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HD 4850 or HD 4870 for a 1680 x 1050 screen?

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ipoopfool   11-02-2008 at 12:12:05 AM

I don't really know, but here is the overclocked with good cooling 4850 and 4870

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814161246


one has a higher core clock, the other has a higher memory clock


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urban_black_redneck   11-02-2008 at 12:58:43 AM
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The 4870 is still faster. Tiny bit louder and consumes more power, though. I think the IceQ 4 4850 provides plenty of power and value for the price. I just might buy one myself.

 

HIS IceQ 4850 512MB review:

 

Call of Duty 4 (page 6/30)
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews [...] eQ4/6.html

 

UPDATE:
The Sapphire 4870 costs only $235. You might as well get that.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102797

 

There is an IceQ with a slight OC for $192.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814161244


Message edited by urban_black_redneck on 11-02-2008 at 01:12:43 AM
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huron   11-02-2008 at 01:35:35 AM
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No doubt in my mind - 4870.

If you can find the $$$ for about $30 or so more, get the 4870 1GB

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br3nd064   11-02-2008 at 04:36:47 AM
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4870 is better.

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Craxbax   11-02-2008 at 01:40:41 PM
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+1 The 4870 will perform better...but if you are gaming below 1680x1050 then I wouldn't rule out the 4850 for all but the most demanding games at the highest settings. Also with the 4850 I would not bother with a 1gb card if there was much of a price difference. The 512mb should OC better and give you near stock 4870/512mb performance with a good cooler. If you are real adventuresome, there is volt modding for even better results. For the 4870 I would consider paying a little more for the 1gb if you will play at 1680x1050 or above or for new titles that will benefit from higher memory usage.


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ipoopfool   11-03-2008 at 02:11:02 AM
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I will be getting a 22 inch screen, and I think that is 1680 x 1050, so maybe I will get the 4850, but I can't decide which, cause there are so many.

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dagger   11-03-2008 at 02:28:34 AM
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ipoopfool wrote :

I will be getting a 22 inch screen, and I think that is 1680 x 1050, so maybe I will get the 4850, but I can't decide which, cause there are so many.



That resolution is big enough for the difference between 4870 and 4850 to be significant. You're better off with 4870. See benchmarks.
http://www.anandtech.com/video/sho [...] =3341&p=13
http://www.anandtech.com/video/sho [...] =3341&p=14
http://www.anandtech.com/video/sho [...] =3341&p=15
http://www.anandtech.com/video/sho [...] =3341&p=16
http://www.anandtech.com/video/sho [...] =3341&p=17
http://www.anandtech.com/video/sho [...] =3341&p=18
http://www.anandtech.com/video/sho [...] =3341&p=19

Get whatever is the cheapest.

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cats_paw   11-09-2008 at 11:10:45 PM
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4850 crossfire with better cooling and OC beats even 4870X2 ( We are talking about games not benchmarks).
I have 2 sotck sappires in cross runing crysis 1900x1200 ultra high no aa and yes, i get crappy minimums but average is over 35 fps, and tahts with 109C at load, so with oc...

Tested also some other games, like stalker clear sky, Dead space, Fallout 3...
i must admit sometimes it algs, but i really doubts its the Video cards hability not the heat, as i said hits 109C sometimes even on 100% fan speed, so 4870 is a lot better only if u plan to save up cash and crossfire it also... dont forget the power consumption.

Last part to remmber is that stock cooling for both of those is total crap, even with good air flow, so try to get something much better.

Good luck

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