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Dave95v6   12-12-2008 at 11:32:07 PM

got about $200 cdn to spend on a new video card, narrowed it down to ati 4850. Which one should i choose, the asus is oc to 680mhz and uses ddr3 memory while radeon is 625mhz and uses gddr5 memory, both are 512megs.

Thanks


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shoota   12-12-2008 at 11:45:51 PM
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by radeon i'm assuming you're referring to the 4870 since it's the only card i know of using gddr5. saying radeon narrows it down to about a bagillion cards btw. so if you're asking which one between the 4850 and the 4870, uh no-brainer, the 4870.

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Outlander_04   12-13-2008 at 12:05:26 AM
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"ati radeon" is the company that makes the chips and their brand name . The asus is also an ati radeon 4850 .

IMO the best 4850 is the HIS with a large two slot cooler that blows hot air out the back of the case .
The worst 4850 is any of the original ati design which has a single slot cooler . These are noisy and run hot .
Asus is a quality brand .

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Dave95v6   12-13-2008 at 02:14:29 PM
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here's the link to that card, they made a mistake on the memory description , in the spec it says ddr3

http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/prod [...] atid=20397

who makes that card?

link to the asus one

http://www.pccanada.com/viewitem.asp?id=8262


which one is the better choice?

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Wrecks   12-13-2008 at 02:55:52 PM
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Didn't see the cooler on the first link, but Asus' cooling solution looks good. That is always something important to consider, IMO.

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