Upgrading Dell Dimension 4700

General consensus is Yes (from reading through the posts)

But you may think about updating your Power Supply (ie new Ram and Video Card)

what about this card

how about the xfx 8600 gt xxx from http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicat...552&sku=P450-8650&SRCCODE=WEBTV&CMP=OTC-WEBTV

it seems liker a killer deal and an excellent card for under $100

It would be a good card but for games, it's just okay really. For Crysis you should go with at least an 8600GTS.

will i be able to play crysis on medium

will i be able to play crysis on medium with the 8600 gt xxx and if not what is the lowest price i can get for the best card for my system ( that will not overheat my system)

Yes Crysis will be very playable on medium settings with the 8600GT.

If your going with a 8600GT this is a good one (when back in stock)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150258

140mhz o'c core
200mhz o'c vram
Zalman cooler

Meanest, baddest Card for the 4700?

Hello all )

I also have a dimension 4700, and just replaced the psu with an Antec 500w. The system also has 4GB of memory, and a Soudblaster X-Fi Card installed. My question is what is the fastest / biggest / best (BADDEST) card I can stuff into this system? So far the best card mentioned in this thread was the HD3850, and I noticed that is a PCI-e x16 VS. 2.0 board, will PCI-e x16 VS 2.0 Cards work with the 4700? Thanks for the input in advance!

Yes, PCI-E 2.0 cards will work in your PC. Also, the best card you could get for it would be determined by the type of PSU. Antec makes multiple 500W PSUs, so tell us what series it is from i.e. NeoPower, Basiq, Earthwatts etc. Since each PSU has a different amount of power available on the +12V rail(s), that would affect your choice of video card. Let us know what the series is and we'll suggest an appropriate card.
Lastly, keep in mind that a very fast card like an 8800GT will be bottlenecked by your current CPU, which would limit performance to the level of a cheaper card like an 8600GTS. So buying the 8800GT would be a waste in this case. The previous case is an example and is meant to show you how to spend your money best. That's also what we're here for.

The antec is a Earthwatts EA-500

The CPU is a P4 2.8GHz

The PSU outputs about 29A on the +12V rails combined, which is enough for an 8800GT (which requires at least 26A). Get it and enjoy. You'd face bottlenecking, but if you play at high resolutions with as much AA and AF as you can, it will be lowered somewhat, although it won't go away completely.

EarthWatts EA 500 ~34A
http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=205763

You good to to

Oh, I didn't see the specifications page on Antec's site. I just calculated from the numbers posted. Sorry about that. Nice find on the link kpo6969, I'll add it to my sig.

Those Earthwatts are a quality reasonably priced psu. The 430w has 30amps and the 380w has 27amps.
btw:no reason to be sorry

Sweet! Thanks for the help guys!

Now, what are your thoughts on the below?

ASUS GeForce 8800 GT 8800GT 1GB GDDR3 EN8800GT/HTDP/1GA

VS.

ASUS EAH3870 ATI Radeon HD 3870 DX 10 HDCP DDR4 1GB

??? )

You should do some research yourself
Go to Asus and read all the reviews
Go to Google and type review and put your card model type in as well

Or better yet go to Tom's Hardware and use the gpu charts.
Google can be your friend

Ok, thanks... I was just hoping to get some insights from people who have used both products, not just read some sponsored advertising propaganda

The 8800GT is a much better choice. And you don't really need the 1GB of VRAM on that one, unless you're going to game at 1600x1200 and above.