Sapphire HD 4850 512MB

snipekill2445
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Pros: Powerful, Cheap, Very Quiet, Cool running, Small for factor, HDMI Port

Cons: None at all

Introduction:

This is simply an amazing card. I've never seen one like it before so I assume it's quite rare.

Review:

It is quite the performer. I was able to run through Crysis 2 on High and get a constant 30FPS, which is very playable. I was able to play Need for Speed Shift 2 on medium settings I was getting 45FPS. This was all at 1080P!

I was amazed by how quiet this unit runs, and the fact that it stays so cool while gaming. The fan only ever hit 20% while at 60C while playing Crysis 2, and it only got to 65C in Furmark!

Even though it only has a 2 pin header I am able to control the fan manually, and it has wide Overclocking settings too.

I only noticed one problem. When you have the fan at 100%, it hurts when you stick your finger in it! So be careful with the fan!

Conclusion:

This is a serious budget card. biggrin.gif

6 Comments

yeah, the 4850 is rare.
Probably why it is so cheap.
Why no 5770? I didn't want to spend that much. This is just a temporary card till my 6950 Comes back lol
I had this card to, surely is a rarity It coped with any and everything at medium ot high settings, you have to spend a decent amount of time configuring but once you've got your settings It'll deliver, the cards still alive and kicking to I got it from my brother, he gave it to me and now my mom has it in her rig
gave my brother my old vapor-x 4850 1gb. clocked to 850mhz core. quiet and still cool. played bc2 and every source game i threw at it. best $100 i ever spent. well, at least til i got my used 5850 black edition for $100