ATI Radeon HD 4350 Vs. ATI Radeon HD 4650

Kidfork

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OK so i was in best buy and decided to grab the ATI Radeon 4350, i like it, but i want something a little more powerful. I was thinking the Radeon 4650. I was wondering if the Radeon 4650 Would be any better than the 4350. There Both 512 DDR2. I noticed the 4650 Doesn't need a 4-Pin Power Connector. Because i have a 480W PSU however it doesn't give the 12V of Power a High-end Graphics would need.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD Athlon(tm) 5000+ Dual Core 2.6Ghz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M2N68-AM SE2
    Memory
    4GB CRUCIAL DDR2 EEC DUAL CHANNEL
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI RADEON HD 4350 512DDR2
    Screen Resolution
    1024x768
    Hard Drives
    320GB SATA
    40 GB IDE
    Keyboard
    Logitect
    Mouse
    I
    Internet Speed
    DSL 1.5Mbs/per sec
Heres a link to GPU listings: Graphics Card Hierarchy Chart - Review Tom's Hardware : Best Graphics Cards For The Money: Jan. '09

You would jump 9 tiers by getting the HD4650 and heres what they have to say:

"I don’t recommend upgrading your graphics card unless the replacement card is at least three tiers higher. Otherwise, the upgrade is somewhat parallel, and you may not notice a worthwhile difference in performance."

So you should see a noteable increase in performance however the HD4670 are really cheap just now so if possible id advise that over the HD4650. The price difference between the two shouldnt be that much.
 

My Computer

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    CUSTOM BUILT BY ME
    CPU
    AMD PHENOM II X3 710 2.6GHZ Overclocked to 3.25GHZ Stable
    Motherboard
    Ecs Gf8200a Phenom-2 X4 Quad Core Mboard
    Memory
    8BG PC5300 4 x 2GB OCZ
    Graphics Card(s)
    PCI-E ATI HD 4670 1GB Overclocked 4GB Total
    Sound Card
    Onboard 7.1 HD AUDIO
    Monitor(s) Displays
    55" Vizio LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1600 x 1200 HD
    Hard Drives
    1TB Seagate, 1TB Hitachi, 250GB Maxtor, 250GB Seagate
    PSU
    Kingwin ABT-610MM Maximum Power 610 Watt ATX 12V
    Case
    GENERIC
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS7500-AlCu LED Universal CPU Cooler, 4 CASE FANS
    Keyboard
    MICROSOFT WIRELESS KEYBOARD
    Mouse
    MICROSOFT WIRELESS MOUSE
    Internet Speed
    CABLE 15MBPS
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