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05-06-2009, 03:51 AM
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| Re: Choosing graphic card Even the overclocked 4850 is slower than the 4870 at stock clock. More than 512 MB RAM are always a good thing(memory usage up to 1.5 GB in GRID with my 4870X2). technical specs say that the 4850 draw about 40 Watt less power, don't know if this does bother you. Greetings Dru
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05-06-2009, 03:56 AM
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| Re: Choosing graphic card And if the price difference is only 20 dollars, go for the 4870. Check out the 4890 while you're at it.
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05-06-2009, 11:38 AM
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| Re: Choosing graphic card Thankx guys, one important question-Will Radeon 4870 1gb work on Intel 915 motherboard? It doesn't have latest PCI Express 2 but older version of PCI express. |
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05-06-2009, 11:46 AM
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| Re: Choosing graphic card yes it will. pci 2.0 is backwards compatible with 1.0
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05-07-2009, 10:12 AM
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| Re: Choosing graphic card you might like to read this article before going for the 4870 ATI Radeon HD 4770 In CrossFire: Unbeatable At $220 : Introduction - Review Tom's Hardware
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