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  • Bought one of these cards (generic, single slot but looks like the one he has) from Geeks.com for $40! A BIG improvement over my 7950GT. Personally I think the 7950GT might have had slightly better 2D (maybe just my imagingation) but the 4850 has far better 3d performance. Even with an old athlon 64 my framerates are much improved and I can run more AA (4x) and AF (4x) than I could before, plus adaptive AA. Image quality in 3d games is also much better.

  • GTX 280, $600+, Oh man. Times have changed.

  • ATI FTW

    

  • The 4850 runs a bit faster than a 6770 and pretty close to a 6790, and at $50?? i'd buy a 4850 anyday over those others, the 4850 is 256 bit, unlike the 6770, though the 4850 is dx 10.1 i dont care, just as long as it runs my games good :D

  • Anybody else notice that they used the Xbox version of Cod4, I think they did the same thing in the Hd 3850 video.

    Im personally getting Dual Hd 5750's in crossfire

  • I have this card with the ice-q cooling by his and overclocked it runs amazing. Much better than most people think.

  • @GiveEmHellMCR I do to bro..im running it in cross fire and i cant belive how good it run.. : )

  • This guy is a tool. I'm betting that the card can be downclocked for those who want it a bit cooler. Also, this card should be used with water cooling IMHO. This card doesn't impress me compared to my GTX 260

  • @RandomXUsr Water cooling? Lmao. The 4850 is cheaper than the GTX 260 and runs at about the same temp. It's also about the same speed. And Both are outdated.

  • cant beleive he said it runs really cool lol my single slot HD4850 run really hot and when i had not cleaned all the dust out of it in game it used to go over 100oC

  • This was ATI's Great Comeback! :D

  • GOD I love this card. Even by late 2011 standards it still beats almost everything I throw at it. I've maxed out Deus Ex HR without any slowdown on 1680x1050 and I'm waiting for arkham city and skyrim to see just how far it can go.

  • When I say it is in your head, I mean if your eyes are the same as every other human being. Who knows, you may have super human eyes that can read 50 frames in a single second!!!

    *yawns*

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  • *cont*

    If you would humble yourself and listen to someone who knows the industry instead of being a know it all smart ass, you would not get taken for a sucker by hardware manufacturers.

  • *cont*

    I am telling you, the difference in quality between high and very high is minimal. But it is optimized MUCH worse. Why? So that suckers like you will rush out to get what they don't really need. You can play with your 4870 on high settings (not very high, but big deal) on just about every game out there. And the difference is small. And the human eye cannot record 60 frames in a second, anyway. In a year it would be so much cheaper for the 6950. *cont*

  • I miss when my 4870 was high end. :(

  • @xxvi3tboi5o4xx It may no longer be the best, but it is still high end. Totally high end.

    lol

  • @samuelrosenbalm Yeah... End of the line because I'm getting a 6950 to replace it.

  • @xxvi3tboi5o4xx Awesome. Why not just crossfire 2 4870s (assuming you MB supports it)? I had rather run a 4870x2 than a 6950 - even though the 6950 and 4870x2 is considered even.

    I really don't see why you need either at this stage - with all these cosole ports. I have an ATI mobility radeon HD5870 in my ASUS lappy - which is dead even with your 4870 performance wise, and I can just about max any game on the market.

    A year from now, maybe... Plus in a year you can get it for 150$.

  • @samuelrosenbalm I'm getting an unlockable 6950. The 4870 can't even touch it.

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  • @samuelrosenbalm Lol. Doing crossfire with 4870s would be useless now. I would have to buy 2x waterblocks for the gpus. The 4870 CANNOT play all games at max and be smooth. Black Ops for example. I have a i7 920 @ 3.7ghz. I know its not the CPU thats not bottlenecking it. The 6950 2GB will blow it out of the way. Especially when I unlock it to a 6970.

  • @xxvi3tboi5o4xx Well, my laptop specs are as follows... Intel Core i7 740QM @1.73GHz TB @ 2.93GHz

    6GB DDR3 Memory

    ATI Mobility Radeon HD5870

    My lappy is more powerful than my desktop that has a 9800 GTX and Phenom II x2 and 4gb memory.

