The Official Graphics Card and PC gaming Thread

So you're saying it's pronounced AH-booz-er. The stress is on the first syllable. I'm sorry that's not acceptable. LOL

Actually, maybe that IS the way my brain was saying it all along! Sam you got me all messed up! lol

 

Thanks for the recommendation. I read on Newegg that some had problems with the hdmi picture or something, know anything about that? My only concern is that I have a big tv and I want it to look good. Thanks again.

 

It really shouldn't have any problems. I have that card on my laptop and it outputs HDMI fine.

 

Just a quick question

Do ASUS make reliable garphics cards????

I do already have a mobo and love it, but are they the same with garphics card?

if not will anybody recermend a retailer for an ATI HD4850

thanks

 

Yes, Asus makes reliable graphics cards. My 4850 was bought from them within a few weeks of it's release and it's still going strong(I don't have it anymore, but the customer has reported no problems).

Of course the initial batch WERE made by ATI. But I haven't ever heard that they we not reliable.

 

One more ?, will a hdmi cable be all that I need to hook up my tv to the computer with the graphics card? Will I need any kind of audio cable? Thanks

 

Nope, HDMI will transmit Video and Audio.

 

thanks man going for an asus then. thanks for info. I HAVE BEEN CONVERTEDDD. lol Nvidia sucks compared to ATI and you dont need as much power to run this card so good one ATI.

 

Yes, the HD4850 is a very good card.

Which one are you getting?

 

yes i am getting one that is from asus here take a look

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...adeon+HD+4850+512MB+PCI-E2.0+?productId=32374

Sammorris said that it was a good card and another question is that what are the temps like on this card?

 

That's the same card I had.

 

have it now.

 

So I wasn't the only one who thought it was pronounced like that...
Every aspect about the HD3850 is better than the X850XT, you're CPU limited by the game, single cores aren't good for running a modern game like COD4.

Navskin: I had an Asus Radeon card, no issues at all.

 

Nah you're not the only one.

People come up with some weird ass ways to pronounce it.

 

The X850XT was an excellent card for its time, but the HD3850 is several orders of magnitude faster. I agree with Sam that your single core is holding you back. CoD4 especially requires a dual core to run smoothly.

You're using 04/05 tech in 2008, going into 2009. The Pentium 4 is so slow by today's standards it's not even funny. They barely play the newest games if at all. A 3GHz Core 2 Duo will be like 5 times faster at least. You'd even see a good improvement in CoD4 from a Pentium D. Since you're using an older board, that might be your hot ticket. But it would still be infinitely better to get a new board and a Core 2 or even a Quad.

 

Without wishing to sound rude, there's a certain air of 'we told you so' about all this. I still stand by the rest of your architecture being a major holdback even for the HD3850, which even in fully fledged 512MB PCI express form, is still only a fifth as powerful as an HD4870X2.

 

Yeah, for an HD3850 I would recommend at least a 2.4GHz+ Athlon 64 X2 or a Core 2 Duo. A 3.2GHz Pentium 4 was a major bottleneck for even an X1900 or a 7900.

 

Should stand to reason, I had an X2 4200+ with my X1900, a 3Ghz Core 2 Duo with my HD3870, and now a Quad core with the 4870X2. Even at 3.83Ghz, it's enough, but not overkill, far from it.

 

Wow, you hit 3.8GHz? Nice. Checked your profile... 1.36v? WOW!

 

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