Possible Graphics Card Update

[Hefemeister]

I usually will not pay more for a factory overclocked card. I would save the cash and OC it yourself if needed.

 

[aliasaid]

Hefe, you keep saying 4870 but he was talking about the 4890.

 

[Hefemeister]

Well yes you are correct. Stupid naming methods. I guess it is not as bad as i7's with 2 different sockets but I digress.

DX11 or a faster card for $30ish more. I think I would still go 5770.

 

[willsko87]

Lol! I didn't even pick up on that. So is the 4890 better than the 4890? Were you talking about the 4890 but just got the numbers wrong?

So I assume your recommending the XFX HD 5770 (Juniper XT) then?

Also I looked at the Graphics Performance List thats posted and them seems like the new nVidia cards are the top, but they wont be compatible with my machine? Is that correct?

 

[Hefemeister]

All of my original statements were referring to the 4870 except my last post. The 4890 is faster than the 5770 but is a dx10 card versus a dx11 card.

double checks numbers. darn a 7 can look like a 9 when reading fast.

You are correct about the card I would recommend.

 

[willsko87]

Ok no worries, I will look at getting the 5770 when I get the money.

If I was to wait for the 5850 to come down, would that be compatible?

Also you mentioned my CPU might hold me back. Are the new CPU's compatible or are they a whole new socket?

 

[Trotter]

LGA775 is still viable, even though Intel has brought out the 1366 and 1155 sockets.

Your motherboard can run Core2Quads up to a Q9650 with a BIOS update (1236).