Upgrade to ATI 4890 XXX Edition

civicjordan · 08-24-2009, 08:43 PM

Hi,

This is my first time here, and i have a little question to ask. I have a PC with the following spec:

-Intel Quad Core 9550 Processor
-8GBs of ram
-Arctic Power 700W PSU - With PCI-E, 4x SATA, 20+4, ATX12V, 8pin +12V
-ASUS P5KC AiLifestyle Series Motherboard

I am thinking of upgrade the graphic card to ATI HD 4890, but not sure the system/ PSU could handle such device?

Many thanks!

**emosun** · 08-24-2009, 10:17 PM

What video card are you currently using? The power supply isn't good enough considering it's a bad brand and doesn't have decent efficiency or amps either. Other then that the rest looks ok.

civicjordan · 08-25-2009, 04:30 AM

i have got EN9600GT.

civicjordan · 08-25-2009, 04:31 AM

many thanks for emosun reply.

**emosun** · 08-25-2009, 10:33 PM

Provided you use a decent power supply with good efficiency and enough wattage and amperage , and use driver cleaner to remove the nvidia drivers it should be ok.

08-24-2009, 08:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
civicjordan Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 11 OS: Vista x64	Upgrade to ATI 4890 XXX Edition Hi, This is my first time here, and i have a little question to ask. I have a PC with the following spec: -Intel Quad Core 9550 Processor -8GBs of ram -Arctic Power 700W PSU - With PCI-E, 4x SATA, 20+4, ATX12V, 8pin +12V -ASUS P5KC AiLifestyle Series Motherboard I am thinking of upgrade the graphic card to ATI HD 4890, but not sure the system/ PSU could handle such device? Many thanks!

08-24-2009, 10:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 6,921 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Upgrade to ATI 4890 XXX Edition What video card are you currently using? The power supply isn't good enough considering it's a bad brand and doesn't have decent efficiency or amps either. Other then that the rest looks ok. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

08-25-2009, 04:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
civicjordan Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 11 OS: Vista x64	Re: Upgrade to ATI 4890 XXX Edition i have got EN9600GT.

08-25-2009, 04:31 AM	#4 (permalink)
civicjordan Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 11 OS: Vista x64	Re: Upgrade to ATI 4890 XXX Edition many thanks for emosun reply.

08-25-2009, 10:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 6,921 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Upgrade to ATI 4890 XXX Edition Provided you use a decent power supply with good efficiency and enough wattage and amperage , and use driver cleaner to remove the nvidia drivers it should be ok. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list