    My lappy's ATI mobile 5870 is actually an underclocked 5770, which guess what? Makes it about the same as your 4870. And if you check my vids, I am just about maxing Metro 2033 with AA set on max with fraps and on an outside level.

  • @samuelrosenbalm Because your desktop is crap. Lol. How can you compare a high endish laptop to an old dual core processor? That makes no sense whatsoever.

  • @xxvi3tboi5o4xx Good point. It really is no comparison. I hook my lappy up to my vizio via hdmi and play crysis and it is freaking amazing.

    I think it is awesome that you are getting the 6950, actually. I hope you enjoy it. :)

    I am just trying to point out that it will be a couple years before game developers tap it's true power due to all of these cross-platform games. The 6950 will be cheaper then, too.

    Also, my lappys mobile 5870 is equal to your 4870, and it maxes crysis.

    Just sayin...

  • @samuelrosenbalm First, the 6950 can be maxed. Play Crysis on max and yes it will. The 4870 already lags in Black Ops max, so what makes you think it will do any better in a game that is even more demanding? It will probably max it, but will it be smooth? No. What is your FPS? You don't realize how outdated the 4870 is getting. It still is a good card, but not even close to what is out now.

  • @xxvi3tboi5o4xx I max crysis with anti-aliasing set to x2 with 1600x900 resolution at about 20-25fps.

    I play metro 2033 with aa set to minimum and DoF and tess turned off, and maxed out in DX11 (1600x900 resolution) I get about 35-40fps. Totally maxed out (aa max and DoF and tess on) I get about 20fps.

    Modern warfare 2 I run at a smooth 45-60 maxed. Battlefield Bad Company 3 (from what I hear from the alpha testers) I will be able to run it a step down from max at about 30-40fps.

    Good enuf.

  • @samuelrosenbalm 20-25 is smooth? That is utter crap. Hahahaha.

  • @xxvi3tboi5o4xx I did not say it was smooth, dude. You asked what I was getting and I told you.

    Crysis is optimized poorly. Even for today's computers. And anything over 20fps is considered playable. What you consider playable is a matter of opinion.

    I don't have any trouble running any of the modern games at high graphical quality. I am not going to be a giant sucker and pay for what I do not yet need.

    I have been nice to you, and you're being a shithead.

    Hahahaha.

  • @xxvi3tboi5o4xx Some people you just can't get through to. They know everything already - you cannot tell them anything - and they want to feel superior to others. Not to long ago the big thing was being able to say, "My rig can max Crysis at 60FPS!". People want to be better than others. Here you are with your new graphics card - and all of a sudden my performance was, "utter crap, haha". I have been trying to give you good advice, but you are too arrogant to listen to someone who knows. *cont

  • *cont*

    I am currently going to college as a software engineer. Does that make me an expert with hardware? Certainly not. But, I do know how the industry works. Suckers like you are a gold mine. People who are too proud, they want the best! And you can't tell them anything.

    Even if you have to play on high settings to get a good frame rate, that is much more profitable than running out and buying the latest and greatest out of sheer arrogance. Who cares, anyway? *cont*

  • @samuelrosenbalm Yeah... people like me are a goldmine... The last time I bought this 4870 was when it first released. So I say that they don't make much money off of me at all. You are too blind to see that there is a worlds difference between the 6950 and the 4870. Especially since I'm getting a dual bios card that can unlock to a 6970. I'm not buying a GTX 580 or a 6990, so I am not buying the latest and greatest. Its a great mid range, going into high range card. /thread

  • @xxvi3tboi5o4xx Dude. With all due respect...

    I know how the 4870 performs. I am using an underclocked 5770. That is exactly what you have. There isn't a game on the market that I cannot "almost" max at a decent frame rate (by anyone's standards). Perhaps it is your cpu or ram that is bottlenecking. I don't know. But I do know that in a year, the 6950 will be 30-40% less what it is today. You don't have to take my advice, but I AM telling you the truth.

