new cards vs. 4800

[Spjut]

Take a look - a HD 4870-1GB compared with a HD 6770 (identical to HD 5770; same settings are used - HD 6770 run on DX11/HD 4870 run on DX10.1). Of course, i benched with an i7-920 at 3.8GHz. The OP would need a good OC on his CPU and we don't know what 4800 series GPU he has other than it is 512MB vRAM

Do you have a direct link to the latest time(before this test) you tried drivers for the HD4000 series? I guess your testing settings are different now than 1-2 years ago, but it would be a pointer regarding if AMD still tries to squeeze more performance out of them

 

[toyota]

Yeah pull the trigger. I just got a 6970 2gb for 193.99 shipped. Its an awesome upgrade!

are you paying attention to the thread? an old Phenom 1 at 2.2 is WAY too slow for a gpu like that. its even limiting the gpu he has now.

 

[fourdegrees11]

are you paying attention to the thread? an old Phenom 1 at 2.2 is WAY too slow for a gpu like that. its even limiting the gpu he has now.

The OP still hasnt posted anything about his MB... Amazon has 955's for $112, I dont know anything about microcenter but apparently they have even better deals.

http://www.amazon.com/AMD-HDZ955FBGM...1916932&sr=1-1

 

[nanaki333]

The OP still hasnt posted anything about his MB... Amazon has 955's for $112, I dont know anything about microcenter but apparently they have even better deals.

http://www.amazon.com/AMD-HDZ955FBGM...1916932&sr=1-1

yeah. phenom x4 830 for $49 OEM and x4 840 for $59 retail

 

[nanaki333]

SOrry for the double reply crap! Computer was acting up. I have no clue how to check which motherboard I have. How do I do that? I added 3 gigs of ram a year back to bring me up to five.

To the person who talked about my CPU, no offense taking. Would a $50 CPU upgrade be worth it? Also, is it hard to do and how do I tell what motherboard I have if the upgrade would work? Thank you!

it's not hard to do at all. do you have a name brand computer like HP or Dell? if so it may be a bit of an issue. let us know the brand or better yet, the motherboard model with CPU-Z. if you have an AM2+ at least, you should be golden for a phenom 2. you can get them super cheap. if you're in the US but no microcenter near you, i would be happy to stop by my local place and grab one for you for $50. just pay me for the cpu and like $4 to ship it.

 

[j-slo]

No clue what any of this means but here ya go, thanks!
Manufacturer: Pegatron Corporation
Model: Viola 2.03
Chipset: Nvidia Nforce 720a
Package: Socket AM2+ (940)

 

[PrayForDeath]

No clue what any of this means but here ya go, thanks!
Manufacturer: Pegatron Corporation
Model: Viola 2.03
Chipset: Nvidia Nforce 720a
Package: Socket AM2+ (940)

You're in luck, you can get one of the Phenom II AM2+ CPUs. Just make sure you don't an AM3 model, as that won't work.

 

[fourdegrees11]

The AM2+ models are definitely going to be harder to find for a good price, but you can get a decent deal

http://www.ebay.com/itm/AMD-Phenom-...ore-/400256481391?pt=CPUs&hash=item5d3125386f

 

[maddie]

You're in luck, you can get one of the Phenom II AM2+ CPUs. Just make sure you don't an AM3 model, as that won't work.

Did'nt AMD make the AM3 Phemon 2 cpu backwards compatible with AM2+ motherboards? It can handle DDR2 and DDR3 memory.

If upgrading cpu, go with a better AM3 Athlon2 X3 or X4. Much faster clocks stock.

 

[hdfxst]

am3 cpu's work fine in am2+ motherboards.you can't use an am2+ cpu in an am3 mobo

 

[Spjut]

AM2+ can take AM3 processors, but the motherboard manufacturer must release a BIOS update for it

 

[Pacman4]

Going to 1gig is a big boost at the right settings.

 

[JustStarting]

I'm in the same boat with an old ASUS TOP 4850. I don't game much, but upgrades are always nice.

I have a watercooled E8500@3950mhz and 4gb of ram on a solid GB EP45-UD3P. This old girl has been running 24/7 since I built it 4+ years ago- thats 35K hours on the pump. Maybe it's time for a new Liang pump just in case?? LOL??