video card died need help

i need to kno if the ati radeon hd 4670 would be a good card for my comp, i wanted to get the hd4870, but due to lack of money i was wonderin if the 4670 would be a good decision still. i have the gateway 505gr, harddrive is 200gb, i have 1gb of ram(ddr sdram), and a pci express slot, a pentium4 3ghz processor. the video card i had before was the radeon x750 pro, which could run crysis on low. anyways would gettin the hd4670 be a good decision?

i need to kno if the ati radeon hd 4670 would be a good card for my comp, i wanted to get the hd4870, but due to lack of money i was wonderin if the 4670 would be a good decision still. i have the gateway 505gr, harddrive is 200gb, i have 1gb of ram(ddr sdram), and a pci express slot, a pentium4 3ghz processor. the video card i had before was the radeon x750 pro, which could run crysis on low. anyways would gettin the hd4670 be a good decision?

gamer4life73

The 4670 looks like a decent card. But you will probably need to upgrade your power supply. It needs at least a 450w power supply. What is your budget? You could probably make this work, it depends on your budget though. DistortedGecko

so how do i kno if the memory sticks will be compatible with my comp?

so how do i kno if the memory sticks will be compatible with my comp?

gamer4life73

Ok, so what you need to find out is what kind of Ram your motherboard supports. There a few different ways that I know of. First, if you know your computers model number and such, then this tool on this site will help you find the memory you need. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_tlc.asp?CatId=10

Or, you could download this

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/what-kind-of-memory-does-my-computer-have-installed/

The first option is best. There should be a link on that site saying memory configutator.

Oops, didn't realize you posted your model number. So i ran the ram configutator, here are the results...

No, I don't think that will work. Because it is a 240-pin module, and not a 184-pin. Newegg has better prices than tigerdirect. Heres a link,

i need to kno if the ati radeon hd 4670 would be a good card for my comp, i wanted to get the hd4870, but due to lack of money i was wonderin if the 4670 would be a good decision still. i have the gateway 505gr, harddrive is 200gb, i have 1gb of ram(ddr sdram), and a pci express slot, a pentium4 3ghz processor. the video card i had before was the radeon x750 pro, which could run crysis on low. anyways would gettin the hd4670 be a good decision?

gamer4life73

I could run crysis on medium textures but with physics and post processing and the such on low settings 1024x768 with my old pentium4 3.06Ghz and 1GB of RAM.

4670 is better than the x1950 but I would advice you to abandon Pentium4 and go quad core right now buy a whole new system if you can.

alright thank you, yeah i kno, i plan on building a new comp and redoing that one a bit. so anything better u would suggest or is the hd4670 best? i want a radeon not fond of geforce. my budget is prolly at most around $300gamer4life73

Radeon 4830 or 4850 would suit you if that is your plan to upgrade bit by bit.

ok will those cards work with my rig and will i need to get a new motherboard for a new quad core processor or can i jus get a new processor.gamer4life73

If you have a PCIex16 slot they will work. You may need a new motherboard for a quad core. What is your motherboard?

i meant the 1gb or the 512 mb video card, the ati radeon hd3650gamer4life73

It depends on the size of your monitor. If you only have a 19" monitor then there is probably no need for the 1GB version. Especially if the 1GB version is more expensive.

I found your computer on the Gateway website. It lists all the info you will need to upgrade...

actually now im gonna build a whole new comp. i want a quad core, but i dont kno much about motherboards and processors. i want an amd processor and ati radeon video card. i kno what video card im gonna get, but in your opinion which motherboard and processor should i shoot for and what type of ram would be compatible with the motherboard. thanks for all ur help btw.gamer4life73

What is your budget?

It looks like you would have to upgrade your motherboard in order to put a quad core in. Or a core 2 duo for that matter. Your motherboard only supports up to 800mgz frontside bus. You could upgrade to a cheaper duel-core, but they will tend to be clocked lower, like 2.2ghz. I don't know a whole lot about intel stuff. I use AMD. But let us know what you are planning to do. Are you just going to upgrade your video card and ram, or are you looking to build a whole new system?DistortedGecko

E5200 is at 2.5GHz

actually now im gonna build a whole new comp. i want a quad core, but i dont kno much about motherboards and processors. i want an amd processor and ati radeon video card. i kno what video card im gonna get, but in your opinion which motherboard and processor should i shoot for and what type of ram would be compatible with the motherboard. thanks for all ur help btw.gamer4life73

Right you want a Quad core CPU. The cheapest ones are Q6600 or Q8200. Or if you want something a lot more powerful go for i7 depends on your budget?

Oh you want AMD and ATI . You know they are not as good you know?

no budget jus goin to buy it all at different times till i get it all. with ax returns comin up i should be able to buy a lot of it soon. i have bou $300 right now for stuff.gamer4life73

One thing that I would reccommend. And that is to buy all your stuff all at once. And there are a few reasons why.

1. Prices are constantly going down. A processor that is $235 now, might be less than $200 a month from now. And it would really suck if you spend all that money on parts and then when you put it together, all the prices are lower. And you could have spend less.

2. This is the most important reason. If you buy say a motherboard now, and say you actually get the computer build say a month from now, then you have no way of testing if the motherboard actually works. The first motherboard I bought arrived DOA. I was able to return it, but if I had waited too long then I would have lost that money. And other things like ram and cpus might have less time to return them.

I would wait till you get your tax money back. Then you will have some reall money to work with. I will shop around and find some stuff for you, so that you can get an idea of the cost. I will post that back later. I have some errands to run. If you are interested in doing some research, then this forum might be helpful...

http://www.techsupportforum.com/

They have some good sticky posts about how to choose your cpu, power supply, etc.