graphics card 400w

Current configuration:

inter c2d 2.8

500gb

2gb ddr2 ram

19'' lcd monitor

2 80' fans

motherboard with gma3100

coller master extreme power plus 390w

I want to buy a discrete graphics card to deliver medium performance for all games for 3 years atleast.

can anyone suggest the best possible graphics card for cooler master extreme power plus 390w

http://www.coolermaster.nl/psu/powersupply.php?product=38&language=1. Will the HD4850 run?

Thank you for the advice. Appreciate it. I was asking as all the sites suggest 450-500w or above from reputable psu makers these days.

Thank you for the advice. Appreciate it. I was asking as all the sites suggest 450-500w or above from reputable psu makers these days.

azurueus

id be a whole lot safer with you getting a gts 250 or 150 or an hd 4770

id be a whole lot safer with you getting a gts 250 or 150 or an hd 4770

aura_enchanted

The PSU has incredily low 12V rail wattage at 216W, which is only about 18A. I'm afraid your best choice is a HD 4770.

The best thing to do in the end would be to upgrade both you PSU and GPU. This solution would offer greater stability and ease of upgrading in the future allowing for higher end GPU's and more peripherals. At 390 watts you've got a pretty weak PSU and upgrading the GPU is going to strain you PSU. If your going to upgrade do it the right way so you don't have spend more money in the end.C2C_Moltar

well not strain it but its limits would be tested i agree.

Thanks i'll get the 4770 now. I don't want to replace the psu as it came with the comp only 2 months ago. The guy who suggested it probably won't change it.

Some people say the 4770 also consumes a lot of power. true?

Let's hope the psu is enough.

Thanks i'll get the 4770 now. I don't want to replace the psu as it came with the comp only 2 months ago. The guy who suggested it probably won't change it. Sadly it won't run Resident evil 5 as that requires the 4850 as minimum.Oh well, guess i won't buy it.azurueus

Actually, the minimum for RE5 is a 2400 Pro. The 4850 is listed as a recommended GPU; however, the 4770 should still run it fairly well.

Thanks i corrected my thread.

The following sites say it has high idle power consumption especilly the chart at tomshardware

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-4770,2281-13.html

http://optimitza.cat/news/2009/04/28/ati-radeon-hd-4770-great-performanceprice-ratio-but-high-idle-power-consumption/

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/265046-33-4770-limiting-idle-power-consumption