Which of the following graphics cards should I buy for a moderate gaming PC:
PowerColor HD 4850 512MB GDDR3
HiS HD4850 512MB GDDR3
Sapphire HD4850 512MB GDDR3
Gigabyte HD4850 512MB GDDR3
Going to order later tonight - thanks in advanced.
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Which of the following graphics cards should I buy for a moderate gaming PC:
PowerColor HD 4850 512MB GDDR3
HiS HD4850 512MB GDDR3
Sapphire HD4850 512MB GDDR3
Gigabyte HD4850 512MB GDDR3
Going to order later tonight - thanks in advanced.
They are all very much the same. go with the cheapest you can find from a good supplier..
Not very up to date with ATi vendors aftercare, but I would think sapphire are quite good as they used to be for me.
Ok.. Thank you, will buy from scans super savers l8r on tonight - only 124.54:D
I would go for the 9800 GTX !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOL. Old tech mate and not a patch on the 4850 :)Quote:
Originally Posted by oscar5453
It all comes down to warranty in the end. They are all reference designs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Will:)
Out of the above HIS will give you the best customer after sales and I think Gigabyte offers a 3 year warranty where the rest is 2 years. HIS is the most expensive.
I went for the Sapphie on my 4870 because I liked the way it looked. lol.
I am currently think of getting the Sapphire for my new rig. Does this run hot under full load at all. Just thinking about what case to get and fans etc if it does run hot
about 80-85 degrees, around 3 degree's hotter than idle which is a problem with the drivers apparently.
An arctic cooling accelero with a 120mm fan strapped to it will run far cooler and as silent as you make the fan :)
also consider the new one from Akasa http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductId=810140
esp is space is an issue
When you consider the cost of after market cooling for the 4850, the 9800gtx is actually a better buy imoQuote:
Originally Posted by oscar5453
You don't need aftermarket cooling for the 4850 as much as you would need aftermarket cooling for the 9800GTX. The fans are set on 15% as default so cranking them up would help keep temperatures controlled. Only reason for a new cooler would be for lower noise, which is why you get an aftermarket cooler for any graphics card.
Yep Ive had my Sapphire 4850 512 for a week or so its all fine, overall the package is good better than some others so thats +1 for sapphire, as for the card runs fine, temperatures high but not a problem so far, i guess time will tell for that. I have tried the fan speed increase, it works, but gets noiser.
Would deffo go for the Sapphire :)