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remotehugger   05-30-2009 at 12:34:05 AM

Does anyone know if this is a good card ? SAPPHIRE 100265HDMI Radeon HD 4830 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 I want to be able to play all the new games but would not consider myself a hardcore gamer. Any input would be great.

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UberGenocide   05-30-2009 at 12:52:59 AM
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remotehugger wrote :

Does anyone know if this is a good card ? SAPPHIRE 100265HDMI Radeon HD 4830 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 I want to be able to play all the new games but would not consider myself a hardcore gamer. Any input would be great.



whats your screen resolution??

and whats your budget

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rewindlabs   05-30-2009 at 12:53:15 AM
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Resolution...budget...games...at what detail....rest of your specs in detail....

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mikzey01   05-30-2009 at 12:56:38 AM
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Good card if you want to play at smaller resolutions such as 1280*1024!

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neon neophyte   05-30-2009 at 01:49:12 AM
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+1 mikzey01.

that card will run any game available, smooth as butter at 1020x768. 1280x1024 in most games. if you want more resolution, you are going to have to look elsewhere.

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remotehugger   05-30-2009 at 02:07:29 AM
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rewindlabs wrote :

Resolution...budget...games...at what detail....rest of your specs in detail....


Phenom II 720
Gigabyte MA790GP-UD4H mobo
4 Gigs DDR2 800
Acer 22inch 1680x1050

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remotehugger   05-30-2009 at 02:08:21 AM
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UberGenocide wrote :

whats your screen resolution??

and whats your budget


1680x1050 trying to stay below 120-130$

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edeawillrule   05-30-2009 at 03:15:18 AM
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512mb HIS IceQ4 Radeon HD 4850 Turbo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814161244

------------------------------ Core 2 Quad Q9400 (2.66Ghz, 6mb L2, 1333MT/S) | 6Gb DDR2-800 SDRAM | 1Gb XFX Radeon HD 5850 Black Edition | 640Gb 7200 Rpm HDD | 750w psu | Dell 0M0171G G43/G45
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Gin Fushicho   05-30-2009 at 04:05:36 AM
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^+1 good suggestion ,maybe Sapphire brand though? Unless it costs more.

The one I found is cheaper and SLIGHTLY better. :P http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102824 $100


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edeawillrule   05-30-2009 at 06:04:22 AM
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HIS cards with IceQ coolers are just my personal preference :)
They OC like crazy and stay nice and cool while blowing the hot air outside of the case.

------------------------------ Core 2 Quad Q9400 (2.66Ghz, 6mb L2, 1333MT/S) | 6Gb DDR2-800 SDRAM | 1Gb XFX Radeon HD 5850 Black Edition | 640Gb 7200 Rpm HDD | 750w psu | Dell 0M0171G G43/G45
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Gin Fushicho   05-30-2009 at 06:23:11 AM
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I personally have a 4870 Sapphire , and it stays pretty damn cool too. ;p But then again , the HIS might run colder, i'd never know.

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UberGenocide   05-30-2009 at 01:10:13 PM
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remotehugger wrote :

1680x1050 trying to stay below 120-130$



if im not mistaken you could get a 9800 GTX+ for around $129

but thats if your willing to spend the money

9800 GT is a good option as well

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Gin Fushicho   05-30-2009 at 05:24:14 PM
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If you say a 9800 GTX+ I say a GTS 250 with a badass warranty and a free game. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130468 $130

Costs the same anyway. x3


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remotehugger   05-30-2009 at 06:29:33 PM
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Thanks for all of the input guys and gals. Gonna do a little more looking. I think i am leaning towards the IceQ.

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Gin Fushicho   05-30-2009 at 06:58:52 PM
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If you do get the IceQ let me know how it runs. =)

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remotehugger   05-30-2009 at 07:47:20 PM
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I sure will. It will be this week whatever i end up getting.

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remotehugger   06-01-2009 at 07:46:33 PM
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Well i went with the SAPPHIRE 100265HDMI Radeon HD 4830 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 card. Should have it Wednesday (which is wierd cuz i ordered it Friday and Newegg is usually faster) I will let youo know haow that works out. Does anyone know if it is Hybrid Crossfire compatible.

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UberGenocide   06-02-2009 at 01:24:34 AM
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remotehugger wrote :

Well i went with the SAPPHIRE 100265HDMI Radeon HD 4830 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 card. Should have it Wednesday (which is wierd cuz i ordered it Friday and Newegg is usually faster) I will let youo know haow that works out. Does anyone know if it is Hybrid Crossfire compatible.



a nice bang for your buck card...nice choice

let us know how it goes

im getting the 260 GTX soon so ill let everyone know as well :D

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UberGenocide   06-02-2009 at 04:01:23 AM
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Gin Fushicho wrote :

Funny I'm GTX260 tomorrow.



what brand

let me know how it runs games

:D Uber

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Gin Fushicho   06-02-2009 at 04:34:46 AM
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I got EVGA's 55nm , though I did want the old 216 instead of the 55nm 216.

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