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« on: March 09, 2010, 06:37:16 PM » |
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So my brother has been letting his computer sit for the better part of almost 2 years and is giving me his computer for next to nothing.
Here are the specs:
Antec 900 Case
ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Brisbane 2.6GHz Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Black Edition
Patriot Extreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
Parts I already have include and will be swapping over will be two HDDS, my Antec NeoHE PSU, cd/dvd drive.
The only thing I want to change from the whole setup is get a new video card so I can jump on board BC2 with you fellas. What are the latest and greatest out there currently? I'm willing to spend upwards of $150 max.
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« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2010, 06:55:40 PM » |
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In the $150 price range the nvidia GTS 250 or ATI 5770 are probably the best you can get. ATI 5750 is a little cheaper at $100-150 range and pretty close to the GTS 250 in performance.
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« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2010, 07:47:02 PM » |
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I paid $170 after MIR for this ATI HD4870 about 14 months ago, and it runs BC2 with moderate-high settings pretty smoothly. I'd agree with Rider that the 5770 or 5750 are your best bet. Unless you hate ATI. I found quite a few 5770s that fit that range on Newegg, but a lot of them were PCI-E 2.1 x16... not sure if thats compatible with your PCI-E 2.0 board? Something to keep in mind. Only suggestion I'd make is that it has plenty of output types; I like to think if I'm spending 150-200 on a card, I want to be able to do more than just use it for a monitor, but as a TV/BluRay Source too. Multiple HDMI is always a plus. |
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« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2010, 08:23:30 AM » |
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I run BF2 on a slightly OC'd 4870 and it rocks.  GEt the 5870 if it is in your price range though. |
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« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2010, 12:05:10 PM » |
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I run BF2 on a slightly OC'd 4870 and it rocks. GEt the 5870 if it is in your price range though.  You make me laugh Gurney. $400 average per your suggestion! Ow! |
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« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2010, 12:07:49 PM » |
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hahah my baddude i was thinking of the 5700 series.  |
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« Reply #6 on: March 10, 2010, 02:52:33 PM » |
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So, what are the differences between 5770 and 5870? I see that they are both 1GB? I'm a noob...
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« Reply #7 on: March 10, 2010, 06:23:55 PM » |
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So, what are the differences between 5770 and 5870? I see that they are both 1GB? I'm a noob...
I am not an ATI person but I am assuming that the other model has a higher clock speed for shaders and memory. you have to look at the specs and compare them. the 1 gig just lets you play games at a higher resolution like in crysis for instance. go with the faster clock speeds. |
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« Reply #8 on: March 10, 2010, 07:11:46 PM » |
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So, what are the differences between 5770 and 5870? I see that they are both 1GB? I'm a noob...
Ant is right; the 5800 series has faster clock speeds and more "stream processor" units--basically it will process more, faster. For your range and games, again, the 5700 series is pretty damn good. I'd look @ the clock speeds and SPUs. |
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« Reply #10 on: March 10, 2010, 09:30:43 PM » |
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I just bought that same card, once I get BC2 running Ill post up some fps numbers to let you how it holds up |
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« Reply #11 on: March 10, 2010, 09:39:18 PM » |
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I just bought that same card, once I get BC2 running Ill post up some fps numbers to let you how it holds up Sounds hot! Nothing better than a first hand account from a BDS member. |
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« Reply #12 on: March 11, 2010, 03:29:10 PM » |
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check out the 4850 if you can find a gddr5 version. Slower gpu clock speed(you can oc it, its got alot of breather room) but its memory clock is higher and its got double the bandwidth.
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« Reply #13 on: March 11, 2010, 03:42:55 PM » |
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I just bought that same card, once I get BC2 running Ill post up some fps numbers to let you how it holds up Sounds hot! Nothing better than a first hand account from a BDS member. Fraps is showing 45-60 fps at 1920x1080 (4x, 4x, high) with a quad core and 4GB ram. |
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« Reply #14 on: March 11, 2010, 05:31:35 PM » |
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I just bought that same card, once I get BC2 running Ill post up some fps numbers to let you how it holds up Sounds hot! Nothing better than a first hand account from a BDS member. Fraps is showing 45-60 fps at 1920x1080 (4x, 4x, high) with a quad core and 4GB ram. I take it thats really darn swell? |
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