  • @samuelrosenbalm 20-25 are not decent frame rates. That would be extremely choppy. As I already told you, it is definitely not my CPU. i7 920 @ 3.7ghz with 8GB G. Skill Pi 1333. It doesn't matter that the price is going to drop. I'm going to be buying it anyway.

  • @xxvi3tboi5o4xx They say that anything over 20fps is playable. I get 25fps in crysis, and It is smooth. The human eye is capable of reading exactly 24 frames in a second. Anything over that is...wait for it...IN YOUR HEAD. It is in your head. :P

  • @xxvi3tboi5o4xx Well, I hope you enjoy it. I will be enjoying my underclocked 5770 for another year. And I will probable pick up a 6970x2 for my desktop in about...3 years. And with it, I will be able to play the modern games (3 years from now) at max. Just wait and see.

  • I miss single slot cards....

  • Im sick of HIS supplying that cheap ass screw driver. HIS is desperate.

  • radeon 4850 vs 9800 gt

    which one is better. i will be using 19 inch monitor

  • @rameeztemuri radeon 4850 is better than 9800gt :)

  • @rameeztemuri radeon 4850 it is a great card

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  • At MW they are showing xbox gameplay :|

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  • You measure resolution in inches ? wth is 24 inch resolution

  • @waseem1173 24 inch resolution is the highest res it can run at 24 inches wich is 1200p

  • Hey will this graphics card with 450 watt PSU and Core 2 Duo E7500 2.93GHz? Any feedback would be helpful thanks

  • I have the sapphire one with huge fan lol

  • i have the gigabyte 4850 1gb

  • haha super model thin! XD LOVE IT!

  • gts 250 is of same rate and better than it>>>

  • @xtremegamerzz96 not on high resolutions because the gts 250 was made with a max of 512mb of ddr3 while multiple models of the 4850 were made with 1gb and i think i saw a crazy 1.5gb chinese made one.

  • whats the price of the 4850 (1gb)?

  • 4850 us better than 5550 becoz it has 256 bits and that creepy 5550 have only 128 bits and is of half price of 4850

  • spirit level bubble lmao!

  • Is a Radeon HD 5470 good?

    

  • @Me3Gamer

    this is a piece of shit

  • @vangstaz

    true... the HD 5550 is a low budget card :) and its much slower than the HD 4850 :)

  • I have SAPPHIRE HD 4850 512mb

  • I got a Saphier Radeon HD 4850 Toxic and its fucking amazing its factory over clocked

  • Man these things run hot and will heat up a room. Ya they are designed to run hot but what about the rest of the stuff in your case. Get one with a real cooler or go for something better.

  • tigerdirect is selling these refurbished for $79 no rebates about it :D

  • i have a diamond radeon hd 4850 one :)

  • The HD4800 series is award winning and specially the HD 4850 DDR3 version throws the 9800GT in dust and just who waaaants PhysX ??

  • Can't stand single slot gaming cards, lesson I learned a while back when I got the 9600GT... overclocking is useless when the cooler is this small.

  • BOOM !!

  • sumone tel me de indian PRICE .

    ??

    thnkssss

  • is my ATI Sapphire HD Radeon 4850 512mb still quality for games like WoW and Borderlands, or should I spend the money to upgrade to ATI Radeon 5970 Black Edition?

  • @SuperBossSauce hahaha your funny, 4850 will still play the newest games on medium or high

    5970 is for people with 2 30 inch monitors running at 2650x1600 on max settings

  • @Danny7930 Yeah, but I plan on going four 20 in. monitors. at 1600x900. would it be just as easy to crossfire two 4850s?

  • my 4670 gets the job done. next upgrade will be to an AMD 6000 series.

  • 4850 Iceq4 TurboX is Win ^^

  • They were good at launch but man they ran hot and couldn't overclock for shit with those coolers. I sold mine and went with Nvidia after too many issues with ati drivers. Funny thing is theres one at my local computer store in the pulled hardware bin for 30 bucks, still looks brand new too lol. Maybe I should get it. But wtf is that bullshit about ati running physx, never happened. And even more bullshit about fps in crysis, trust me this card struggled with crysis, my 9600 gso was better.

