The Radeon HD 4870 & 4850: AMD Wins at $199 and $299

**MIG-31** · Jun 25, 2008, 08:36 AM

And then disaster struck.Or at least that's how it felt. The past few weeks have been incredibly tumultuous, sleepless, and beyond interesting. It is as if AMD and NVIDIA just started pulling out hardware and throwing it at eachother while we stood in the middle getting pegged with graphics cards. And we weren't just hit with new architectures and unexpected die shrinks, but new drivers left and right.
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Shaga · Jun 25, 2008, 09:15 AM

Got my very own HD4850 this morning. Runs fast and hot.

**temeteus82** · Jun 25, 2008, 10:08 AM

Shaga, how fast and how hot ?

Shaga · Jun 25, 2008, 07:07 PM

80c idle and extremely fast. I don't care about benchmarks but 1600x1200 max AA everything maxed out with every game I've tried runs smooth.

Judas · Jun 25, 2008, 07:09 PM

yeah the 4850 i've got here runs pretty damn silky smooth compared to my 3870

actually to me.. when AA is turned on.... things are noticeably better then the 3870...

Jun 25, 2008, 08:36 AM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 55,743 Rep Power: 444 System Specs	The Radeon HD 4870 & 4850: AMD Wins at $199 and $299 And then disaster struck.Or at least that's how it felt. The past few weeks have been incredibly tumultuous, sleepless, and beyond interesting. It is as if AMD and NVIDIA just started pulling out hardware and throwing it at eachother while we stood in the middle getting pegged with graphics cards. And we weren't just hit with new architectures and unexpected die shrinks, but new drivers left and right. ____________ Source: Anandtech Check Out DH' VisionTek & MSI 4850s V NVIDIA 9800 GTX+ Review __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here Last edited by MIG-31; Jun 25, 2008 at 05:47 PM.

Jun 25, 2008, 09:15 AM	#2
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Jun 25, 2008, 07:07 PM	#4
Shaga Intelligent Life Form Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Nordic Region Posts: 383 Rep Power: 46 System Specs	80c idle and extremely fast. I don't care about benchmarks but 1600x1200 max AA everything maxed out with every game I've tried runs smooth. __________________ Server: Currently Offline