Time for an upgrade

cerebus said:
Yes it's fine. The 5850 will be matched with the 945. It might bottleneck but only slightly. What's the total cost on that?

BTW can I recommend against the Odin 585s? They have very poor number of cables and I had a nearly new one blow on me with just a 260 recently. Worthwhile to go a bit extra.
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Around R6000

How about the Coolermaster RS-500-PCAR eXtreme power 500w instead of the Odin?
 
CM 500w r570
AMD socket AM3 Phenom2 x4, Quad-core 945 - r1587 (nearly same price as i5 750 - but I suppose cheaper mobo/ram makes up for it)
MSI 790XT-G45 AM2/AM2+ r900
Radeon HD 5850 1GB GDDR5 256-bit r3000

ok.
 
Would rather take the i5 750 much better gaming chip than the 945, and it oc's like a demon :D
 
Ya but the OP is doing this on a tight budget. I'd take the i5 750 over a Phenom as well since they cost the same in SA. But the OP is trying to use his old ram so he can get a 5850, and the GPU is where the biggest gains will be made
 
cerebus said:
CM 500w r570
AMD socket AM3 Phenom2 x4, Quad-core 945 - r1587 (nearly same price as i5 750 - but I suppose cheaper mobo/ram makes up for it)
MSI 790XT-G45 AM2/AM2+ r900
Radeon HD 5850 1GB GDDR5 256-bit r3000

ok.
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If you shop around you can get 955BE for R1600 and for R150 more on the 5850 you can get the Sapphire Vapor-X......
 
But remember you can always sell off the old pc lock stock and use that as an add-in on the new one.
 
@ cerebus

Yeah those are the specs

Archer said:
Ya but the OP is doing this on a tight budget. I'd take the i5 750 over a Phenom as well since they cost the same in SA. But the OP is trying to use his old ram so he can get a 5850, and the GPU is where the biggest gains will be made
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Like I said I'm not a "hardcore" gamer

I'm upgrading primarily with one game in mind. I'm looking at value for money components.

Must admit I am hesitanting over the price of the 5850. Is it really a massive leap ahead of the 4850 I bought little over a year ago. A little more and I could get a PS3. :erm:

kelevra said:
If you shop around you can get 955BE for R1600 and for R150 more on the 5850 you can get the Sapphire Vapor-X......
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Will look into that thanks.
 
Alan said:
Must admit I am hesitating over the price of the 5850. Is it really a massive leap ahead of the 4850 I bought little over a year ago. A little more and I could get a PS3. :erm:
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Yes it's a significant improvement. There really isn't anything lower that would provide an appreciable jump forwards. A 5770 certainly wouldn't.
http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/...ity/Sum-of-FPS-Benchmarks-1920x1200,2260.html
5850 scores 678, whereas 4850 scores 381. So...more than twice the gains in fps.
 
Yeah it really is impressive. Look a PC gaming upgrade is a big investment and the real bulk of that is going to go on the graphics card. A 4850 can already play anything out there, just in more and more of a limited way. If you're willing to spend r6k on an upgrade (and if you sell the parts you can bring that down to <4500) the graphics card is going to be your main expense and you don't want to shortchange yourself on it.
 
cerebus said:
Yeah it really is impressive. Look a PC gaming upgrade is a big investment and the real bulk of that is going to go on the graphics card. A 4850 can already play anything out there, just in more and more of a limited way. If you're willing to spend r6k on an upgrade (and if you sell the parts you can bring that down to <4500) the graphics card is going to be your main expense and you don't want to shortchange yourself on it.
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Agreement, it is here.
 
cerebus said:
Yeah it really is impressive. Look a PC gaming upgrade is a big investment and the real bulk of that is going to go on the graphics card. A 4850 can already play anything out there, just in more and more of a limited way. If you're willing to spend r6k on an upgrade (and if you sell the parts you can bring that down to <4500) the graphics card is going to be your main expense and you don't want to shortchange yourself on it.
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Indeed. Not the first time I've spent R3000 on a GPU. The 8800GTS cost that much ;)

Can somebody post the conclusion from review of the PSU

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/artic...y-Review/728/1

I think I'll buy it now before my current one dies :o
 
Ah your noble 8800gts. That was my first foray into the world of 'real' graphics cards.

That review just goes to the main page. Which psu is it?
 
cerebus said:
Ah your noble 8800gts. That was my first foray into the world of 'real' graphics cards.

That review just goes to the main page. Which psu is it?
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Interested in a 4850? :D

Coolermaster RS-500-PCAR eXtreme power 500w
 
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