Graphics Card Selection

ash369 · 11-02-2009, 04:53 PM

Hi.

I'm looking for a new graphics card for my PC but i'm not sure which i should buy. Currently i have a XFX Nvidia Geforce 8500GT 1GB:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/XFX-Nvidia-E.../dp/B0012EIP2I

Its pretty old now and i need an upgrade. I've been thinking of trying out ATI. Could you suggest a good ATI card for me between £100-£150. I use ebuyer to buy my parts.

http://www.ebuyer.com/

I have a corsair 850W TX Series PSU, so i think that should be enough to handle a good powerful one.
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/152604

Thanks! :)

Phædrus2401 · 11-02-2009, 05:05 PM

What motherboard do you have?

In your price range you could get a decent Radeon 4800 or 5700 series card.

The Radeon 5770: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/175731 or 4890: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/164567 would be your best options.

ash369 · 11-02-2009, 05:20 PM

My motherboard is a foxconn K8M890M2MB

http://www.calcom.com.mx/images/K8M890M2MB-RS2H

Phædrus2401 · 11-02-2009, 06:13 PM

Ok yeah, so a 5770 or 4890 should work perfectly.

In regards to your other question... I'm not sure how much fps improvement you'll see, but I moved from a 9500GT to a 4870 and went from being able to play Fallout 3 on medium-low settings at 1440x900 to being able to play at max settings at 1440x900. So moving from an 8500GT to a 5770 or 4890 should see even better results.

The 5770 is a bit weaker than the 4890, about on par with the 4870. However, as ATI gets out new drivers and games start to use DX11 capabilities the 5770 will eventually end up at the same performance as the 4890, give or take. However the 4890 will give you better performance now.

ash369 · 11-02-2009, 06:20 PM

Thanks for your help Phaedrus. I'll let you know how things turn out :)

11-02-2009, 04:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
ash369 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 233 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit	Graphics Card Selection Hi. I'm looking for a new graphics card for my PC but i'm not sure which i should buy. Currently i have a XFX Nvidia Geforce 8500GT 1GB: http://www.amazon.co.uk/XFX-Nvidia-E.../dp/B0012EIP2I Its pretty old now and i need an upgrade. I've been thinking of trying out ATI. Could you suggest a good ATI card for me between £100-£150. I use ebuyer to buy my parts. http://www.ebuyer.com/ I have a corsair 850W TX Series PSU, so i think that should be enough to handle a good powerful one. http://www.ebuyer.com/product/152604 Thanks! :) __________________ Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Motherboard: Foxconn K8M890M2MB Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT (1024 MB) RAM: 2 GB

11-02-2009, 05:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,755 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: Graphics Card Selection What motherboard do you have? In your price range you could get a decent Radeon 4800 or 5700 series card. The Radeon 5770: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/175731 or 4890: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/164567 would be your best options. __________________ Good PSU brands: Corsair, SeaSonic, CWT, PC Power and Cooling, Thermaltake Toughpower, CoolerMaster Real Power Pro On 80+ Certification - PSU Information and Selection - Power Supply Myths You don't get what you don't pay for.

11-02-2009, 05:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
ash369 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 233 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit	Re: Graphics Card Selection My motherboard is a foxconn K8M890M2MB http://www.calcom.com.mx/images/K8M890M2MB-RS2H __________________ Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Motherboard: Foxconn K8M890M2MB Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT (1024 MB) RAM: 2 GB

11-02-2009, 06:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,755 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: Graphics Card Selection Ok yeah, so a 5770 or 4890 should work perfectly. In regards to your other question... I'm not sure how much fps improvement you'll see, but I moved from a 9500GT to a 4870 and went from being able to play Fallout 3 on medium-low settings at 1440x900 to being able to play at max settings at 1440x900. So moving from an 8500GT to a 5770 or 4890 should see even better results. The 5770 is a bit weaker than the 4890, about on par with the 4870. However, as ATI gets out new drivers and games start to use DX11 capabilities the 5770 will eventually end up at the same performance as the 4890, give or take. However the 4890 will give you better performance now. __________________ Good PSU brands: Corsair, SeaSonic, CWT, PC Power and Cooling, Thermaltake Toughpower, CoolerMaster Real Power Pro On 80+ Certification - PSU Information and Selection - Power Supply Myths You don't get what you don't pay for.

11-02-2009, 06:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
ash369 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 233 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit	Re: Graphics Card Selection Thanks for your help Phaedrus. I'll let you know how things turn out :) __________________ Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Motherboard: Foxconn K8M890M2MB Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT (1024 MB) RAM: 2 GB