  • @greyfoxzero

    the hd4850 is comparable to the nv9800gtx, performance wise. and it blows any nv9600 out of the water. although crysis is a TWIMTBP title, the hd4850 still delivers great performance for it's price.

  • @metsat8ll google crysis 4850 stutter, plenty of people out there having issues with framerate with 4850's.

  • @greyfoxzero I googled both "crysis 4850 stutter" and "crysis 9800gtx stutter" and the results do not indicate a common problem with the hd4850. many videocards have microstutter with many games, its not just 4850 that might have issues. for example, I remember having microstutter in farcry2 using a 9600gt. its usually a software problem.

    infact, I currently own a hd4850 and it performs great in all the new and old titles, including crysis.

  • They were good at launch but man they ran hot and couldn't overclock for shit with those coolers. I sold mine and went with Nvidia after too many issues with ati drivers. Funny thing is theres one at my local computer store in the pulled hardware bin for 30 bucks, still looks brand new too lol. Maybe I should get it. But wtf is that bullshit about ati running physx, never happened.

  • With this card, 3.0GHz AMD PHenom processor and 3 gigs of ram, could I run Cod4-5,Mw2 above 40fps?

  • sooooo does it only have a 6 pin connector or a 4 pin to?

  • @Jordanchychrun1 only a 6 pin on it >.< u can buy a converter from the psu to a 6 pin cost about £2

  • my 4650 was 60 bucks, and i run call of duty 4 at 1280x1024 with AAx2 and max anisotropic filtering at about 50-60 fps. 200 bucks for something that only ads 20 fps doesnt seem worth it :/

  • This HD4850 makes me remember back the time of the 8800GT G92 GPU

    One-slot cooler, incredible performance, reasonably price-point. The cooler does not do its job well though, but this is an awesome card even at this time (for 2+ years)

  • "boom. red bue and greens. boom. s video. plug it in.tv.wow"

    lmfaaaooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!

  • I have the ATI 5550. I'm assuming that my card is better?

  • @JoDaddyy not really its about the same

  • @limpei1 Well, I can play Crysis in everything at High, with 1280 by 1024 resolution. So, I'm pretty sure the 5550 is probably better. But, I just found out that I could do that on Crysis today. I downloaded the demo, lol.

  • @JoDaddyy well, it depends... might be the same might be better. just overclock it lol

  • @JoDaddyy The RADEON HD 5550 is NOT faster than the RADEON HD 4850. Just because the RADEON HD 5550 is newer than the HD 4850, that doesn't mean that it's faster. The HD 4850 is one of the top of the line cards for the 4000 series, while the HD 5550 is only a mainstream card in the 5000 series. Your HD 5550 is closer to a RADEON HD 4650 and that card is over 3x's slower than the HD 4850. Higher numbers don't mean anything.

  • @vangstaz remember kids, its not rape if they're dead.

  • @vangstaz

    Keep trying explaining that to noobs bro, they wont understand :)

  • @vangstaz and which is better this or Geforce 9500 gt 1 gb ddr2.. and this ddr2??

  • if this card starts not being able to not play games jus abuy another one then boom crossfire beast then over clock= future proof

  • I gots me a radeon 4890! I love the card I feel no need to go to a 5 series card cause I can blow through any game at max no prob at all. it is more powerful than the 4850 with 1gb gddr5 and higher clock frequencies. For only $200 u can't beat it

  • I did just order Powercolor radeon hd 4850 pcs+ for 1100SEK or 110$

  • @timgustafson 1100 sek is ~150 usd

  • "mid range"

    Fire this guy immediately.

  • i just bought this card it's in it way to me this card is awesome

  • can you morons stop comparing pc with console there 2 different thing

  • "their going to be running in crossfire x on your intel boards". Man this video is outdated.

