Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 Graphics Card

Fabulooooouuus!

Strengths: -High performance/price value -better cooling solution than reference

Weakness: -still runs a little hot -doesn't tie your shoes

Beast of a card for it's price! Pretty much maxes all modern games besides the almighty Crysis. But I still get a little over 40 fps average running at high 1400x900 res. Equipped with a much better fan (dual slot) than other 4850's higher than its price and runs much cooler. Runs 52C idle. Here are some statistics regarding temperature. Also, i set the fan speed to 60% when playing games. Sins...
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Beast of a card for it's price! Pretty much maxes all modern games besides the almighty Crysis. But I still get a little over 40 fps average running at high 1400x900 res. Equipped with a much better fan (dual slot) than other 4850's higher than its price and runs much cooler. Runs 52C idle.

Here are some statistics regarding temperature. Also, i set the fan speed to 60% when playing games.

Sins of a Solar Empire (highest settings): 55C
Oblivion (Highest settings): 65C
Crysis (High setting): up to 80C max :(


Still runs a little hot, but a blessing compared to the other 4850's. Just make sure you have excellent airflow in your case. After playing Crysis for awhile, it started to heat up and I started to smell something funky. I'm going to buy another case fan.

Also, had trouble getting it to fit, just barely had enough room for it in my motherboard.

Also, I see a few complaining about the noise it makes. Well, maybe its just my computer but I can't hear a thing, barely noticeable at 70% fan speed!

By bluezbreak - Sep 9, 2008

Bang for the Buck

Strengths: Above Average Speeds, Upgraded Fan

Weakness: Power Consumption, Noise

I bought this card as an upgrade to my Nvidia 7600GT. The first program I tested this card with was Flight Simulator X. I really didn't notice a significant improvement. After doing some research, it turns out FSX is an oddball game when it comes to video cards. So I ran tests on other games that I have played and I immediately noticed the difference in speeds from the 7600GT. I've read that this...
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I bought this card as an upgrade to my Nvidia 7600GT. The first program I tested this card with was Flight Simulator X. I really didn't notice a significant improvement. After doing some research, it turns out FSX is an oddball game when it comes to video cards. So I ran tests on other games that I have played and I immediately noticed the difference in speeds from the 7600GT. I've read that this card can run hot a lot of the times so the upgraded fan is a bonus even if it's a little bulky. The video card requires it's own power supply connection so make sure you have a PSU that can handle it. The noise is a little louder than most video cards, but it's not extremely loud. This is a pretty good investment if you're looking for a card on a budget. You really get your moneys worth.

By JBU292 - Sep 6, 2008

Budget & Mid-Range Graphics Card round-up

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By Techspot - Jan 3, 2009

Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 PCIe 100245L

TestSeek.com has collected 3 expert reviews for Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 PCIe 100245L and the average expert rating is 93 of 100. The average score reflects the expert community’s view on this product. Click below and use TestSeek.com to find all ratings, product awards and conclusions.
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By testseek.com - Nov 4, 2008