Hi I have a question about what video card to upgrade toso I can play some of the latest games on a better setting. Let me first state my computer spec.

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz 6MB L2 Cache

Rams: G.SKILL 4GB (PC8500)

Video card: GeForce 7600GS 256MB

Power Supply: Thermaltake Purepower W0100RU 500W

Hard Drives: 4 totals ( from 500 gigs to 1.5 Tb)

Drives: 1 Dvd reader and 1 Dvd burner

I'm running Vista 32 bit.

The thing that worry me the most when it comes to upgrade Video card is the heat! I use to have a Ati 9800 Pro on my old computer and I burn out 2 of them. I wonder, what can I do to prevent the samething happened again.. Thanks ahead for any advice!

So the ATI Radeon 5870 would be 2nd now, right?Stevo_the_gamer

Hello I thought i would like to point out tht i switched from a 9800GTX+ 512 MB to a ati Radeon HD 4870 1 GB GDDR5 and saw a massive inprovement I got a 24% increase in Crysis Warhead Enthusiast settings all and 42 frame avg. Also Maxed Settings on ny other game my resolution is 1650x1080. My specs are

Cpu: Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 @ 2.3 OC to 3.2 Air Stable 47c

Ram: 8 gigs of OCZ 2 6400 800 Mhz

HD: 1 TB Western Digital

Video Card: Ati Radeom HD 5870 1 GB GDDR5

PSU Coolermaster 750

Motherboard: ASUS P5Q Pro Turbo

Is GTS 250 1GB good?

My number is 25 8800GT 512 and i feel its great

[QUOTE="Stevo_the_gamer"]So the ATI Radeon 5870 would be 2nd now, right?Luminouslight

[QUOTE="Luminouslight"]

[QUOTE="Stevo_the_gamer"]So the ATI Radeon 5870 would be 2nd now, right?kemar7856

Not quite, you can read some reviews but the 5870 goes toe to toe with the GTX 295.

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3643&p=16

And the GTX 285 does not beat the 4870 x2.

[QUOTE="kemar7856"][QUOTE="Luminouslight"] Yeah more or less.

Luminouslight

Not quite, you can read some reviews but the 5870 goes toe to toe with the GTX 295.

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3643&p=16

And the GTX 285 does not beat the 4870 x2.

[QUOTE="Luminouslight"]

[QUOTE="kemar7856"] i thought the 285 beats the 4870x2kemar7856

Not quite, you can read some reviews but the 5870 goes toe to toe with the GTX 295.

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3643&p=16

And the GTX 285 does not beat the 4870 x2.

this is mainly because the 5870 is a single core gpu whereas the 295 is a dual. the 5870 howevr is more energy efficient OC's better, is dx11 compliant, and is cheaper.. idk it sells itself.

Damn.......my card didnt even make the list.:(

in these days for playing latest games in that list we need below 20 rank for the best gaming experience.my graphic card rank is 17norhh

not true id say the top 40 is where you should be for modern gaming (minimum (cutting it real fine)top 42) this ensure minimum high quality on average resolutions

Dang, I remember back long ago in the dawn of time! When getting a graphics card give you performance increases in multiple folds!!! not +20fps bs nowadays. T.T Long live Geforce Ti500, I hardly knew your brand.. was it asus or pny I never figured it out but it sure smoked mx200 and ati rage integrated bs.

update the damn list

next gen gpus are comming out

Hi I have a question about what video card to upgrade toso I can play some of the latest games on a better setting. Let me first state my computer spec.

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz 6MB L2 Cache

Rams: G.SKILL 4GB (PC8500)

Video card: GeForce 7600GS 256MB

Power Supply: Thermaltake Purepower W0100RU 500W

Hard Drives: 4 totals ( from 500 gigs to 1.5 Tb)

Drives: 1 Dvd reader and 1 Dvd burner

I'm running Vista 32 bit.

The thing that worry me the most when it comes to upgrade Video card is the heat! I use to have a Ati 9800 Pro on my old computer and I burn out 2 of them. I wonder, what can I do to prevent the samething happened again.. Thanks ahead for any advice!

ni6htmare01

It's so tiring to keep up to date for new rig tech T_T

Hello I thought i would like to point out tht i switched from a 9800GTX+ 512 MB to a ati Radeon HD 4870 1 GB GDDR5 and saw a massive inprovement I got a 24% increase in Crysis Warhead Enthusiast settings all and 42 frame avg. Also Maxed Settings on ny other game my resolution is 1650x1080. My specs are

Cpu: Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 @ 2.3 OC to 3.2 Air Stable 47c

Ram: 8 gigs of OCZ 2 6400 800 Mhz

HD: 1 TB Western Digital

Video Card: Ati Radeom HD 5870 1 GB GDDR5

PSU Coolermaster 750

Motherboard: ASUS P5Q Pro Turbo

Budster6

Maybe you got 42fps on Enthusiast settings with 640x480 :P

PS: Maybe you made a spelling mistake, if you got a 5870 then it's okay.

glad to see ATI is finally makinng some decent stuff. I have an 8800 gt and can still run today's games so I won't change it for a while and maybe I'll get a radeon next. I can run crysis on very high with 1024X800 res so it's decent.

