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asus 4850 top $99 shipped ar at ne

For a crossfire setup do both cards have to be by the same manufacturer (wondering if I can pair this with my Visiontek HD4850)
 
Originally posted by: Adam8281
For a crossfire setup do both cards have to be by the same manufacturer (wondering if I can pair this with my Visiontek HD4850)
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Don't have to be from the same manufacturer.
 
Originally posted by: ivan2
will this be a significant upgrade from a 8800GT?
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Yes, depending on the resolution you play at.

I'm not liking how this card lacks cooling on the VRM's, but for $99 it's a steal.
 
Originally posted by: Modular
Originally posted by: ivan2
will this be a significant upgrade from a 8800GT?
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Yes, depending on the resolution you play at.

I'm not liking how this card lacks cooling on the VRM's, but for $99 it's a steal.
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I guess with the money one saves one can purchase some inexpensive heatsinks for the VRM's, yes?
 
yuo can put hs's on the vrm's if u want, but the hs on the gpu covers the mem, so no hs's there... but i have no report of overheating on the pc i put one of these in... i upped the fan to 50% and it's still quiet enough and stays reasonably cool...
 
do these overclock? i have a 1080p lcd and id be tempted to get this if i could oc it just a little, especially since i have a 10% off code from newegg (are those really tied to just one account?), else ill hold out for a 4870
 
Originally posted by: cubeless
out of over 300 reviews...

ne reviewers are not exactly known for their brainpower...
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Are you kidding? They know what they're talking about. They rated their technical experience level as "moderate to high", lol.

What gets me is the kids/people who write "very high/expert" and then say stupid things like how great their DDR2 ram is with their Core i7.
 
I agree about the general experience level of reviewers, but you don't need to be a genius to report blue screening, doa, overheating, and not getting your rebate.

EDIT: in my reviews I always select "somewhat high" 😉
 
and they sure aren't geniuses, that's for sure... everyone is master oc'er, they all know how to stuff a bunch of crap in a box and say they have good ventilation...
 
Originally posted by: ivan2
will this be a significant upgrade from a 8800GT?
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In my opinion, no

its a little bit faster than the 8800 but overall not worth the upgrade unless thers something wrong with your 8800
 
my kids say they seem to do 4xaa on a bunch of games where the 8800gt won't... and they seem to be noticeably smoother in newer games...

but 2 8800gt's is noticeably better than a 4850... i doubled up my 8800gt's when i added a couple 4850's to the stable...
 
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