Vid Cards

**CivilWars** · 02-01-09, 12:35 PM

I think he means the risk of his PSU not being strong enough to support the 4850.

**MaKe_OuT_33** · 02-01-09, 12:41 PM

Originally Posted by CivilWars

I think he means the risk of his PSU not being strong enough to support the 4850.

correct...

i say go for the stronger card, can you afford a new PSU if it doesnt work? could you return the card at a full refund if it doesnt work? if so, where is the risk? if not, do some more homework to determine if your PSU can handle it before buying.

**Mcstrange** · 02-01-09, 02:30 PM

It should work just fine.
http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?...50aHVzaWFzdA==

300 watts at the wall with

Keep in mind that these wattages are taken at the wall for the entire system containing an Intel QX9770, 2GB Corsair, RAM, the video card(s), 3 WD Raptor Hard Drives, a DVD/CDRom, a floppy drive, and a Koolance Exos water cooling system.

**Guyver** · 02-01-09, 04:27 PM

Scuba, you can get a 4870 for about the same price as that 4850 you posted:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102796

I paid $224 for this:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1212192380239

EDIT:
Aww crap, that $201.39 Canadian right?

**scuba_steve** · 02-01-09, 07:08 PM

Yea thanks guyver - here is that same card from the canadian newegg site

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...E%20100243TXSR

with a 30 dollar mail in rebate it might actually be worth grabbing - and looking at mcstranges chart he kindly posted for me(thank you) I can prob get away with it