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)
 

My Computer

System One

  • 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.
 

My Computer

System One

  • 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
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech G5 v2
    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
 

My Computer

System One

  • 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
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Sidewinder X6
    Mouse
    Microsoft Sidewinder X5
    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?
 

My Computer

System One

  • 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.
 

My Computer

System One

  • 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
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech G5 v2
    Internet Speed
    10000/1000
agreed..... unless you just want to mount it on the wall :party:
 

My Computer

System One

  • 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
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Sidewinder X6
    Mouse
    Microsoft Sidewinder X5
    Internet Speed
    6 Mbs Down 1 Mbs Up
    Other Info
    AVerMedia 1500MCE TV Tuner
    Logitech X540 5.1 Surround Sound
Back
Top