WilliamWatts said:
An HD 5670 1GB card has more performance than a 9800GT with 400 Stream Processors, reasonable memory bandwidth at 60GB/S and only draws 61W at load. I would say you can run that card, especially if your processor is a 65W TDP dual or quad core. It costs $99 at the moment. You'd be able to run Crysis on a fairly high setting if not high itself on a 1280/1024 (17") monitor.
As you can see its performing admirably at that setting. http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-5670-review-test-crossfire/15 Thats with 2xMSAA if you turn that off you should yield good 30FPS playable on the 'gamer' high setting. |
My quad core uses about 45W at load, although I've never actually maxed it out. The only thing I need to know now is how much of my power supply is being used with everything that's already in it. If the quad core uses 45W out of 350W, then the rest of the parts should be all right. I just don't want to fry my computer overloading my PSU. Is there a way to tell how many watts of my power supply is being used?
