radeon hd 4850

[yaz]

can somebody tell me if there is a difference between these two cards? local computer store gave me this:

http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.php?do=ShowProduct&cmd=pd&pid=018942&cid=999.243.272

when i was looking for this:

http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.php?do=ShowProduct&cmd=pd&pid=018957&cid=999.243.272

the first one is cheaper, but not sure if there is a reason for that. thanks!

 

[eklipz330]

links dont work

 

[yaz]

sorry, should work now. i guess it's just the difference between two manufacturers, but i'm wondering if one is better than the other...?

 

[Sus-penders]

Nope, exactly the same thing (aside from the chick on the front, obviously )

Some people prefer Asus because they offer a nifty utility which allows you to control the cards fanspeed...other than that there isn't any difference.

Sapphire offers a two year warranty, Asus 3 years.

 

[eklipz330]

no, but you should make your descision on which one has better customer service...i personally wouldn't know, but owned a couple sapphire cards and a couple asus mobo's, nothing ever went wrong...

i heard sapphire has horrendous customer service soo... asus it is?

 

[yaz]

thanks for the quick responses. would that make the sapphire card noisier, considering i can't adjust the fan...?

 

[-Fran-]

This was a sweet deal IMO: http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.php?do=ShowProduct&cmd=pd&pid=019829&cid=999.243.272

Regarding your question. Actually, you must adjust the fan speed, but upwards. That card (the 1 slot version) runs pretty hot at stock fan setting. Oh, and your card won't become that much noisy, it's a quiet card overall.

I don't remember how to do that tweaking, but there are a couple of utilities that do that. Bad thing is, they're not very user friendly :/

Ati Tray Tools is one of them. At least for adjusting the fan speed, works fine.

Esop!

 

[yaz]

good to hear it's quiet overall. what is it in particular you like about the card you linked? the price, or something more?

 

[eklipz330]

the fact that its pretty cheap and has an aftermarket heatsink on it

 

[yaz]

ah, i see. thanks for the help guys! i guess i'll stick with the sapphire then. easier at this point, and they all sound comparable.

 

[-Fran-]

Yep, it's cause of the after market cooler it has.

I won't say the Sapphire is a bad choice, but you'll have to do a little tweaking on it's fan cause it's going to run HOT with stock settings. With the other one, you won't do anything, pro'lly.

It's a matter of choice actually. Both cards are the same, but the cooling solution is a big fact IMO.

Esop!