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rudeboyransom   09-20-2009 at 07:56:49 AM



Is the 4850 still a viable video card?

I have the chance to get an XFX 4850 1GB for very cheap. I currently have a very old GeForce 7600 GS.

I really haven't kept up with graphic card technology but I am guessing that this 4850 is light years ahead of my 7600.

With that said is it still a decent card, I notice that they have 4870 and 4890's and soon 5xxx.

Thank you

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jsc   09-20-2009 at 08:09:08 AM

Yes. Hard to beat for the price.

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Maziar   09-20-2009 at 09:36:58 AM

Yup HD 4850 is a very good card considering its price,it would be a great upgrade for u

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Ehsan W   09-20-2009 at 12:19:02 PM

or wait for the 5 series, and the prices might drop even more ^^

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leon2006   09-20-2009 at 12:42:16 PM

The release of 5xxx series card from ATI will result to cheaper cards of older generation. That is if you can wait for a few days.

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Outlander_04   09-20-2009 at 12:44:41 PM

its a hell of a lot better than the 7600 gs .

Expect your frame rates to be 2 - 4 times higher on the same quality settings

but then how cheap is cheap? , and what is your monitor resolution ?

A 4850 is fine on a 19 inch or even 22 inch 1680 x 1050 screen

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rudeboyransom   09-20-2009 at 06:22:18 PM

Outlander_04 wrote :

its a hell of a lot better than the 7600 gs .

Expect your frame rates to be 2 - 4 times higher on the same quality settings

but then how cheap is cheap? , and what is your monitor resolution ?

A 4850 is fine on a 19 inch or even 22 inch 1680 x 1050 screen




Believe it or not I am running a 23 inch at 1920x1080 and a 19 inch at 1440x900 from the 7600 GS

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