  • The HD 5750 is better than this card

  • @Jefneurotoxin

    Ya think? A year and a half newer? What school do you go to so I don't send my kids there.

  • @TheOriginalEAGLE I only say the truth. I only helped people to see the 5750 is better than 4850,GTS250 in performance, load/idle efficiency, features and not make a mistake when buying.

  • @Jefneurotoxin The only place where the 57xx series falls short of the 48xx series, is it can not do double precision math, where the 48xx can. This is only of concern if your running something like milkyway@home. BTW I have a 5770 and it's great!, cool, quiet and fast!

    Cheers!

  • Great card, I had it on my old computer, now I have 2x HD5770's on CrossFireX

  • @SkuliSheepman u mean crossfire

  • This was THE SHIT to own on a P45 board. *(as long as you appreciated the single slot design)

    It was still disappointing in OpenGL games that didn't support CrossfireX (e.g. Nexuiz). Games still ran fast enough for lower resolutions but the 512MB memory held it back considerably when using AA/AF in higher resolutions.

  • WHERE DO I BUY THIS GRAPHICS CARD?!

  • i hate ATI, but after having this card, i love(d) ATI.

  • @ironmadion55 ATI are better than nVidia AMD + ATI owns INTEL + nVidia..

  • @omgmyuserwasdisabled ehh, im sort of a nvidia fan, but my computer was built with an ATI. ATI is good, but it's ventillation is bad. every now and then i'd get the graphics card failure notice.

    still, ATI is a decent company, and i think if both nvidia and ATI worked together, they'd make the most badass graphics card out there.

  • @ironmadion55 Sorry but nVidia has massive problems with too much heat from the gtx 400 series, ati keeps it cool!

  • @FRURMELLL i HIGHLY disagree. mainly because when i had a radeon 4850 card, every now and then i'd get the overheating message from the ATI control panel.

    of course, im sure nvidia has that with some of there designs, but not the GTX series on the least... maybe the GT series...

  • in MW2 mine runs at 101c Q_Q

  • I have this and it runs every game i have on Highest.

  • awesome card for people on a budget.

    

  • I know this is stupid.. can I get 1080p HD with a DVI slot?

  • @iiTzQuiik  yes

  • it is soo sexy in red grrrrr.

  • nice contact cooper

  • I cannot wait for my XFX RADEON HD 4850 1GB GDDR3 video card!

  • 4850 rullz. omg!:O 83 fps:O

  • i cant wait to buy the 5850 but the price needs to come back to 250 because my 4850 was 250 at the time and the stock cooler on this card is sh** i reached 100 degrees celcius i replaced it with the twin turbo arctic cooling and it idles 35 degrees and load 49 degrees

  • @L4TIn0St4NdUp Nice replacement dude :D

  • I have a 9500 gt i want to upgrade to hd 4850 or gts 250....whitch is better?

  • gts 250yet its moar expensive, get the hd4850

  • For the price its decent but right now on new egg for the same price as a gts 250 you can get a gtx 260 216 core which is faster then the 4870.

  • @tusnis999 hd xD

  • is this card better than..

    ati raedon 4870 x 2..???

    sum one tell me./

  • are u sure ..

    really.

    plase tell me.........

  • @karthickpersia

    who ever replied yes to this question doesnt know what hes talking about. The 4870 x2 kicks the 4850's ass. Seriously, theres no competition between the two cards.

  • @ndogg360

    ]hmmmmmmmmmmm

    agreeeeeeeeeeeee

  • No its a 4850.

  • lol ,look at that small cooler, i bet it runs hot but still beate the 9800gt

  • crysis, fc2, battlefield bad company 2, cod mw2

    all very high settings with 4 gigs of ddr2 ram and a amd athlon 64 x2 5000+

  • bought one today, 2nd haand, do u think its better than 8800gts oc-ed ?

  • I JUST BOUGHT 1 TODAY!!

  • This card is a BEAST, will run many new games very well :)

  • i have one :D

  • ooo bubble yey! if fun! haha nice one!

  • The 4850 is outdated, this video is over a year old guys!

