Hi everyone,
I'm planning to build a new gaming PC and I'm trying to choose carefully every component. One of the most important ones for me is the Graphics card... even though I dont plan to spend too much on my build I am ready to spend a bit more here, always keeping in mind performance/price ratio.
The kind of components I'm planning to buy are the following (so you have and idea of my budget): q6600, 4gb DDR2 800, (ATI 4870), Corsair650TX, WD6400AKKS.
I want my build to last as long as possible, and thats why I thought the upgrade from 4850 to 4870... but now im thinking about another step. Some of the OCed versions of this GPU.
So... the contenders would be:
Sapphire HD4870 - 200 € (aprox)
Gainward HD4870 "Golden Sample" - 229 €
Club 3D CGAX-4872DDO Overclocked - 234 €
SAPPHIRE HD 4870 TOXIC Edition - 269 € (the place i was checking it just got the card at this price)
The Sapphire TOXIC looks really good... but I havent found it anywhere.. and I have no idea of how much it would cost... do you guys think it could be worth the wait plus the possible extra cash ?
I've read that the 4870 can get quite hot.. and since this "special" versions all have improved cooling I thought it could be already worth the extra money because of that... On the other hand money is really an issue, and I dont wanna spend extra if its not worth it.
Thanks in advance.
P.D. In case everyone is intersted here is where im checking the prices: http://www.alternate.es/html/shop/productListing4C.html?group=manufacturerName&cat1=9&cat2=255&cat3=000&treeName=HARDWARE&Level1=Gr%E1ficas&Level2=Tarjetas+PCIe&Level3=ATI& is in spanish but specs and prices are understandable by everyone I think
I'm planning to build a new gaming PC and I'm trying to choose carefully every component. One of the most important ones for me is the Graphics card... even though I dont plan to spend too much on my build I am ready to spend a bit more here, always keeping in mind performance/price ratio.
The kind of components I'm planning to buy are the following (so you have and idea of my budget): q6600, 4gb DDR2 800, (ATI 4870), Corsair650TX, WD6400AKKS.
I want my build to last as long as possible, and thats why I thought the upgrade from 4850 to 4870... but now im thinking about another step. Some of the OCed versions of this GPU.
So... the contenders would be:
Sapphire HD4870 - 200 € (aprox)
Gainward HD4870 "Golden Sample" - 229 €
Club 3D CGAX-4872DDO Overclocked - 234 €
SAPPHIRE HD 4870 TOXIC Edition - 269 € (the place i was checking it just got the card at this price)
The Sapphire TOXIC looks really good... but I havent found it anywhere.. and I have no idea of how much it would cost... do you guys think it could be worth the wait plus the possible extra cash ?
I've read that the 4870 can get quite hot.. and since this "special" versions all have improved cooling I thought it could be already worth the extra money because of that... On the other hand money is really an issue, and I dont wanna spend extra if its not worth it.
Thanks in advance.
P.D. In case everyone is intersted here is where im checking the prices: http://www.alternate.es/html/shop/productListing4C.html?group=manufacturerName&cat1=9&cat2=255&cat3=000&treeName=HARDWARE&Level1=Gr%E1ficas&Level2=Tarjetas+PCIe&Level3=ATI& is in spanish but specs and prices are understandable by everyone I think