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**magnethead** · 12-01-2008, 02:01 PM

I think macro is assuming you have a 5000 RPM drive, but I'm willing to bet it's 7200. Very few 5000's are made anymore. And if you do have a 5000, I haven't found that the latency is much different on a slower drive in gaming.

I would say if you're willing to spend, a 3870 is great, but if you're on a budget, the 3850 is good as well.

For dual channel to work, both sticks should be identical...so a pair of 1 GB sticks is preferred.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102794 3850 $90

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...9005&Tpk=650tx 650tx $95 (cyber monday sale has MIR)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227189 $22

12-01-2008, 02:01 PM	#11 (permalink)
magnethead Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Texas, USA Posts: 3,570 OS: Vista ultimate 32bit My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: Video card questions I think macro is assuming you have a 5000 RPM drive, but I'm willing to bet it's 7200. Very few 5000's are made anymore. And if you do have a 5000, I haven't found that the latency is much different on a slower drive in gaming. I would say if you're willing to spend, a 3870 is great, but if you're on a budget, the 3850 is good as well. For dual channel to work, both sticks should be identical...so a pair of 1 GB sticks is preferred. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102794 3850 $90 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...9005&Tpk=650tx 650tx $95 (cyber monday sale has MIR) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227189 $22 __________________ For proper support: what are you running? graphics, cpu, m/board, ram, PSU brand wattage PCI-E requires 26 amps at 12 volts. That's a 650W PSU. Power Supply Info and Selection . Info on thermal compounds & application . TEST PSU USING MULTI-METER . Bench Testing Your System