I use a 17" CRT with resolutions of 1024x768 max (often less). I do a reasonable amount of gaming when I have time. It is really to power Empire: total war at medium to high settings.
I have a knackered X1950pro with VRMs running at ca 100C when at load. (the card has warped so it is clamped to the one piece heatsink a cable tie(gives pressure), PCI bracket (spreads the load) and a few bits of paper (even better fit) very crude but it stops the card overheating.)
I wanted a 4800 series but it looks like I would need to wait a while until I could afford one. I've spent my budgetP2.
Would a HD 3870 be able to cope at those resolutions to a reasonable degree with the 4800s? links/guides welcome.
How much do you think a second hand one is worth (or how much would you pay for one)?


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