VisionTek Radeon HD 4850 Graphics Card

Go with HD4850!

Strengths: Very powerful video card. Plays any game without a problem, even Crysis with high settings for all. Support HDMI audio output! Dual DVI output, can support 30'+ LCD monitor.

Weakness: Runs kinda hot with default fan setting. However, if you update your display driver from amd.com, the latest driver 8.10 has fan control function built-in,you can adjust the fan speed.

This is a very nice card. Play any game without a problem! Big bang for the buck! Support HDMI video/audio output is a big plus.

By malianjia - Oct 21, 2008

ATI Radeon 4850: Best Price/Peformance Ratio Available

Strengths: Extremely powerful and capable processor Hidden features like Ray-Tracing and Physics capabilities! Can play every modern game at best settings including Crysis

Weakness: The fan runs very slow in an attempt to be quiet. This results in high operating temperatures which can introduce issues like artifacts and may eventually lead to early card failure

I absolutely love this graphics card. The performance of this card is far above anything in its price category, and I love to see the additional features that weren't even stressed as a feature. My only complaint is that the stock cooler these come with aren't very good, but there are workarounds available, and you can always replace it with something much better. I highly recommend this graphics...
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I absolutely love this graphics card. The performance of this card is far above anything in its price category, and I love to see the additional features that weren't even stressed as a feature.

My only complaint is that the stock cooler these come with aren't very good, but there are workarounds available, and you can always replace it with something much better.

I highly recommend this graphics card if you are a casual gamer looking for the best price on a card. If you are a heavy gamer, you may want to consider the ATI Radeon 4870 which is also a great card for the price you pay. I would strongly consider getting an aftermarket cooler for these cards if you play games a lot.

By McNutty - Sep 5, 2008

Awesome card with lifetime warranty

Strengths: Lifetime Warranty Very fast

Weakness: Runs pretty Hot

Very fast card for the price. I play at 1920x1080 and I get about 60 fps or higher in the games I play such as devil may cry 4 or bioshock. It does run very hot at the default fan settings (76 degrees idle), but a very simple fan hack using ATI's own tools to increase fan to 35% will bring that down considerably (50 degrees idle) while still being almost silent. The other great thing about this...
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Very fast card for the price. I play at 1920x1080 and I get about 60 fps or higher in the games I play such as devil may cry 4 or bioshock. It does run very hot at the default fan settings (76 degrees idle), but a very simple fan hack using ATI's own tools to increase fan to 35% will bring that down considerably (50 degrees idle) while still being almost silent.
The other great thing about this card is it is very quiet so it makes a pretty good home theater card since it also can do hdmi audio out. The nvidia cards I had before could not do that, and I think even the ones that do require a spdif cable for your motherboard. This card does not.

By anonymous; - Sep 29, 2008

VisionTek Radeon HD 4850

The VisionTek Radeon HD 4850 is a single slot mid-range graphics card with 512MB of ram. Using the stock ATI cooler, the card is clocked at the default 625MHz/993MHz (gpu/memory) timings. For more information on the HD 4850 refer to the full report. Features Output Interface: 2 x DVI-I 1 x HDTV Accessories: DVI to VGA adapter DVI to HDMI adapter CrossFire bridge HDTV Cable ... PROS: (1)...
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By productwiki.com - Nov 9, 2011

VisionTek Radeon HD 4850 512MB PCIe 900241

Testseek.com has collected 10 expert reviews for VisionTek Radeon HD 4850 512MB PCIe 900241 and the average expert rating is 85 of 100. The average score reflects the expert community’s view on this product. Click below and use Testseek.com to see all ratings, product awards and conclusions.
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By testseek.com - Nov 4, 2008