    Get the 5xxx series!

  • but it still kicks ass

  • If you aren't a benchmark gamer, this card is still incredibly nice.

    If you want a shitty, outdated card then buy a 9500GS.

  • 4850 is twice the power level of the xbox360's gpu so you can play games maxed out with over the normal standard 30fps that consoles give out.

  • @silenceyouidiot thats ture, but 4850's are getting old now time too move on

    with the 5870's

  • @Ultravideoslave Or at least a 5850, the 4850 beats the 5750 in gaming performance so you would want a 5770 or greater for more experiance.

  • @silenceyouidiot 5770's are not that much of a jump in proformace

  • @Ultravideoslave 10fps gain in games, but about 15fps less compared to dx11-10.1

    Meaing a Radeon 4850 beats a 5770 if the 4850 is in dx10.1 while the 5770 is playing games in dx11.

    Really your getting a 4870 with dx11, and about 1-2fps less than what the 4870 gives...

  • @silenceyouidiot and a lot of people rather play on consoles, i just dont get that :/

  • @bezoro2008 I laughed when I saw that being the highest rated comment.

    Consoles are cheap compared to a basic gaming pc, 500$ gaming pc without a monitor, or a 250$ console without a tv.

  • @silenceyouidiot yeah, but think about all the others benefits of a pc, besides gaming of course.

  • @silenceyouidiot thank you for clearing that out. there are so many idiots out there thinking their crap ass console can do better than my radeon 5870. thank you once again!

  • @silenceyouidiot Lol more like 5 times more :)

  • no but the graphics on 360 are on dx9 which is rubbish bcz pc is upto dx11 which fucks the dx9 lol and i bought my pc for £404 when i couldve bought a ps3 for £250 but i hv a dx 11 setup which maxs any game so id rather have my pc and if you are carefull enough there is no chance of you breaking it

  • @pikefan23

    And pay i-net lika a dumbass

  • .. HD4850's cost about $100... not $400... and break your computer?!? How?!? I just bought one of these for my PC which I use as a 'tivo' and blu-ray player. Very nice, much better than my 9500gt was doing. With a 40" samsung B630 LCD.

  • 1) This is $100

    2) PC gamers are actually saving money in the long run, as we do not need to upgrade every year like most computer illiterates say. More like every 2 or 3 years.

    3) My PC = $600 (without screen)

    Xbox = $250 (without TV)

    4 Years Later

    My PC = Spent $150 on upgrades

    Xbox = Spent $500 on new system

    4) Also, your console games are way overpriced.

  • consoles suck...really they do. PC well give u better graphic and better gameplay

  • altough agree with you that pc is better than console i still think that some exclusive games rock on the ps3 ;D

  • but the pc cost more

  • PS3 gpu based in 7800gtx by nvidia lololololol sick

  • he doesnt know the bubble is a level?

  • do they realise they're showing a video of COD4 on playstation whilst trying to advertise for a PC graphics card? or is it just me... lol

  • @GoldenbanjoDJ obv they said they didnt bentch them they were using some one elses resluts so they just too video to show as they read the marks

  • sure thing

  • WHy does the card perform better at higher resolution? 31/39?

  • would this card run The Sims 3, World In Conflict, UT3 & Left 4 Dead 2 at maximum quality with no slowdown

  • @tr1ckydr1v3r it plays the sims 3 full graphics no laggs world in conflict it does almoast full graphics with little laggs and ut3 they showed it.... and the l4d2 it does no laggs with high graphics (ive only played the demo for l4d2)

  • Excellent. I a going to buy a new computer is all (price range of around £800-£900) and i spotted a pretty good one with that card in it. Am i right in thinking (at least for now) that if the card can play Crysis at a high/very high setting that it is a good choice for any game out atm?

  • @tr1ckydr1v3r well i run crysis warhead at lowest graphics physics and medium textures and gamer details the rest with pretty smooth gameplay means i dont see that it laggs

  • Build your own computer. Save yourself $100 USD by doing so. Plus, use that $100 to get a better CPU or a 4850 X2.