4850 did I pick the wrong one?

[Bingy]

Hi I orded the ATI 4850 by HIS http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161235

My question is did i pick the wrong one? Does this version(maker) make the card run escpically hot compared to other versions of the card made by like sapphire and such.

Why does this card have a body or case thing on the top, is it suppose to remove heat?

 

[kelfen]

well if you already ordered it; it is too late. suggestion with that card is to set the fan speed to 50%+ because reference designs really blow a hole in your pocket

 

[meodowla]

You should better have:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161244
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127370

 

[Bingy]

Is the HIS one the card that gets the hottest over the rest?

 

[meodowla]

HIS you choose is hotter....

HIS mentioned below is cooler:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161244

 

[meodowla]

Coolest HD4850 is:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127370

Palit HD4850 Sonic is OverClocked version... also cooler...but little noisy..

 

[spathotan]

Yes, you ordered the wrong one. Thats the reference design cooler, 70c+ temps and extremely loud. You needed the one with the IceQ4 cooler. Send them an email and cancel the order.

 

[Bingy]

dam, you know why the one i choose is so hot for? But is it the hottest out of all of the 4850's?

 

[spathotan]

Its the reference cooler, its garbage. Brand dosent matter if its got the reference cooler on them, they are equally too damn hot and too damn loud.

 

[Bingy]

FFS! what disadvantages am i looking at?

 

[spathotan]

A. The IceQ4 cooler runs around 35c idle on average, never tops 50c on load. Fan at 80-100% is inaudible over case fans.
B. The reference cooler is looking at 65c idle average 80c+ with load with the fan cranked to around 50% with unbearable noise. I once had two of these in my system before I sold them to a buddy, had both fans at 100%, sounded like a shopvac. Temps were sitting around 63c idle. With the fan at the stock 20% or what not they were sitting on 80c.

 

[Bingy]

So ive got a reference cooler design, how do you tell?

 

[tenaciousleydead]

The stock cooler is perfectly fine, i removed the paste and put on as5 I'm idling at 53c at 40% fan speed(whisper) load never tops 70c at 60%(clearly audible but not loud). Not to mention these cards were designed to run at 90c without artifacting

 

[Bingy]

Being a noob i am a referance cooler is a stock cooler tenaciousleydead?

Couldnt i just get a after market graphics cooler with the spare cash i get with a HIS 4850 over a more expensive better cooling 4850 and get better cooling?

 

[tenaciousleydead]

Yes reference cooler is the same as stock. You could buy an aftermarket, if you don't care about voiding any warranties. I doubt your gonna find an aftermarket cooler that's cheaper than a pre-installed one, but that is the next best choice

 

[Bingy]

Is it the better choice in terms of cooling? not worrying about the money side of things.

 

[tenaciousleydead]

As I said the 4850 is meant to run at high temperatures, its up to your own discretion. My 4850 has the stock cooler and I have no concerns with my temps(read above). Longevity wise I could not tell you, but cooler is always better if money is not a problem

 

[boygenius]

I have the 4850 with the stock cooler and it idles at 59 with the fan turned up to 30% (at 30% I don't hear a single thing from the fan). By the catalyst standards, that's not very high for that card. ATI designed the card to have high temps. The 4870 also idles at around 70 unless you get a card with an aftermarket cooler.

 

[Bingy]

Im still going to get the same performance though ay?

Does applying new Artic silver termal paste viod the warrenty

 

[Bingy]

boygenius if you turned the fan up to 100% what would you expect the ide and load to be, with the stock cooler one.

 

[Zorg]

Yes, removing the HS voids the warranty. If you are going to do that, then get an aftermarket cooler.

 

[Bingy]

What after market graphics card cooler do you recommend? that will beat the best cooling on the best 4850.

 

[tenaciousleydead]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835106112

 

[spathotan]

Buying a card with the reference cooler, then removing it and installing an aftermarket cooler is not only a waste of money and time but its a warranty voider. Its the weekend so the card hasnt shipped yet, send newegg an email like I susgested and cancel the order for that 4850 Bingy and also call them early monday morning, and just order one with a better cooler and save yourself...

A. The extra money of having to buy a seperate cooler
B. The hassle of having to remove/add a cooler
C. Voiding the warranty

 

[Bingy]

I didnt order it from new egg cause i live in New Zealand and ordered there... plus i ordered all other hardware so i dont think i can just cancel one thing out of the wholeorder.

I guess the HIS 4850 that i got still gives the same performance in games as others then theres nothing REAL problem.

Would you know if the increased heat would shorten the life span of the card compared to say a better cooled 4850? If so how long would you expect? Id probaly be replacing this 4850 in the furture some time when I only manage to play games on low or very low settings.