GPU for Low Budget Gamer

by StatixF • 26 Sep 2008, 09:48 • Forums › Enemy Territory
For low budget Gamers ...
If you need a new GPU, u may considder to buy this one .... its almost kill Nvidia 280.
http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/sapphire_hd4850/
Cost only 139 eur in Holland _alternate.nl
Tbh I was over with ATI, but with this baby ... ho ho ho I will ask santa to get one for me.
Anyone plug this baby already?

HF,
Statix-F
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SsAP 26 Sep 2008, 10:56
tbh, there is a better soloution, just buy 2 9600 GT for about 75€-85€ each and run those in SLI, THAT beats the 260^^
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ILikeTurtles 26 Sep 2008, 11:52
just useful with a highend processor 8D
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SsAP 26 Sep 2008, 13:30
well, "high-end" processors are already available @ ~80€ (oc tri-core)
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lo0p 26 Sep 2008, 12:46
have phun with micro lags @ sli/cf
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SsAP 26 Sep 2008, 13:29
no microlags there, we've already been installing two of those in one comp.... everything runs smooth, no lagissues whats so ever
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dejx 26 Sep 2008, 13:29
aye + mobo with SLi support.. sli sux
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SsAP 26 Sep 2008, 13:35
if you say so, its not as expansive to take two "older" cards than to buy a new one, is able to compete with the high-end cards, has no lags/comp. issues what so ever, everything is just fine, I don't get why it should meant to be sucking (you know, if you have a physX (integrated/extra slot, doesn't matter which of both) you improve your sli slightly.
€: and honestly, it doesn't cost a furtune to afford a mobo with sli-support:p
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dejx 26 Sep 2008, 13:42
ofc it doesn't cost a fortune but how much quality will u receive with 60€ budget mobo. Am not saying that 2x 9600 wouldn't produce enough power to compete with HD4850 but still SLi or even Crossfire if you want, aren't as good as they said and everything just because lazy driver coders.
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SsAP 26 Sep 2008, 14:05
ofc, if it comes to mobo I still stick to MSI, just feel more comfortable with them.
those may be more expansive, but still....
sure for quite some people sli isn't satisfying at all, but the ones I've set up have all been working properly, (lucky me? dunno)
€: and if you want to compete with the newer ati cards there really isn't a cheap alternative @ nvidia exept for sli, is it?
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dejx 26 Sep 2008, 14:14
ASUS is quite good for me (have second one). Ofc everything is working properly but usually there is some loss (20-25%) in a second graphic card - at least what i saw from reviews (in Slovene language :/). And yes ATi always was (still is) a budget company, now even more in cooperation with AMD
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StatixF 26 Sep 2008, 14:56
I don't like SLI either ..... single card is better. but X2 seems works.
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dejx 26 Sep 2008, 14:59
u will do it fine with X2 + HD4850
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StatixF 26 Sep 2008, 15:13
I ment X2 for GPU, I dont have X2 CPU.
still using AMD64 bit 2.4 Ghz with XFX 7600GT XXX.
Is it worth it for me to buy HD4850?
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SsAP 26 Sep 2008, 18:16
you're right about the lost, but only if there is no physX installed, if there isn't the 2nd card only offers additional 40% power of its own, if there is a physX it is meant to be 80-100%
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OVER9000BPM 26 Sep 2008, 11:00
all those cards dont work on my pc :D
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HellHammer 26 Sep 2008, 11:11
geforce 2 ftw
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oneofTHEM 26 Sep 2008, 11:18
no offence but it's fucking old news ( for example I have this card ) so stop being attention whore :xd
+ it's like geforce gtx 260 no 280
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StatixF 26 Sep 2008, 11:32
Attention whore ? .. well I've got yours ..
I didnt know this is an old news ....
and by the way, I´m just trying to share the info ...
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OfficerCohen 26 Sep 2008, 11:54
what he said was not nice
i support you !
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vectra 26 Sep 2008, 12:02
geeks have spoken about these gfx cards months before they came so you are a lil late.
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dejx 26 Sep 2008, 13:29
have this one, you don't need anything better
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