Video card choice

[uber tard]

i had to make this decision a few days ago when i ordered my new compy. 4870 seemed the best $/performance to me. i'd spend the extra and go for that unless you're budget is crazy restricted.

[Mungus]

But arent those new ati cards running really hot even when thyre idle ?

yep, but as mentioned above, ati claim that the 4800 series are designed to go up to around 100 degrees with no danger to the card.

i ran the ati tool artifact test when it was sitting at around 85 (without my fan profile activated), and it picked up none. so i guess ati know what they're talking about.

[Spiritwalker]

http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/28666

Sapphire Radeon HD4850 Toxic Edition seems to be my choice

Meets my price needs and does not have very hot temperatures according to the reviews I read.


Main page -

SAPPHIRE TOXIC HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 PCI-E



Reviews -

Bjorn3d.com -Sapphire Toxic HD 4850, Satisfying Your Daily Tech Cravings Since 1996

CPU3D.com - Sapphire Toxic HD4850 (512Mb DDR3)

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PS - Thank for helping make the decision

[luggage]

I have ATI (Love the avivo) in my Home Theatre PC and nvidia 8800GTX in my Game PC. No complaints with either - I dont overclock the 8800GTX so heat isnt an issue.
If you get some spare cash down the track you could crossfire the HD4850.