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hi all,
im getting close to purchasing the parts for my new build.
im getting a 4850, and i was wondering if the manufacturer of the board matters, the brands im looking at are: Sapphire, Palit and Gainward.
the cards are all within $7 of each other. so, does the ...
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30th Mar 2009, 03:42
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HD4850 - Does the Maker Matter
hi all,
im getting close to purchasing the parts for my new build. im getting a 4850, and i was wondering if the manufacturer of the board matters, the brands im looking at are: Sapphire, Palit and Gainward. the cards are all within $7 of each other. so, does the manufacturer determine relability, overclocking potential etc???? im currently leaning towards the sapphire as it has a dual slot cooler instead of the reference one. |
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30th Mar 2009, 04:30
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Have a look at the specs, certain things may be different, some may already be factory overclocked. Then there are things like build quality and reliability, some may have a bet fan than others. Etc.
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30th Mar 2009, 05:15
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all the specs ar5e identical except for the cooler on the sapphire, which is bigger and i assume better.
i ruled the palit card off the list, seems a lot of people have had trouble with them. |
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30th Mar 2009, 05:17
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Sapphire have been making ATi cards for yonks. I would probably go for them. The better fan also seems a good reason to do so.
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30th Mar 2009, 14:35
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Glad someone asked that question cause I was wondering about that myself.
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2nd Apr 2009, 00:16
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i ended up going for a sapphire with the dual slot cooler
less heat :) |
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2nd Apr 2009, 06:10
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Thanks for the tips fellas! I have the Nvidia Geforce 8500GT right now but, I think I will be looking at the Saphire now!
 is the 4830 model pretty decent? I don't know if I can come up with the funds for the 4850 or not. I'm half awake I thought we were talking about the 4830 Lol! |
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2nd Apr 2009, 14:42
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4830 is an excellent card, you can overclock it to near 4850 speeds too.
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3rd Apr 2009, 18:23
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I think I will give the 4830 a go when funds allow. due to having Glaucoma, every bit of detail sure helps. I'm glad I was able to get this 24" monitor
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