Would I notice any difference....

py2006 · 20-01-2010 2:34pm #1

My current setup:

Asus P5Q
Q6600
HD 4870
OCZ Gold Edition 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C5

I really wanna upgrade everything (purely because I am a snob) but the recession tells me that for now maybe just videocard and memory.

So in terms of memory I was thinking of maybe Corsair Dominator 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 XMS2 PC2-8500C5. But would I notice a difference at all?

Or am I best of waiting for a bit and upgrading to I7, appropriate mobo, DDR3 memory etc

Thanks in advance!

Deano12345 · 20-01-2010 2:43pm

py2006 wrote: »

My current setup:

Asus P5Q
Q6600
HD 4870
OCZ Gold Edition 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C5

I really wanna upgrade everything (purely because I am a snob) but the recession tells me that for now maybe just videocard and memory.

So in terms of memory I was thinking of maybe Corsair Dominator 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 XMS2 PC2-8500C5. But would I notice a difference at all?

Or am I best of waiting for a bit and upgrading to I7, appropriate mobo, DDR3 memory etc

Thanks in advance!

Na,you wouldn't really notice any real world difference between the 2

py2006 · 20-01-2010 3:16pm

Deano12345 wrote: »

Na,you wouldn't really notice any real world difference between the 2

Hmm, ok! Maybe just a videocard upgrade for now!

Dublin_Gunner · 20-01-2010 3:24pm

I second the above, but I substitute:

you wouldn't really notice any real world difference

with

you wouldn't notice any difference at all

Unless of course you spend your time running memory benchmarks....

marco_polo · 20-01-2010 4:13pm

Personally I would even sit on the HD4870 (It is still a very respectable card) for another few months and see how the next round of the Graphics card battle plays out. (Hopefully for our sake it will be a bit less on sded than the last round)

py2006 · 20-01-2010 4:25pm

marco_polo wrote: »

Personally I would even sit on the HD4870 (It is still a very respectable card) for another few months and see how the next round of the Graphics card battle plays out. (Hopefully for our sake it will be a bit less on sded than the last round)

I would but it has been acting up lately!

plus its performing horrifically in GTA4

youcancallmeal · 20-01-2010 4:25pm

If you got some cash spare you could try selling what you've got there and put it towards an upgrade. Otherwise like others have said its still quite a good system and nvidia could blow us all away(not likely) with their new graphics cards over the next 6 months

Dublin_Gunner · 20-01-2010 4:29pm

Well, for the sake of €270
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=579270

HD5850 1GB

py2006 · 20-01-2010 4:32pm

Dublin_Gunner wrote: »

Well, for the sake of €270
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=579270

HD5850 1GB

Typically not in stock!

Dublin_Gunner · 20-01-2010 4:37pm

py2006 wrote: »

Typically not in stock!

You're joking?? Seriously, I thought it was when I went to link it! ha!

Bugger, all the 5850's are out of stock until next month

Well if you can wait a couple of weeks, thats probably the best bang for buck card going.

Cheapest 5870's are €100 more expensive, not really worth it imo when you can just clock the 5850...

Deano12345 · 20-01-2010 4:51pm

py2006 wrote: »

Typically not in stock!

Try Peats in town (Parnell Street)

They have 5850's (Sapphire) listed on their site,they may have some in stock,€269 IIRC

Dublin_Gunner · 20-01-2010 4:55pm

Deano12345 wrote: »

Try Peats in town (Parnell Street)

They have 5850's (Sapphire) listed on their site,they may have some in stock,€269 IIRC

Yep, site says 'back in stock' - €269 - pretty much as good a price as online (Sapphire HD5850 1GB). Their prices have been quite good lately.

Deano12345 · 20-01-2010 4:59pm

Dublin_Gunner wrote: »

Yep, site says 'back in stock' - €269 - pretty much as good a price as online (Sapphire HD5850 1GB). Their prices have been quite good lately.

That they have,I've bought a few things of them in the last while (mouse + 4890)

Dublin_Gunner · 20-01-2010 5:21pm

Deano12345 wrote: »

That they have,I've bought a few things of them in the last while (mouse + 4890)

I know this is OT, but I also got a new mouse (CM Storm Sentinel) €65?(iirc) and a Artic Cooler Freezer 7 Pro Rev. 2 €25

Deano12345 · 20-01-2010 6:02pm

Dublin_Gunner wrote: »

I know this is OT, but I also got a new mouse (CM Storm Sentinel) €65?(iirc) and a Artic Cooler Freezer 7 Pro Rev. 2 €25

Same mouse as me

It's awesome

Burgo · 20-01-2010 6:26pm

ebuyer have 5850s in stock;

Powercolour £245
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/175714

Sapphire £255
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/175124

Kintarō Hattori · 20-01-2010 8:01pm

OP what resolution monitor do you have? I have a 512MB HD4870 and it's running everything maxed out for me. I have a res of 1680 x 1050 and all the options turned on graphically. It hasn't hit any stumbling blocks yet. Other factors are a Q9500 and 4GB of Corsair DDR-II 800Mhz XMS memory.

As another poster put it, it's still a good card and now may not be the time to upgrade it.

py2006 · 20-01-2010 10:21pm

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

OP what resolution monitor do you have? I have a 512MB HD4870 and it's running everything maxed out for me. I have a res of 1680 x 1050 and all the options turned on graphically. It hasn't hit any stumbling blocks yet. Other factors are a Q9500 and 4GB of Corsair DDR-II 800Mhz XMS memory.

As another poster put it, it's still a good card and now may not be the time to upgrade it.

Its running at 1900 *1200 I think! Its a 24 incher!

Kintarō Hattori · 20-01-2010 10:38pm

py2006 wrote: »

Its running at 1900 *1200 I think! Its a 24 incher!

OOooooh hehe well that makes a wee bit of difference alright.

lmimmfn · 21-01-2010 12:03am

id change the q6600 for a q9550 which overclocked at 4Ghz is the same performance in games as an i7 920@4Ghz from my own testing.

I would also wait until Fermi is released in March/April, it will drive the price of ATI cards down, a 4870 is still a fantastic card.

Playing at 1680x1050 with 4xAA i was getting 60FPS+ with a Q9550@4Ghz and an Nvidia 260( equivalent to a 4870 ) except for GTA IV and Crysis. I noticed next to no difference gaming with my i7 @4Ghz( GTA IV min framerates moved from 34 with the Q9550 to 40FPS with the i7 ), Crysis improved marginally.

Adding a 5850 allowed me to play Crysis/Warhead with much better framerates and Dir2 in DX11, but thats pretty much it.

py2006 · 23-01-2010 5:53pm

I wonder will the new Nvidia cards bring the ATI cards down by much! The first batch are due somewhere around March I think!

I can't remember what happened the last time around! Will Nvidia bring there range out at a price lower than ATI's or will they be similar prices and then ATI will drop theirs!! Prob a silly question!

Solitaire · 23-01-2010 11:43pm

AFAIK they may be forced back until May. Maybe. The current dies are allegedly "uber" but they're uber at the cost of insane voltages, power draw and speeds. And even then they're not stable, so it looks like nVidia may have to back off on the operating frequency a lot to make a stable mas-produceable die

py2006 · 24-01-2010 12:43pm

Solitaire wrote: »

AFAIK they may be forced back until May. Maybe. The current dies are allegedly "uber" but they're uber at the cost of insane voltages, power draw and speeds. And even then they're not stable, so it looks like nVidia may have to back off on the operating frequency a lot to make a stable mas-produceable die

I have no idea what you just said! But sounds good. Maybe it would be worthwhile getting a card now.

Would I notice any difference....

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