What would a beefy upgrade for my SAPPHIRE Vapor-X 100269VXLE Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0? Preferably DX11 compatible.
P.S. I got 4 gigs of ram at the moment. Would there be any reason to get more?
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hd 5850/hd 6870 or better Yep. I love my hd6870. I have it paired with a AMD FX-6100, 1600mhz ram, and everything runs smoothly. I was running a hd6670 and there is such a big difference when I installed the hd6870. Highly recommended card for somebody who doesn't want to break the bank.[QUOTE="MonsieurX"]4gb is still fine. Budget for the gpu?ionusX
ASUS M4A77TD Pro AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
Crucial 4 gig ram.
Windows7 64 bit.
AMD Phenom II X4 945 Deneb 3.0GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Processor
CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply
any card mentioned above will do jsut fine (except those trolls who suggested the 680/7970.. they be shook)ASUS M4A77TD Pro AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
4 gig ram.
Windows7 64 bit.
AMD Phenom II X4 945 Deneb 3.0GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Processor
CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply
Morphic
any card mentioned above will do jsut fine (except those trolls who suggested the 680/7970.. they be shook)[QUOTE="Morphic"]
ASUS M4A77TD Pro AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
4 gig ram.
Windows7 64 bit.
AMD Phenom II X4 945 Deneb 3.0GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Processor
CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply
ionusX
Well the 680 and 7970 was a lil TOO pricey lol.
thats why i took the plunge and got 8gb of ram now. im making a new sig as we speak for my new specs. im sure you will all be suprised with the results[QUOTE="Bikouchu35"]
hd 7870?
Grab 2 more GBs of ram, trust me on this, I always max out on bf3.
ionusX
Do tell.
@op.
Base on experience the quality of ram doesnt matter as much as how much you have. I have old ballistix that was fast for its time, but 2gb wasnt cutting it for tf2 back then with each update, so I shoved 2gb of costco bought kingston ram!! Made the difference for me.
thats why i took the plunge and got 8gb of ram now. im making a new sig as we speak for my new specs. im sure you will all be suprised with the results[QUOTE="ionusX"]
[QUOTE="Bikouchu35"]
hd 7870?
Grab 2 more GBs of ram, trust me on this, I always max out on bf3.
Bikouchu35
Do tell.
@op.
Base on experience the quality of ram doesnt matter as much as how much you have. I have old ballistix that was fast for its time, but 2gb wasnt cutting it for tf2 back then with each update, so I shoved 2gb of costco bought kingston ram!! Made the difference for me.
you can see for yourself when gamespot decides its imange hosting wants to work.. i made a sig :D. till then please enjoy my interm sig starring the sauce boss[QUOTE="Bikouchu35"]
[QUOTE="ionusX"] thats why i took the plunge and got 8gb of ram now. im making a new sig as we speak for my new specs. im sure you will all be suprised with the results
ionusX
Do tell.
@op.
Base on experience the quality of ram doesnt matter as much as how much you have. I have old ballistix that was fast for its time, but 2gb wasnt cutting it for tf2 back then with each update, so I shoved 2gb of costco bought kingston ram!! Made the difference for me.
you can see for yourself when gamespot decides its imange hosting wants to work.. i made a sig :D. till then please enjoy my interm sig starring the sauce bossMORE BACON STRIPS!!
any card mentioned above will do jsut fine (except those trolls who suggested the 680/7970.. they be shook)[QUOTE="ionusX"]
[QUOTE="Morphic"]
ASUS M4A77TD Pro AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
4 gig ram.
Windows7 64 bit.
AMD Phenom II X4 945 Deneb 3.0GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Processor
CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply
Morphic
Well the 680 and 7970 was a lil TOO pricey lol.
Agreed. While I drool over the hd7970, it's just a bit too pricey for my blood. I'm sure it's a good investment, but I'd be satisfied with a 6870, the get another one later to run Crossfire. I think two of those are still cheaper than 1 7970.Please Log In to post.
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