crysis what video card???

x.clay · Posted: Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:53:17 Post Subject:

I got a HIS 4870 for $165 less $10 MIR bringing the total to $155 and it included a free game. I haven't tried Crysis yet but it plays FC2 really well. My only complaint is the fan noise. You can't control the fan speed on this card through CCC so I plugged it into a fan controller to turn it down. The 4870s run really hot so make sure you have a well ventalated case if you decide to pick one up.

CoolZone · Rated PG-13 Joined: 09 Jul 2007 Posts: 48

Today, when 4890 is out, even if its very overclockable, the 4870 seems to be the best deal!

motanacu · Rated NC-17 Joined: 10 Apr 2009 Posts: 104

true.for what 4890 brings as improvements don`t think it`s worth the difference of money

sbrehm72255 · Posted: Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:24:15 Post Subject:

The 4890 is more than worth its extra price if you're gaming on a large screen and a high res with a older 4870 with only 512 memory. .You'll notice a fairly large improvement in overall playability.

arsimjay · Posted: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 04:43:07 Post Subject:

4890 is the best high-end (price performance)for that spec I think...but if your a little low on budget for a 4890, 4850 is still very good

Templar · Rated PG-13 Joined: 16 Apr 2009 Posts: 28

The 4890 is the best single GPU card out there at the moment. It is highly overclockable, with many owners already getting over 1 gig on the stock GPU core. If you are on a large monitor it is very much worth the difference in price between it and a 4870. According to some other reports I have read, it also has the best edge detection on the market.

rj_cool81 · Rated PG-13 Joined: 18 Apr 2009 Posts: 31

9800gt sonic does fine.. 1680 x 1050.. or maybe that's just the maximum resolution the plasma can give coz its not meant for pc? (just wondering)

but ati_lover was right, join the competition here.. a whooping 4850x2 is @ stake!..

kryptonian_sher · Posted: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 23:34:32 Post Subject:

with the prices fairly leveling or going down nowadays, a 1GB 9800 GTX may just be suitable for you. At the same time, future or upcoming games that are heavy on the graphics can be accommodated without having to need a new card.. this card is perhaps a "for keeps" high performance card...

s1ck psycho · Rated PG-13 Joined: 19 Apr 2009 Posts: 39

they are hot cakes, come on under 170 bucks for a 4870 look at newegg.com these cards are crazy and will rape at your reso.

nolonger · Rated R Joined: 19 Apr 2009 Posts: 98

In case you're question hasn't been answered yet, a HD4850 will run fine, a HD4870 will run superb. 512MB should be fine, but if you plan on going to higher resolutions you should get 1024MB. I'm not a fan o nVidia, but I'd guess a 9800GTX+ could do fine on that res.