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Hello. At Centrecom , they sell the Asus ATI EAH4670-DI-512 512mb for $84
Is that a good price or is it just overpriced.
Why am buying this :
Because i want a cheap graphics card that i can play GTA IV.
Want it to be at least a year future proof ( i don't expect max graphics on this card).
I have paid $400 on this computer and don't want to pay to much for a graphics card.
Screen is :17 inch , native res is 1280x1024.
System info :
2gb ram ddr3 1333
AMD Athlon 2 Dual Core 240 2.7ghz
Using on board HD 4200GA-MA785GT-UD3H rev 1.1
400watt psu ( 450 peak power )
Will i need the 1GB or 512MB for gta iv ?
That pricing is reasonable. Skip
Thats AUD dollars(Australia)
I knew you lived in Australia and assumed that. :) 76 bucks US.
Skip
Ok thanks.
Do you think 512mb will work fine with gta ? or shoud l i be looking for the 1gb version ?Note*its ddr 3 2000 mhz /128 bit ram
I'd go for the 512Mb card. And yeah, I looked up your other posts and the differences between the 512Mb and 1Gb cards. Skip
Gta iv? Mh! Go for 1gb, 512mb isn't enough for gta iv. Another issue is your cpu. Gta iv need triple or quad core to run fine. With your specs u will play in low settings.
Agree with kuwese about GTA IV and its processor requirement. It really does need a triple- or quad-core CPU to run at good frame rates. My 3.2GHz dual-core limits GTA IV to 33fps, which is playable, but not great. I play at 1920x1200; however, lowering the resolution does NOT increase the frame rate, indicating a CPU bottleneck.
Fortunately, Athlon II X4s are quite cheap, and will give you better performance in other, non-gaming apps as well.
Turbocharged 939 | Dual-core Opteron 185 @ 3.2GHz | 2x 8800GTS in SLI | 4GB PC3200 @ CL2 | A8N32-SLI Deluxe |1TB | PCI-E X-Fi Titanium Pro | Swan D1080MKII + Dayton 10" 125w sub | W7 Ultimate
Then the recommended system requirements are incorrect? Edit: strike that; I misread the recommended processor requirements. :(
Skip
off newegg Pros: Fast processor, have it overclocked to 3.5ghz which gets a score of 6.7 in windows 7
good for moderate gaming, can play most things at high/max settings (if you have a good videocard as well) at 3.5ghz i can get over 30fps in gta IV on high settings
Cons: None
Other Thoughts: this processor isn't top of the line so you gotta expect that it wont play everything like a new gaming computer but for how cheap it is you can't complain
he can play it well
yes its overclocked but hes on HIGH settings
I dont trust win 7 score's. And look @ jackbomb specs 3.2ghz, 8800gts sli and still he get 33 fps. And there's a huge gap between hd 4670 and his cards.
yer but the cpu is not a bottleneck(not to much of one any way)
"yer but the cpu is not a bottleneck(not to much of one any way)" For GTA IV, it's a huge bottleneck. 33fps might sound OK, but what really kills it on on a dual-core is the minimum frame rate. The 6fps "lag bursts" are quite distracting.
Turbocharged 939 | Dual-core Opteron 185 @ 3.2GHz | 2x 8800GTS in SLI | 4GB PC3200 @ CL2 | A8N32-SLI Deluxe |1TB | PCI-E X-Fi Titanium Pro | Swan D1080MKII + Dayton 10" 125w sub | W7 Ultimate
Lol I saw one on youtube , seemed ok
its $50 bucks at jb hi fi so am just going to take my chance and buy it
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