im going to get a computer for black friday, prob this one $239.99 on black friday

and i was going to put a graphics card in it to make it a decent budget gaming computer mainly for mw2. now ive been looking at a 4870 possibly http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150441 and i was wondering how high i could go until the gfx card is limited by that cpu, that comp is AM3 slot so i could upgrade the processor if necessary, im basically just trying to get the best bang for my buck as possible, best performance for the least amount possible, also im gonna be needing a power supply, prob like $50 there but thats a diff story lol.

anyway my main question, how high could i go graphics wise before the processor limits it?

that will work, and the 4770 will be fine without being limited too much, but it would have been nice if some information on the power supply unit was available. without it, we have no info on the amount of wattage available, or what brand it is for that matter. it could be a really shitty psu, and hence part of the reason why its so cheap.

by the way, theres no need to ask this in two different forums. you wont get any more replies like that.

lol sry i just wanted to be sure of a relpy cuz the other forum is dyingish. but im pretty sure its 300, but dont woryt about that cuz im going to upgrade to a 550w anyway, prob like a coolmaster of coolmax, BFG has a good one for $50 too. but i was also going to get a 4870 not a 4770 lol

you might as well build your own then. the video card will be about 150, the psu will be about 50, and if youre upgrading the cpu, that could be anything between 70 to 200, depending on what you want.

this really isnt about the computer, its more about if that processor will limit the power of a radeon 4870 or im acutally thinking 4890 maybe cuz im getting some extra cash, if that processor does limit the power of them then i might just make my own


EDIT, allright got some extra money, i plan on getting this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161298&cm_re=4890-_-14-161-298-_-Product im not worried about PSUs, ill find one, i just wanna know if/how much that card will be limited by a AMD athlon II x2 215, because if it will be limited then a 4870 would prob be better than speding my money on power that wont be used

This message was edited by black gogeta on Nov 08 2009.

This message was edited by black gogeta on Nov 08 2009.

It'll limit the cards performance a bit, but not enough for you to need to go get a new CPU.

will it limit the 4890 enough that it would be better getting a 4870? plus i really plan on keeping this comp for a while and upgrading later as i get more money and stuff so getting a 4890 now and just upgrading the processor like next year or something is something i could do too

The 4890 will still perform better then the 4870 if that's what you're asking.

you can always overclock the processor just a tiny bit to bring it up to par with the video card.

all right then so the 4890 will perform better than the 4870 with that processor? thats all i need i will then be buying a 4890 =]. and knowing me i will prob OC the processor, from to like 2.9-3.0 maybe i gotta see how overclockable it is

for about 180 dollars after rebate, get the overclocked HIS HD4890 with the 965 mhz core speed. thats the best 4890 available.

lol i have that link up there cuz that was the one i was specifically looking at lol, newegg after rebate is $179.99 so prob will end up gettin that and http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152028 that PSU

i wouldnt go for raidmax. its not on my list of trusted power supplies. its better to pick one from this list:

antec
arctic
BFG
coolermaster
corsair
pc power and cooling
ocz
mushkin
gigabyte
fsp
silverstone
thermaltake
xfx
zalman

um well u wanna hit me up with a good PSU with the 2 6 pins that will support this card. like prob around $50 maxc at like $55 ish, keep as low as possible tho lol

if any of the ones i linked didnt have them, you can simply buy an adapter which would probably be cheaper.