I added the ATI 5 series to the chart.

where is ati 4570CasualMax

You forgot to give the rank of geforce 8600GT 1GBnorhh

There wouldn't be any particular point because the 1 GB version of the 8600gt performs the same has the 256 MB version

43rd...big :(

HD 4890 or GTX 275? EarnMyRespect

36th

Try this.....

Intel Quad Core 9550 @ 3.9ghz with prolimatech megahalem

asus p5e deluxe x48

Patriot DDr2 8gig @ 1104 Mhz

GigabyteHD5870 @ 1025 Mhz for GPU and 1300 mhz for ram, Tuned with Msi AfterBurn and AMd gpu clock tool

In an antec 1200

27/10/2009 11:04:36 PM - Vista 64
Beginning Run #1 on Map-island, Demo-benchmark_gpu
DX10 1680x1050, AA=8x, Vsync=Disabled, 64 bit test, FullScreen
Demo Loops=3, Time Of Day= 9
Global Game Quality: VeryHigh
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TimeDemo Play Started , (Total Frames: 2000, Recorded Time: 111.86s)
!TimeDemo Run 0 Finished.
Play Time: 51.30s, Average FPS: 38.99
Min FPS: 28.72 at frame 161, Max FPS: 46.40 at frame 895
Average Tri/Sec: -16694743, Tri/Frame: -428194
Recorded/Played Tris ratio: -2.14
!TimeDemo Run 1 Finished.
Play Time: 48.08s, Average FPS: 41.60
Min FPS: 28.72 at frame 161, Max FPS: 49.61 at frame 67
Average Tri/Sec: -17236358, Tri/Frame: -414350
Recorded/Played Tris ratio: -2.21
!TimeDemo Run 2 Finished.
Play Time: 48.09s, Average FPS: 41.59
Min FPS: 28.72 at frame 161, Max FPS: 49.61 at frame 67
Average Tri/Sec: -17131206, Tri/Frame: -411918
Recorded/Played Tris ratio: -2.23
TimeDemo Play Ended, (3 Runs Performed)
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Completed All Tests

SUMMARY

27/10/2009 11:04:36 PM - Vista 64


Run #1- DX10 1680x1050 AA=8x, 64 bit test, Quality: VeryHigh ~~ Overall Average FPS: 41.595

# Test done with 8x AA super sampling and 16x anisotropic

HD5870 ..... FTW

Try this.....

shannon131166

You gotta post pic's!! Otherwise it is pointless :x .

Should I upgrade to an XFX HD 4890 from a GTS 250?i-like-pie

While this is not the appropriate place to post, I wouldn't. While the 4890 is better, it's like upgrading from a 4850. The performance increase would not justify the cost (unless you got it for free, then by all means do).

I just bought my card a few months ago and ATi already is coming out with 5000 series!? That really sucks. :( I should have waited. Darn.Viet_Phoenix

You would of been paying more anyways unless you bought the 5750 or 5770 which the 4890 performs better than both. You still made a good buy;)

[QUOTE="i-like-pie"]Should I upgrade to an XFX HD 4890 from a GTS 250?Luminouslight

While this is not the appropriate place to post, I wouldn't. While the 4890 is better, it's like upgrading from a 4850. The performance increase would not justify the cost (unless you got it for free, then by all means do).

[QUOTE="Luminouslight"]

[QUOTE="i-like-pie"]Should I upgrade to an XFX HD 4890 from a GTS 250?i-like-pie

While this is not the appropriate place to post, I wouldn't. While the 4890 is better, it's like upgrading from a 4850. The performance increase would not justify the cost (unless you got it for free, then by all means do).

is there any difference bewtween Nvidia's DDR3 and ATI's DDR5 memory? I heard there wasn't much but Nvidia hasn't caught up to ATI with that yet.

One stupid question: Would an HD5870 fit in a Cooler Master Elite 332 case?

is there any difference bewtween Nvidia's DDR3 and ATI's DDR5 memory? I heard there wasn't much but Nvidia hasn't caught up to ATI with that yet.

LeadnSteel

is there any difference bewtween Nvidia's DDR3 and ATI's DDR5 memory? I heard there wasn't much but Nvidia hasn't caught up to ATI with that yet.

LeadnSteel

is there any difference bewtween Nvidia's DDR3 and ATI's DDR5 memory? I heard there wasn't much but Nvidia hasn't caught up to ATI with that yet.

LeadnSteel

The only differnce is memory speed which helps in some games (prolly why ATI beats competing Nvidia cards in some games)

Say memory on an ATI card has 900mhz of DDR5 memory. You multiply 900mhz by 4 and the actual memory speed is 3600mhz

you have forgotten hd 4350 1GB