as a reference should anyone need to know.. the 4850 and 4870 from Sapphire is 9 inchs long, 5 inchs high, and .5 inches wide. >.> Not sure if my case could fit that but I got the HIS which should fit. Do not waste your money on the 4850 because: 4850 = 9800GTX...

I built a few months ago, but the 4850 is better without a doubt. not my favorite brand... $149 4850 but 9800GTX+ = HD4850 >9800GTX> 8800GT Another +1 for a 4850, though the 9800gtx(+) is a good card as well. I don't have a clue how the 8800GT...

happily. Thanks for the info. What specs should I primarily look for in a card? For $150 or less, I suggest you get a 4850 or 9800GTX/GTX+ Those are the best cards for your money. As for specs, it used to be clock speeds, but now it really doesn't...

assume the smallest amount of memory in common with the two cards. If you consider that the new 4850 is ~ 9800GTX+, and the 4850 can beat the 3870x2, I'm going to say get either the 4850 or the 9800GTX+. Not only does you get to avoid any CF issues, but you...

till I7-DDR3 are cheaper to start having BIG fun. agreed, anything from the 4850 to the 9800gtx+ and the 4870 will hold you over well for now I got the 9800GTX+ for £124 from Novatech "own brand". It's working sweetly. It fitted in my case, just had...

Fill Rate:11808 MPixels/sec Texture Fill Rate:47232 MTexels/sec? DirectX:10 OpenGL:2.1 4870 ~ GTX260 4850 ~ 9800GTX+ 4870 >9800GTX+ Rosewill PSU = bleh 9800GTX+ have no option for GeForce boost. GeForce Boost is currently supported by 8400GS and...

be hurtin! Tri SLI 3 9800gtx's then :sol: :hello: one thing i noticed its very funny and kind of confuse: 9800GX2 > GTX 280 GTX 260 >9800GTX 9800GTX SLI = OR > 9800GX2 IF 4850>9800GTX SO GTX 260 >4850 + 9800GTX AND 4870>4850 IF 4870X2 > OR...

up to 4GB of RAM. What is your PSU and your GPU budget? If your PSU is 350watts or under, get a 4670 or 4650. If it's around or under 400, get a 9600GT. If it's above 400, get a 4830 or 8800/9800GT or a 4850 or 9800GTX/GTX+/GTX250 If...

isn't such a major factor and probably opt for the 512mb then. With the 4850, does this hold truth as well? ie 4850 1GB vs 4850 512mb? 'don't really get what you mean by boxed GPUs. Do you mean the fan casing?' Ehm...im thinking that's what its called?...