Graphics Card that Will Fit My Computer

well it was a hundred because i bought the comp not to long ago but my girl let me go up 140 because all i thought i needed was the graphics card so i found one on ebay for 115 and it was the hd 4870 so ya my budget is 140 lol

for the graphics card:
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102824
94.99

for the power supply:
OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ500MXSP 500W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341016
59.99

total to: 154.99 both with free shipping

and one has a 20 dollar rebate,

bringing it to $134.99

those are both great quality parts, with special deals so hurry.

would this power supply work
http://cgi.ebay.com/HERCULES-500W-A..._UPS?hash=item3ef75c4a4d&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
and is the hd 4850 better then the gtx 260 just wondering thanks for your help man.
Also i read that the hd 4850 is not really a good card a read alot of review on newegg that the card fried in about a month.

no the 4850 isnt better than a 260, but from the sound of it, and excuse me if I'm wrong, but you're not running a really high resolution. ie a 24" monitor or better. If you're running a crt or a conservative size lcd then it wont matter, you may just be wasting what the gtx 260 can do.

That power supply is crap btw, and everyone here will tell you the same thing.

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well actually im running a 19 wide screen monitor and i do plan on going 30 to 32 inch by christmas lol but for now i have the 19inch and from the reviews i have been reading i think i should stick to nvidia card right because i need to last me atleast 2 years before it goes out and it seems like nvidia is much more reliable.

You need to get the newer form factor power supply for those cards. Make sure it says ATX12V V2.2 / EPS12V. That $19 one is old school. It won't have the right connectors for those cards. Let me put the power supply thing in perspective for you. The power supply is the ONLY component that can damage everything else. Don't go cheap there.The one AndrestheBean recommended is a pretty good deal for that unit. I'm cheap and always buy refurbished or open box stuff I've had good luck with NewEgg on that stuff. In fact the only new thing in my system is the CPU. Don't know if you want to go there, but check this one out. It has the GDDR5 memory.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121291
is there a big improvement with this card because i read that anything over 512 would be good for gta 4 and if not then i think im going to get the one luvhuffer posted seems like a nice one.

Just keep in mind it's not going to have anything but the card. No cables adapters CD etc. because it's open box. Actually this one looks like a better deal and their stuff has everything in their box even though they say it doesn't. This one has the gig of GDDR5! I bought my kids 9800GT here for $65 lol. You know if it was the first of the month I would have bought this with my $10 off coupon for myself.

what i recommended are the best parts you can get for your budget,

of coarse there is better than the 4850 but, thats the bes you can do with your budget,

plus the 4850 can handle almost alll games out there.

and you shouldn't go cheap with your power supply because if it goes bad it takes everything with it, cpu, ram, gpu, etc.

the PSU i recommended usually sells at 89.99.

Ya im going to get the psu that you reccomended to me. I was thinking though should i hold off on getting the graphics card so that I can get the 1gb version of the hd 4850 or theres not really a big difference between the cards. I read that gta 4 needs more then 512 to run right also. Luvhuffer how do you know that card comes with everything.

Lies the 4850 1gb isn't much better than the 512.

what HK and Super said above .the 1gb version wont do anything for you unless you game at 1900 x1200 or above.

I've bought a few cards and a few mobos from them. They always came with all the cords and cd's and adapters. Abit IP35Pro, MSI P45 Platinum, and the P5Q I'm running now. NewEgg ones don't even come with the back plate. And my 8800GT and my kids 9800GT I got from there.

Will the 512mg hd4870 or hd4850 be enough for a 32inch to about a 37inch monitor, beacause I plan on getting a big monitor during christmas.

if you are getting that big a monitor then the 1GB version would be a wise investment, also if those are your choices, get the 4870.....or the 4870x2

thats 300 dollars waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay over my budget lol.

im just sayin LOL,with a 32-37" screen you could feed that alot more GPU

Either way, that's a huge monitor, I'd recommend a 4890 at most, but an x2 wouldnt hurt. How you expect and even impose the question of using a monitor of that size w/o having to have a mid-top end card?

i thought a hd 4870 was a top to mid end card.