin
Heatsink Material Copper Base & Copper Fin
Physical Spec
Fan Dimensions 110 x 110 x 25mm
Heatsink Dimensions 147 x 92 x 143mm
Weight 637g
Manufacturer Warranty
Parts 1 year limited
Labor 1 year limited

bigal · January 28th, 2009, 07:52 AM

or this cpu cooler for $40 on newegg.com

Model
Brand Sunbeam
Model CR-CCTF
Spec
Type Fan&Heatsinks
Fan Size 120mm
Compatibility Socket 754 / 939 / 940 / AM2 / LGA775
Bearing Type Magnetic Fluid Dynamic Bearing
RPM 1000 - 2000 ±10% RPM
Air Flow 90.65 CFM (Max)
Noise Level 16 - 20 ±10% dBA
Physical Spec
Weight 590g
Package Contents
Package Contents CPU Cooler
TX-2 Thermal Paste
Fan Controller