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What card should I choose?

  • HD4870 1 gig.

    Votes: 24 82.8%

  • 2x HD4830 in crossfire.

    Votes: 5 17.2%
  • Total voters
    29

What to choose?

813 Views 23 Replies 13 Participants Last post by  gerikoh, 
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Ok I want a new ATI video card. (ATI Lover) Anyways I got 2 choices and I need some help choosing.

XFX HD4870 1-gig XXX edition.

or

2x XFX HD4830 512mb in crossfire.

*Edit* Also I can do 2x HD4850s in crossfire.
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The Master Chief
2 4850's in crossfire would be the best bet... Or a 4850x2
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stevenma188
get a 4870 now, and another one later
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gerikoh
budget and performance: 4830 xfire

for future expandability: 1gb 4870
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The 4830s will save me cash. Which I NEED.
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The Master Chief
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Originally Posted by ChrisB17 View Post
The 4830s will save me cash. Which I NEED.
but will also provide for awesome gaming
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Ok for $20.00 more there are HIS 4850s. Is that worth the extra $?
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gerikoh
Quote:

Originally Posted by ChrisB17 View Post
Ok for $20.00 more there are HIS 4850s. Is that worth the extra $?
absolutely!
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What about 4850x2? possible quadfire in the future...
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I doubt I need quad fire. But its a possibility I guess.
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Maddog7771
4870
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linskingdom
Price for 2x 4830 and 4870 is about the same, I would go for a 4870 for now.
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criminal
4870 for sure.
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C
the question now is which one?
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linskingdom
Depending on the budget and air flow of the case, this one looks prety good.
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Wow good price.
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Yea HD4830 CF will be more hassle than a nice HD4870 1GB. HOwver it may perform better. BUt imo just get the HD4870.

Here is the version i would get http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814125256

Cheapest price
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unless every game you play supports crossfire/sli I'd simply stick with the single 4870... and when more games/apps support Crossfire... you'll be ready to go and just buy another 4870

plus from what I can gather..
1x 4870 will be less power consumption than 2x 4850/4830...

dual gpus doesn't always seem to pay off unless you know its gonna get used..
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Originally Posted by ChrisB17
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Ok for $20.00 more there are HIS 4850s. Is that worth the extra $?

I would say go for it.

But if you can afford a 4870 1Gb, then get that one, and then maybe later get a 4850 or another 4870
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Just ordered a 4870 1 gig. Thanks guys.
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