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LoBoxJa

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ok so i am thinking of getting a new card and i am confused on what to get i was thinking of getting either the 4870x2 or the 285gtx both are around the same price, i usually game at 1440x900 and any advice would be helpful.
 
In your sig you already have the 4870, at the resolution you are running at it should be MORE than enough..
 
I gotta agree with Cowboy420. I run a 9800gtx and game at 1680x1050. Except for Crysis, I have no problems with any of the new games out there. Even Crysis played fine on my setup, just no AA :(. Your HD4870 is faster than the 9800gtx, so I think you'd see very minimal performance increase at 1440x900.
 
Really....I just got a 1GB HIS 4870 & @ 1920x1200 it's handles everything maxed out. You really don't need a new VC my friend. You're set for @ least 9-12 months. Do you have 512MB or 1GB version?
 
lol i have the 512mb version, i tried to play gta 4 on max but i think i will need 1gb for that
 
LoBoxJa said:
lol i have the 512mb version, i tried to play gta 4 on max but i think i will need 1gb for that
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You are cpu bound at that res. I would honestly buy a bigger monitor before considering a different videocard.
 
yeah man I have to agree with the other posters here. The next place for you to go is a larger monitor. A sweet spot between size and performance would be a 22" @ 1680x1050(which will seem massive over your 19") or 24" but that may push your 4870 closer to the limit since its teh 512mb version. Look into somthing like this,
ASUS VW224U Black 22" 2ms(GTG) $179.99 - $20 mir + Free Shipping
 
hossdaddy said:
yeah man I have to agree with the other posters here. The next place for you to go is a larger monitor. A sweet spot between size and performance would be a 22" @ 1680x1050(which will seem massive over your 19") or 24" but that may push your 4870 closer to the limit since its teh 512mb version. Look into somthing like this,
ASUS VW224U Black 22" 2ms(GTG) $179.99 - $20 mir + Free Shipping
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This is what I did instead of buying a new video card and I am 110% happy with my purchase.
 
LoBoxJa said:
wow that monitor looks really good. Guess I might as well go with :)
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not to mention that you already have a 4870 with a crossfire board. Outside of a couple of games a 512mb buffer is fine. but I agree that there really isn't any need for you to upgrade right now. and if you do just drop another 4870 in there
 
Valset said:
not to mention that you already have a 4870 with a crossfire board. Outside of a couple of games a 512mb buffer is fine. but I agree that there really isn't any need for you to upgrade right now. and if you do just drop another 4870 in there
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I agree also.
 
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