Gigabyte ATI HD 4850 1GB.......$99 A/R w/FS!

[daveybrat]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...=GV-R485OC-1GH

Seems like a pretty nice card for $99, and a great crossfire possibility.

 

[heat901]

meh gddr3

 

[daveybrat]

meh gddr3

Thanks Captain Threadcrap, but HD 4850's only come in DDR3.

 

[Zargon]

those STILL cost that much?

 

[daveybrat]

those STILL cost that much?

Lack of competition in that area. Nvidia has nothing to match the 4850 for the price.

 

[legcramp]

Hmmmm I rather get the Powercolor HD5770 512mb for $119 after rebates than this card to be honest. But this is decent for someone looking for a crossfire card that already own the 1GB card.

 

[Zargon]

Lack of competition in that area. Nvidia has nothing to match the 4850 for the price.

I guess so!

I would pony up a little more for a 5 series for crossfire though due to the heat the 4850's can pump out though

 

[daveybrat]

I guess so!

I would pony up a little more for a 5 series for crossfire though due to the heat the 4850's can pump out though

Agreed, that's part of the reason i can't part with my HD 4670 HIS IceQ card because of the ultra quiet fan and low power consumption.

I'd like the power of a 4850 or higher, but hardly play many games nowadays, so will wait it out.

 

[Termie]

those STILL cost that much?

This is the 1GB version - not a bad price at all. The lowest the 512MB version ever got was about $85, while these hovered around $120. Very close in performance to a 5750, and probably a better investment than a 5750 512MB for anything but HTPC use.

Edit: some benchmarks comparing it to a 5750: http://www.anandtech.com/show/2856/10

 

[Vikroda]

How does the Gigabyte compare to the Powercolor HD 4850 1gb for $85 AR AC ABing? I passed on the Powercolor after it came back in stock because there's only 1 dvi. I'm tempted with the Gigabyte but I may go for the 5770 posted earlier.

 

[blackrain]

This is the 1GB version - not a bad price at all. The lowest the 512MB version ever got was about $85, while these hovered around $120. Very close in performance to a 5750, and probably a better investment than a 5750 512MB for anything but HTPC use.

Edit: some benchmarks comparing it to a 5750: http://www.anandtech.com/show/2856/10

It is not clear from that review whether the 4850 is the 512 mb or 1GB variety. In fact, I haven't been able to find benchmarks comparing the 5750 1GB against the 4850 1GB.

This one is $119 out the door with a promo code:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-859-_-Product

 

[fguarco]

Have an extra Gigabyte 4850 1GB DDR3 if anyone wants it...PM me