How good is the 4850 iceq4 turbo?

[pcnoob101]

compared to the normal 4850 and to my old 9400GT 512MB.

 

[dirtmountain]

It has better cooling, quieter and does a good job of exhausting hot air out of the case then a stock HD4850 or most aftermarket type cooler 4850s.

a HUGE step up from your old 9400GT

14 tiers on this handy GPU hierarchy chart courtesy of Cleeve
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-graphics-card,2362-6.html

 

[coozie7]

But can your PSU feed it? And is your CPU fast enough? Specs, please.

It's one of the few 4850s I will recommend, for the very good reasons mentioned by Dirtmountain.

 

[ewood]

But can your PSU feed it? And is your CPU fast enough? Specs, please.

It's one of the few 4850s I will recommend, for the very good reasons mentioned by Dirtmountain.

agreed with both of the above. it is one of the few 4850s that i see as well designed. (mostly with respect to the cooler). also if the rest of your system is on par with a 9400 there is a good chance the 4850 will be bottlenecked severely. great card for the price though especially if you OC it (can you say volt mod)

 

[mactronix]

These IceQTurbo cards are great in my experiance, noticably faster than standard cards (and they OC a bit as well). But as said post rest of system and we can tell you if its worth it or not.

Mactronix