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I'm thinking of buying a new video card, but haven't used ATI for a long time. My main concern is noise and cost so the 4850 looks like an awesome deal. If I get one it will probably a visiontek since it's the only one bestbuy sells and I still have some gift cards. I saw a review about the Powercolor which says it's the quietest card around with low power usage. Is this review accurate and would it be applicable to the visiontek?
http://www.techpowerup.com/rev...rcolor/HD_4850/22.html
I've heard lots of people have heat problems with the ATI cards as well so could anyone elaborate on that? Would a third party heatsink void the visiontek lifetime warranty?
Thanks for the help, and if you've got any advice including if there is a better card for me please let me know. I'm thinking of getting 2 of these things and crossfiring since for 300 it's still cheaper than a 280.
http://www.techpowerup.com/rev...rcolor/HD_4850/22.html
I've heard lots of people have heat problems with the ATI cards as well so could anyone elaborate on that? Would a third party heatsink void the visiontek lifetime warranty?
Thanks for the help, and if you've got any advice including if there is a better card for me please let me know. I'm thinking of getting 2 of these things and crossfiring since for 300 it's still cheaper than a 280.