4850 or 3870

Lillebror · Sep 23, 2008

Hey all!

Im building a computer for my friend, out of some spare parts i have. But im missing a gfx card! So i was thinking about getting a 4850 - but a 3870 is a little cheaper, so he can get a better cpu cooler!

So what should i choose? a 4850 or a 3870?

Specs:

Gigabyte 965p-ds4 v. 3.3
some cheap corsair ram - 2 gig
Intel core2 e6400

newtekie1 · Sep 23, 2008

Go with the 4850. The improvement in AA alone are with it.

PaulieG · Sep 23, 2008

I suppose that depends on how much gaming and what kind of monitor he has. A 3870 would just fine for any 20" monitor or less, and with a little overclocking, it will do quite well in most games. The 4850 will obviously have better performance, and will be slightly more future proof. FYI, I have a 3850 that I'm selling for $55, if you are interested.

Lillebror · Sep 23, 2008

Okay, thanks guys

Im just gonna sell my parts for a little less, so he can get a better computer then

a good 520w psu should be able to run a 4850, right?

TRIPTEX_CAN · Sep 23, 2008

Lillebror said:
Okay, thanks guys Im just gonna sell my parts for a little less, so he can get a better computer then a good 520w psu should be able to run a 4850, right?

Depends on the PSU 520w means nothing without knowing the specific outputs available.

Lillebror · Sep 23, 2008

newtekie1 · Sep 23, 2008

That looks a little weak to me, but it should handle a 4850.

TRIPTEX_CAN · Sep 23, 2008

I guess it could work... are you planning to OC the card and the CPU? That along with the extra stuff like HDDs, fans, and optical drives will make or break this PSU.

niko084 · Sep 23, 2008

4850 is better but runs a lot hotter...
I kinda miss my 3870 sometimes @ 1280x1024

magibeg · Sep 23, 2008

That PSU will be plenty powerful enough to run a 4850. People are overly concerned about power requirements now.

Lillebror · Sep 23, 2008

Dont think its gonna get overclocked - maybe a little to 3ghz, but its done that before with a 3870

DeltaFox · Sep 23, 2008

http://anandtech.com/casecoolingpsus/showdoc.aspx?i=3413
I would say don't be too worried about the powersupply
and get the 4850, it's faster, newer and can actually handle anti-aliasing
PS. Always nice to help a fellow dane

Scrizz · Sep 24, 2008

4850 hands down

PCpraiser100 · Sep 24, 2008

I highly recommended the HD 4850. It's 800 stream processors completely outclass the HD 3870 when shaders are put graphics at high demand. Just get any Hd 4850, put on a descent aftermarket cooler, and you are good to go. Reason being is that the temperatures in the HD 4850 are hot enough to flip eggs on it.

sno.lcn · Sep 24, 2008

4850 pwns the 3870. And that PSU is fine.

Deleted member 24505 · Sep 24, 2008

My corsair hx520 runs my pc fine with my cpu at 3.8ghz and my 4850 at 760/1200.

But i would say go for the 4850 anyway.

Unknw · Sep 24, 2008

By the way... you guys that own a HD3870... the new drivers are making any diference on it's performance??

Sorry the bad english...

kysg · Sep 24, 2008

I would just go with the 4850, 4850 is just better man, heck if anything the 4670, is a good pick, 4850 is like one best card the red camp has pulled out in a long time, and hmm, and my box states 450w is the minimum for a 4850, 550w for crossfire...granted having extra wattage is good, granted its not needed but still, And I agree the 4850's the single slot coolers with the exception of sapphires 1gb counterpart are hot enough to cook eggs on em,

Scrizz · Sep 24, 2008

the cards run fine once the fan speed is bumped up.
Gainward's expertool ati is good for that

sno.lcn · Sep 24, 2008

Scrizz said:
the cards run fine once the fan speed is bumped up.
Gainward's expertool ati is good for that

Hehe before I put an Accelero on there, I just removed the blue fan wire for some (very lout) 100% fan speed action :rolleyes:

Skywalker12345 · Sep 24, 2008

4850 fo sho just get a accelero twin turbo for it and it willl keep it nice and cool i just ordered mine

Sonido · Sep 24, 2008

Lillebror said:
Hey all!

Im building a computer for my friend, out of some spare parts i have. But im missing a gfx card! So i was thinking about getting a 4850 - but a 3870 is a little cheaper, so he can get a better cpu cooler!

So what should i choose? a 4850 or a 3870?

Specs:

Gigabyte 965p-ds4 v. 3.3
some cheap corsair ram - 2 gig
Intel core2 e6400

Go for the 4850. You'll be very happy with it's performance. And your PSU, it's perfectly fine for running that card, even OC'd. It seems your rig is going to be complete soon. If you need any more help, TPU is here.

Lillebror · Sep 24, 2008

Already ordered the parts

ordered:

1x MSI ATI R4850 T2D512 512MB DDR3
1x RAM 2GB KIT DDR2 PC6400 800MHz CL4
1x Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro

And thats gonna be combined with the rest

Its gonna be a an okay machine - selling it for 3000 danish kroner - thats around $600! pretty cheap here in denmark for a gaming machine

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