1680 x 1050 with 4850 or 4870

[alvine]

So guys quick question for 1680 x 1050 resolution should go with 4850 or shell out $100 more and get 4870? Will the gddr5 do miracles at that resolution?

 

[sarwar_r87]

4850 is gud.....
4870 is beter futur proof

 

[lasttarget]

4850 is the best value
for alot more money the 4870 gives u 30% more performance over 4850

 

[skittle]

I have no problems running any game at 1680x1050 with my 4850 (even crysis at mostly max settings). If your strapped for cash, a 4850 will be a nice card for you

Except for a quakeIII based game. Damn ATI drivers make it crash. Catalyst 8.8beta fixed it though!

definitely a big upgrade from my 7800gt.

 

[mathiasschnell]

Yeah 4850 is enough for 1680 x 1050. 4870 would be overkill.

 

[doomsdaydave11]

I have no problems running any game at 1680x1050 with my 4850 (even crysis at mostly max settings). If your strapped for cash, a 4850 will be a nice card for you

Except for a quakeIII based game. Damn ATI drivers make it crash. Catalyst 8.8beta fixed it though!

definitely a big upgrade from my 7800gt.

On the contrary, it's difficult running Crysis at anything above all High, noAA 1680x1050. I get 25-40 FPS. Pretty good, but turned up to very high I get way less then that.

 

[skittle]

Q6600, 4850 (no AA of course) runs smoothly. Only setting that needs to be turned down is shadows. It really chews up the FPS.

 

[alvine]

okay thanks guys! 4850 then

 

[computertech82]

Very BAD idea getting a 4850 for a 1600+ resolution monitor. Look up the benchmarks yourself, they are all over the internet. In some games, you really need crossfire/SLI to get AA/AF cranked up and looking good.
Do some research first. Look up benchmarks for similar resolutions.

 

[skittle]

For $189 i think its a "very good idea"

 

[Wolfshadw]

Be interested in knowing what Alvine currently has.

-Wolf ponders

 

[husky mctarflash]

OK guys:

If I understand you correctly, 4850 = good up to 1050 (i.e., 22" monitor).

4870 = for 1200 (ie., 24", 26")?

At what point is Crossfire needed?

 

[maukaguy]

It depends on what your ok with. I'm ordering my wife's new comp this weekend and she only has a 1600x1050 screen but I'm going with a 4870. SLI scaling tends to not kick in tell res over 1600x1050 much, so I went with a single card, 4870. Even at 1600x1050 you will see a big step up with the 4870 vs its little brother. The question is is the step up worth it for you, I don't mind paying the extra cash so my wife can play with better FPS at higher settings. Look at the benchmarks for different games/settings for what you will be playing, but remember that any fps over 60 with be a mute point, barring you having a very nice screen and super human good eyes. So if at the game/settings you want both cards get at lest 60 FPS or higher its not going to matter much. Check out the benchmarks first though before you make up your mind.

 

[Primus462]

I just installed a 4870 last night. Bioshock and COD 4 are beautiful, but I haven't tried anything as demanding as Crysis. I was running it at 1680 x 1050

 

[concrum]

My monitor is 24'', but i always find it to be overkill to play games at native res. ( 1200 x )

 

[JAYDEEJOHN]

The 4870x2 will get over 30 fps ,very high settings, 4xAA in Crysis

 

[Plyro109]

Personally, I rather enjoy gaming with my 4850 and 22" LCD. All the games I own, I can max out ('cept Mass Effect, and that's close. xD) But it provides a very good experience. :3

 

[homerdog]

^You can't max out Mass Effect? That game runs like a dream for me; are you trying to force AA or something?

 

[1haplo]

I have the 4850 with 1680X1050 and I have not run into a problem. I have not run Crysis, but Assassin's Creed runs great.

Get the 4870 for Crysis and 4850 for everything else.

I could not justify the over $100 Difference to myself. Plus If I want to I can Crossfire another 4850 if I need to.

Just look at anandtechs review of the 4870 and 4850, Look at the 1680X1050 FPS.

1Haplo

 

[georgep001]

i bought a 4870 3 days ago for my 1680x1050 resolution runs crysis on high pritty well just picked up another 4870 yesterday gonna crossfire them for abit of a boost in performance but i recommend u get the 4870 its great for the price.

 

[Nik_I]

i have a 4850 and i play all my games at 1680x1050. everything runs like a dream except for crysis, but i'm going to blame that either on my cpu (only an athlon x2 4200+) or the catalyst drivers. nvidia cards always outperform the ati cards in this game. also, i noticed a performance drop when i upgraded from the 8.6 hotfix to the 8.7 drivers. that might be more subjective than anything else though.

 

[georgep001]

i dont get why people are willing to blow hundreds of dollars for a video card yes the 4870x2 is the fastest gpu out right now but what do u need it for when theres such a lack of games for the computer on the market buy a 4850 or a 4870 save your money cause when fallout 3 and all those games come out theyll be better and higher end videocards out on the market and anywaise the 4850 and 4870 perform just fine for the resolution you guys are talking about and its cheap for the card.

 

[Primus462]

I don't get why people refuse to use proper grammar and punctuation. But, I guess that's a topic for a different forum.

 

[one-shot]

i dont get why people are willing to blow hundreds of dollars for a video card yes the 4870x2 is the fastest gpu out right now but what do u need it for when theres such a lack of games for the computer on the market buy a 4850 or a 4870 save your money cause when fallout 3 and all those games come out theyll be better and higher end videocards out on the market and anywaise the 4850 and 4870 perform just fine for the resolution you guys are talking about and its cheap for the card.

This group of words gets my vote for the largest run-on sentence I have ever read. A sentence should also not start with the word "but". You should be careful when you correct people for their faults.

 

[Primus462]

This group of words gets my vote for the largest run-on sentence I have ever read. A sentence should also not start with the word "but". You should be careful when you correct people for their faults.

One-shot, I totally agree, but I think it is accepted anymore that you can start sentences with "but" and "and." However, I could be wrong.