What would you recommend?

Bryan332211 · 07-03-2009, 01:09 PM

What card you recommend for PC gaming at a resolution of 1920 by 1200? One that can run most games at max (or close) settings (not with alot of AA necessarily) at those resolutions. My motherboard cant have two graphics card, so it has to be one.

If it helps.. I have 4 gigs of ram and a AMD 2.6 Quad Core Processor @ 3.0.

**manic** · 07-03-2009, 02:19 PM

What power supply wattage and brand?

ebackhus · 07-03-2009, 02:23 PM

Knowing what the PSU can output would help...

On my PC I game at 1680x1050 with everything cranked (except AA, doesn't matter much at the rez i play at). The PC my wife is using is sometimes used on my TV so it's doing 1920x1080 with a Radeon 4870 and an AMD Phenom X4 9850. Also has a 750w PSU.

Bryan332211 · 07-03-2009, 06:54 PM

Oh sorry, I forgot to mention that. I have a 600 wat PSU atm, but i'm planning on buying this one in the near future.

ebackhus · 07-04-2009, 11:24 AM

Get that PSU and then get a Radeon 4870 or 4890.

Bryan332211 · 07-04-2009, 01:12 PM

A friend of mine recommended me this card.

How does it compare to a 4890? I found this 4890 on newegg, is that about right? Or is there a better one.

ebackhus · 07-04-2009, 05:16 PM

Not a big fan of eVGA anymore. That 4890 you found will do well for you.

07-03-2009, 01:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
Bryan332211 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 27 OS: vista	What would you recommend? What card you recommend for PC gaming at a resolution of 1920 by 1200? One that can run most games at max (or close) settings (not with alot of AA necessarily) at those resolutions. My motherboard cant have two graphics card, so it has to be one. If it helps.. I have 4 gigs of ram and a AMD 2.6 Quad Core Processor @ 3.0.

07-03-2009, 02:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
manic Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 5,245 OS: xp	Re: What would you recommend? What power supply wattage and brand? __________________

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ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,278 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: What would you recommend? Knowing what the PSU can output would help... On my PC I game at 1680x1050 with everything cranked (except AA, doesn't matter much at the rez i play at). The PC my wife is using is sometimes used on my TV so it's doing 1920x1080 with a Radeon 4870 and an AMD Phenom X4 9850. Also has a 750w PSU. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

07-03-2009, 06:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
Bryan332211 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 27 OS: vista	Re: What would you recommend? Oh sorry, I forgot to mention that. I have a 600 wat PSU atm, but i'm planning on buying this one in the near future.

07-04-2009, 11:24 AM	#5 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,278 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: What would you recommend? Get that PSU and then get a Radeon 4870 or 4890. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

07-04-2009, 01:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
Bryan332211 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 27 OS: vista	Re: What would you recommend? A friend of mine recommended me this card. How does it compare to a 4890? I found this 4890 on newegg, is that about right? Or is there a better one.

07-04-2009, 05:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,278 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: What would you recommend? Not a big fan of eVGA anymore. That 4890 you found will do well for you. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.