Hello there
Ive saved some money around and decided to enchance my computer abit, i dont have enough money to buy a new computer nor the possibility to save more due to how dollars works at my contry (venezuela). Anyways, I was looking at the recently released gtx 460 and it looks really good for the money. The 5850 looked really awesome but its to much for my wage, and maybe just go a cheaper line and add a second 4850.. Now, thats why i came here.. its to get some input and to make sure if its really worth the upgrade from my current video card:
My specs are the following
4850 512mb
amd x3 720 stock ( Plan to OC now that i purchased a good cooler)
2x 2gb ram
Gygabite ud4p motherboard
corsair tx 450w
My 4850 ran some some recent games really well on my 22" monitor at 1680x1050. Mass effect 2, bioshock, far cry 2, half-life episodes, the witcher, assasins creed. The card did its job. The game that really "combo broke" my card was crysis, i really wanted to play the game but the graphics i was getting did not motivated me to play the game, medium-high with overheat issues just didnt cut it. Im not sure also if my computer will run BF BC 2 and dragon age which i just bought and plan to play it for a while. And last, for some near future games that i might buy or be released this year (haven't looked much yet). This will be my computer for atleast 1.5-2 years more so yeah.
Just making sure if its worth the updrage, consedring the costs, bottleneck possibility(?), the games i plan to play and longetivity for year and half. The other option that also came in mind is adding a second radeon 4850 but i dont know if its safe to run it on my current PSU, some say its safe others dont recomend.
Thanks
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