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06-28-08, 12:07 PM | #1 |
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ATI 4850 - $154.99!!!!!!!!! Wow!
If anyone wants to supercharge their system on the cheap, this is the board! Can you believe that kind of power for $150?????
http://www.techreport.com/discussions.x/15017 -S |
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In case you care, here are some COD 4 numbers for a typical 1680x1050 res:
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06-28-08, 12:35 PM | #3 |
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That cheap, huh?
I'm going to have to take seriously look at upgrading my computer sooner than expected
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Problem is, this deal may be for today only, but it will come around again guaranteed. It's pretty easy to find this board for $179, but $154 is even better! -S |
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I think this conclusion says it all on the 4850.
You know what the scary part is? You haven't even seen ATI's R700 yet - they are holding it back. NVidia is in for some bad times. The 4850's price tag should show them that the R700 is going to slaughter them! -S Quote:
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06-28-08, 02:31 PM | #6 |
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I'm thinking of upgrading to a quad core soon, but this is a VERY good price. I've got an 8800GTS, its ok... but not the best. If this is as good as it looks, I think I'll be switching back to ATi instead of getting the GX2.:hmm:
Getting the Quad Core first though, as FSX and Falcon 4.0 are more CPU dependent than say Crysis which is just a graphics whore by comparison!
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06-28-08, 03:34 PM | #7 |
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I've been with ATI since I switched from that old GeForce 2 MX400, I don't think I ever had any serious problem with their cards
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06-28-08, 06:17 PM | #9 |
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I personally wouldnt even take a ATI card if it where for free.
Also for the moment I'm not font of the new Nvidia cards even...what the hell are they trying to do with those big overloaded cards? Blow a fuse of the house? it aint normal the amount of power they use just to have that stupid thing running. really, wake me up when they start to make cards that use less energy for a better output. HunterICX
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Not sure what the problem is. What kind of turned me off to NVidia is them tweaking the visuals for the sake of FPS and making a scene look ugly. ATI never did that. Crysis comes to mind - the fog. Put an ATI next to a NVidia board and run Crysis - It looks better on an ATI! -S |
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06-28-08, 08:01 PM | #11 |
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I will admit it. AMD was down for the count but they came back with a stunner. Bravo!
I'm going to stick with Nvidia for now but at this rate it will be harder to do so as time goes on. And as this battle goes on the price of game making will skyrocket. This is mainly why EA is almost dominating the video game world now. |
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06-30-08, 11:35 AM | #13 |
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Before you get all hard and buy one of these cards check it's consuption and see if your current PSU can deal with it.
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06-30-08, 11:59 AM | #15 |
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Gah, no ATI product will set it's chip to my house anymore, never ever.
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