Have you decided on which psu to get ? What's your budget for a psu ? Are you in Canada or in the US ? We'll help you find a psu and the hd4850 at good prices.
Also, I see that alot of those reviews say that those video cards run hot or something--should I be worried? TecmoGirl
That's because the default fan speed is set to very low. There's a fan fix to raise the speed and it lowers the temps to 45-50C at idle and 60C under load. Or if you buy the Asus hd4850 it comes with a software to control the fan speed. It's nothing dramatic.
Video Card - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-091-PC ATI HD4870 1024MB From what i gather this card is competing with the 280 series and is much cheaper however offering similar bang for you buck. I will be playing at 1440*900 res, i see many comments on how if you are playing at lower res you dont need the 'best' card however I am looking for some future proofing here
mark_c_128
At 1440x900, you really don't need 1 GB of vram. Save some money and get the standard 512 MB version. Or better yet a single hd4850, and possibly add another one later for Crossfire if you get a bigger monitor.
5-10% doesn't warrant a 40 dollar premium, and those numbers are also based on pre-8.7.
Larrymon2000
Did I say it warrants a 40$ premium ?
You didn't even look at the Anandtech benchmarks before posting your reply. They used 8.7 beta so it's closer to 8.7 WHQL than Legit's 8.6. I don't see the 9800gtx+ being 5% faster like you said.
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