Advice on new video card
pigflipper
The Forgotten Coast Icrontian
in Hardware
So the XFX 5850 I have been using for a few years now has finally started to die, or rather, the stock cooler is pretty much shot; the bearing is shot and the fan makes an awful racket above 30% power and is extremely hot to the touch. I am going to take this as a sign to get a new card, as I need a bit more juice in this system but cannot afford to do a complete rebuild right now.
Looking for an AMD or Nvidia card in the $150-$200 range that would be a good replacement for this old 5850.
Current system specs:
Phenom II X4 945
8gigs ram
Gigabyte GA-890GPA-UD3H (890 GX chipset; onboard video that is ok for posting this, but not much else)
850W Antec PSU
Looking for an AMD or Nvidia card in the $150-$200 range that would be a good replacement for this old 5850.
Current system specs:
Phenom II X4 945
8gigs ram
Gigabyte GA-890GPA-UD3H (890 GX chipset; onboard video that is ok for posting this, but not much else)
850W Antec PSU
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For around $200 I'd say 7870 Ghz edition, love you long time.
I am also probably not going to get the 7870 as it is just a tad bit out of my price range, so unless the price drops in the next week or two, I am most likely going to end up getting a 2gig 7850 instead, since I can find those for less than $200.
Really this is just all a stop gap until I can afford a new(er) rig this spring.
I really, strongly recommend you swing a 7870 if at all possible. It's a good long-term GPU, so you won't have to upgrade a year later.
Not saying the 7850 is a bad card, Meghann has one now and it runs like a champ, but if you're in for the long haul...
(Ignore the huge amounts of dust, I took the entire rig apart after this photo to clean it for the first time in almost a year)