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| System Name | The Beast |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Core i3-2100 @ 3.1GHz |
| Motherboard | Asus P8P67 LE |
| Cooling | Stock |
| Memory | 4GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 @ 1600MHz |
| Video Card(s) | 1GB Sapphire Radeon HD4650 Ultimate Edition |
| Storage | 60GB Corsair Force LE, 1TB Samsung SpinPoint F1, 500GB Seagate |
| Display(s) | 22" Samsung T220HD & 19" Acer X193W |
| Case | Corsair Obsidian 750D |
| Power Supply | Corsair HX650W |
| Software | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 |
So I was talking to friends and the usual PC conversation popped up, I was saying how I'll be doing the odd job and will be getting some money, we joked about having a fund for me for a new card, and I mentioned that I would be getting a 1GB Sapphire 4870 Vapor-X which here retails for 215 euro and it's only 150 euro in the US, pretty big savings, but not only that, Newegg has a greater selection than I do so I was having a look around.
The design and colour of a card is a big deal to me, theme is a big deal, I don't want to have a red card in a black/blue themed case, but it also has to be quiet in idle.
I'm looking for people's opinion on these cards, the pros and cons of them. Read a review of the 4870 Vapor-X and the website said it was the best 4870 they have seen and it cooled very well and was quiet, a Newegg review said it was too hot and loud. A lot of review websites praise a card where a normal user wouldn't, I'd like to hear opinions from someone here rather than just a reviewer or some guy on Newegg who is doing it wrong.
These are the cards I'm looking at, with the price it would cost me in brackets:
HIS 4850 (€111)
XFX 4850 (€122)
Sapphire 4850 Vapor-X (€126)
HIS 4850 IceQ4 (€144)
HIS 4870 (€148)
Sapphire 4870 Vapor-X (€150)
HIS 4870 IceQ4+ Turbo (€150)
I really like the Vapor-X cards, but after seeing the XFX cards I've kind of changed my mind and I've always had a thing for the HIS cards. I'm down for any of the cards and they are all a good price, I'd like to hear opinions on any of the cards.
Cards will be used for BluRay/HD-DVD with some occasional gaming, but I like maxing out things, will be using 1920x1200. But it's not really what I use them on, mainly how the cards do.
The design and colour of a card is a big deal to me, theme is a big deal, I don't want to have a red card in a black/blue themed case, but it also has to be quiet in idle.
I'm looking for people's opinion on these cards, the pros and cons of them. Read a review of the 4870 Vapor-X and the website said it was the best 4870 they have seen and it cooled very well and was quiet, a Newegg review said it was too hot and loud. A lot of review websites praise a card where a normal user wouldn't, I'd like to hear opinions from someone here rather than just a reviewer or some guy on Newegg who is doing it wrong.
These are the cards I'm looking at, with the price it would cost me in brackets:
HIS 4850 (€111)
XFX 4850 (€122)
Sapphire 4850 Vapor-X (€126)
HIS 4850 IceQ4 (€144)
HIS 4870 (€148)
Sapphire 4870 Vapor-X (€150)
HIS 4870 IceQ4+ Turbo (€150)
I really like the Vapor-X cards, but after seeing the XFX cards I've kind of changed my mind and I've always had a thing for the HIS cards. I'm down for any of the cards and they are all a good price, I'd like to hear opinions on any of the cards.
Cards will be used for BluRay/HD-DVD with some occasional gaming, but I like maxing out things, will be using 1920x1200. But it's not really what I use them on, mainly how the cards do.
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anyway i would go for the 4870 vapor-X iv heard only good things abouth them
then that might be a problem. xD