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So the 5000 series are here... i have a question
hi i have a 4870 in my pc and im hopin to get a 5850 or something soon but idk what i should do with my old 4870 like can istill use it for anything? maybe for another monitor? or would 2 different monitors on 2 different cards be not possible? anyways i bought that card for like 250 and have loved it ever since and dont wanna sell it. just what can i do with it? (planning to buy a new montior fo dual display soon too)
CPU
Intel Q9650 @ 3.0 Ghz
Motherboard
ASUS P5Q Pro Turbo Motherboard
Memory
8 Gb XMS Corsair DDR2 @ 800 MHZ
Graphics card(s)
MSI HD 4870 1GB
Sound Card
Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
23 inch ACER monitor
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
Single Hitachi 500 GB 7200 RPM SATA
PSU
750 watt Corsair
Case
CoolerMaster HAF 932 Mini Tower Case
Cooling
Thermaltake V1 Cpu cooler 3 case fans
Mouse
Dell standard
Internet Speed
10 MBPS
Sell it while it still has some value to help offset the cost of the new card.
And no you don't need two cards to run two monitors, you would be hard pressed to find a card made in the last few years that can't run dual monitors.
Manufacturer/Model
Me
CPU
Athlon x2 7750 BE
Motherboard
Asus M4A78 Pro
Memory
2x2gb Kingston
Graphics card(s)
Sapphire HD 4830
Sound Card
X-Fi Xtreme Music
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer P221w and Acer 1916w
Screen Resolution
1680x1050 and 1440x900
Hard Drives
2x80 GB Seagate 7200.10 in RAID0, 500 GB Seagate 7200.12
PSU
Antec Earthwatts 500W
Case
Antec Sonata III
Cooling
AC Freezer 64 Pro and a couple of 120 mm case fans
Mouse
Logitech G5 v2
Keyboard
Logitech Wave
Internet Speed
10000/1000
hm...... sell it... but get the 5870 instead of the 5850.......
or if you don't want to sell it you could always mail it to me.... :D haha
Manufacturer/Model
Acer, Aspire M1201\Custom Build
CPU
AMD Athlon X2 5000+ @ 2.6Ghz
Motherboard
Acer Micro-ATX Motherboard
Memory
2x2gb Patriot Viper DDR2 PC6400 @ 800mhz Dual Channel SLI Edition (4-4-4-12)
Graphics card(s)
ATI HD3870 with 512mb GDDR4
Sound Card
Realtek HD 7.1 Onboard Sound
Monitor(s) Displays
22" Acer X223 Widescreen
Screen Resolution
1680 X 1050
Hard Drives
320gb Western Digital SATA II (Ubuntu 9.10)
500gb Seagate SATA II
1tb Seagate SATA II (Vista Home Premium)
PSU
ULTRA X3 600 Watt Modular
Case
NZXT Tempest (The Airflow King) 2x 140mm Fans, 4x 120mm Fans
Cooling
1x 135mm In PSU, 1x 70mm On CPU, And 1x 120mm On GPU
Mouse
Microsoft Sidewinder X5
Keyboard
Microsoft Sidewinder X6
Internet Speed
6 Mbs Down 1 Mbs Up
Other Info
AVerMedia 1500MCE TV Tuner
Logitech X540 5.1 Surround Sound
ehh dunno is there really nothing i would be able to put the old 4870 to use for?
CPU
Intel Q9650 @ 3.0 Ghz
Motherboard
ASUS P5Q Pro Turbo Motherboard
Memory
8 Gb XMS Corsair DDR2 @ 800 MHZ
Graphics card(s)
MSI HD 4870 1GB
Sound Card
Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
23 inch ACER monitor
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
Single Hitachi 500 GB 7200 RPM SATA
PSU
750 watt Corsair
Case
CoolerMaster HAF 932 Mini Tower Case
Cooling
Thermaltake V1 Cpu cooler 3 case fans
Mouse
Dell standard
Internet Speed
10 MBPS
If you get a 5850 or 5870, short of being able to run 4 monitors, no there is nothing you can do with the 4870.
Manufacturer/Model
Me
CPU
Athlon x2 7750 BE
Motherboard
Asus M4A78 Pro
Memory
2x2gb Kingston
Graphics card(s)
Sapphire HD 4830
Sound Card
X-Fi Xtreme Music
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer P221w and Acer 1916w
Screen Resolution
1680x1050 and 1440x900
Hard Drives
2x80 GB Seagate 7200.10 in RAID0, 500 GB Seagate 7200.12
PSU
Antec Earthwatts 500W
Case
Antec Sonata III
Cooling
AC Freezer 64 Pro and a couple of 120 mm case fans
Mouse
Logitech G5 v2
Keyboard
Logitech Wave
Internet Speed
10000/1000
agreed..... unless you just want to mount it on the wall
Manufacturer/Model
Acer, Aspire M1201\Custom Build
CPU
AMD Athlon X2 5000+ @ 2.6Ghz
Motherboard
Acer Micro-ATX Motherboard
Memory
2x2gb Patriot Viper DDR2 PC6400 @ 800mhz Dual Channel SLI Edition (4-4-4-12)
Graphics card(s)
ATI HD3870 with 512mb GDDR4
Sound Card
Realtek HD 7.1 Onboard Sound
Monitor(s) Displays
22" Acer X223 Widescreen
Screen Resolution
1680 X 1050
Hard Drives
320gb Western Digital SATA II (Ubuntu 9.10)
500gb Seagate SATA II
1tb Seagate SATA II (Vista Home Premium)
PSU
ULTRA X3 600 Watt Modular
Case
NZXT Tempest (The Airflow King) 2x 140mm Fans, 4x 120mm Fans
Cooling
1x 135mm In PSU, 1x 70mm On CPU, And 1x 120mm On GPU
Mouse
Microsoft Sidewinder X5
Keyboard
Microsoft Sidewinder X6
Internet Speed
6 Mbs Down 1 Mbs Up
Other Info
AVerMedia 1500MCE TV Tuner
Logitech X540 5.1 Surround Sound