ATI Budget GFX Overview (4350, 4670 & 4830) @ DH

***craig5320*** · Mar 9, 2009, 06:29 PM

ATI Budget GFX Overview - 4350, 4670 & 4830 Review
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As our readers already know, XFX are new to the ATI game however we have already had the chance to look at a range of their new products and today we are going to take a look at their 4830 and 4350 alongside Sapphire’s 4670 Ultimate.

This should give us a small overview of what you can achieve by buying an ATI card in the sub £100 market, a largely contested area with a plethora of products that can confuse consumers. With so many differences even among similar models it is important to take a look at what sort of features and performance you can expect from different price points. This is not a "head to head" article but an overview of expected performance from specific settings within each price bracket.

Matth · Mar 9, 2009, 09:43 PM

Best PCIe Card: $50 To $85 - Review Tom's Hardware : Best Graphics Cards For The Money: Feb. '09

Ties in nicely, Toms has a price bracket as "no recommendation" due to the HD4830 being only a tiny bit over, and much better - is this truly a stand-out in its category?

The HD4650 got the nod in the lower category, but the 4670 in this review is now cheaper, as well as being slot powered for those with enough watts to spare but no free connectors.

Mac Daddy · Mar 10, 2009, 02:25 AM

Another nice one Nathan

The XFX 4830 definitely performs well in that range and on the 4350 well it has a target range for consumers and thought it did well.

On the 4670 I tend to disagree on the article on this.

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Now, as you will know from another of our recent 4670 reviews the 9600GT offers higher level performance than this card but we feel that the 4670 Ultimate certainly compensates for that with a smaller PCB, lack of need for a power connector, a brilliant cooling solution and features such as HDMI and blu-ray video acceleration that make the card far more versatile.

The 9600GT offers PhysX and quite frankly the lack of a power connector on a video card these days is pretty much irrelevant. I have HDMI on this Gainward card and have yet to see an 8800GT that can match my clocks even with the stock cooler

ET3D · Mar 10, 2009, 10:13 AM

On the conclusion page, the Newegg prices and links for the 4670 and 4350 are switched. Also, the 4670 is currently $83.99 at Newegg and not $89.99 (plus has a $10 rebate).

ET3D · Mar 10, 2009, 10:16 AM

BTW, I think that a much better deal (for gaming) would be the MSI 4830 at $89.99 and $74.99 after rebate (Newegg.com - MSI R4830-T2D512 Radeon HD 4830 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards).

***craig5320*** · Mar 10, 2009, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by ET3D

On the conclusion page, the Newegg prices and links for the 4670 and 4350 are switched. Also, the 4670 is currently $83.99 at Newegg and not $89.99 (plus has a $10 rebate).

Thanks, I've switched the shop links round, we don't tend to include rebates in the prices, and the price was 89.99 at time of writing the article, just shows you how much they can flutuate in such a short time.

Thanks again.

ET3D · Mar 10, 2009, 02:05 PM

You're welcome.

I think it's amazing that it's possible to get a decent gaming card like the 4830 for under $100.

Mar 9, 2009, 06:29 PM	#1
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Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,410 Rep Power: 91 System Specs	Re: ATI Budget GFX Overview (4350, 4670 & 4830) @ DH Best PCIe Card: $50 To $85 - Review Tom's Hardware : Best Graphics Cards For The Money: Feb. '09 Ties in nicely, Toms has a price bracket as "no recommendation" due to the HD4830 being only a tiny bit over, and much better - is this truly a stand-out in its category? The HD4650 got the nod in the lower category, but the 4670 in this review is now cheaper, as well as being slot powered for those with enough watts to spare but no free connectors. __________________ Mary had a little lamb, Her father shot it dead Now Mary takes her lamb to school, Between two crusts of bread

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ET3D Hopeless Dreamer Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Dreamland, near the pool of infinite graphics cards Posts: 3,055 Rep Power: 103 System Specs	Re: ATI Budget GFX Overview (4350, 4670 & 4830) @ DH On the conclusion page, the Newegg prices and links for the 4670 and 4350 are switched. Also, the 4670 is currently $83.99 at Newegg and not $89.99 (plus has a $10 rebate).

Mar 10, 2009, 10:16 AM	#5
ET3D Hopeless Dreamer Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Dreamland, near the pool of infinite graphics cards Posts: 3,055 Rep Power: 103 System Specs	Re: ATI Budget GFX Overview (4350, 4670 & 4830) @ DH BTW, I think that a much better deal (for gaming) would be the MSI 4830 at $89.99 and $74.99 after rebate (Newegg.com - MSI R4830-T2D512 Radeon HD 4830 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards).

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ET3D Hopeless Dreamer Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Dreamland, near the pool of infinite graphics cards Posts: 3,055 Rep Power: 103 System Specs	Re: ATI Budget GFX Overview (4350, 4670 & 4830) @ DH You're welcome. I think it's amazing that it's possible to get a decent gaming card like the 4830 for under $100.