Comments on video card upgrade

westy · Post by **westy** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 12:17 pm

So I see the egg has a XFX HD-485X-ZDFC Radeon HD 4850 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 video card on sale for $119 and I'm interested in getting comments or suggestions on upgrading my 8800 GT 512 MB with this card.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... _-14150351

What's everyone's thoughts?

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 2:53 pm

Its a good card and a good price.

westy · Post by **westy** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:34 pm

I'm usually a Nvidia guy and don't care much for ATI cards but I don't think there's a Nvidia with similar specs at that price, or at least that I'm aware off.

indigovisionX7 · Post by **indigovisionX7** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 12:40 pm

ATI is the better company right now.

westy · Post by **westy** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 6:01 am

I've been running it for a week now and the performance on 3Dmark06 isn't much better on the stock tests than the Nvidia. 12008 ATI, 11966 NVidia. It does OC better than the N, and the score go up from there....

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 9:19 am

Stop. Running. Synthetic. Benchmarks.

Just use the card. Does it work decently? There's your benchmark.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 10:21 am

I would have rather gone with Nvidia also but Burke is right, 3dmark06 and others just won't really do it justice vs in game performance. Check it out ingame with say using Fraps to test. Crysis Warhead and graphic intensive games like that would be good testers.