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Asus eah5850
I am interested in this card, it has the highest FPS rating (Single core) for most/all games on TomsHardware: CompUSA.com | EAH5850 DIRECTCU/2DI | Asus Radeon HD 5850 DIRECTCU 1GB DDR5 PCIe
My Computer:
OS: Windows 7 Enterprise 64-bit
CPU: Intel Core2Quad Q9300 Yorkfield 2.5GHz (Running @ 3.23GHz)
Motherboard: ASUS P5Q
Memory: 4GB (2GB x 2) G.Skill DDR2-1066
Per my computer specs, is this GPU considered a good pick? My motherboard supports PCI-e 2.0. I read somewhere (can't remember exactly where) that this GPU will perform very well when paired with a Phenom II. I however have a Core2Quad Q9300, will this hinder my performance? Do you think my CPU will cause a bottleneck in performance? It's a pretty good CPU from yesteryear and is currently overclocked.
I have an 8800GTS 320MB currently which has served me very well over the last 3 years and want to upgrade. When I bought it, it was mid-top of the line and a good overclocker for gaming.
I've also seen another model of this same video card with a different heatsink. Anyone know which is better? ( ASUS EAH5850/2DIS/1GD5 Graphics adapter - 1 GB - GDDR5 SDRAM )