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Pci Ati Radeon
Is the 2GB ATI RADEON™ HD 4850X2 PCI EXPRESS a better graphics card than the 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX285 PCI EXP?

I mean for gaming and in general, I think the GTX 285 Costs more but I dont know whether its better.

Update: I have been reading a LOT of user reviews stating that their HD 4850X2's came to them defective or died within a few weeks of use. One report I particularly don't like states that some of these cards come with a defective GPU, reducing the performance to a single 4850. Unacceptable quality control.

This biggest problem with ATI's HD 4870 and HD 4850 based cards is that they get WAY too hot and this insures a short lifespan for the products unless you remove the heating solutions on them and get custom cooler (like a water block) and replace the thermal compound with something like Arctic Silver.

The performance is a hair better on the HD 4850X2 than on a GTX 285. You are talking about an increase of about 3 to 5 frames (in most modern games). However, the GTX 285 runs cooler, makes less noise, and has better driver support. This is due to the GTX 285 being a refinement of an existing technology instead of simply sticking two GPU's togther on one card. The GTX 285 and GTX 275 are generally much more stable cards.

The single GPU platform is generally less of a headache than the multi-GPU platform. You would not be able to tell the difference between the performance between these two cards without using a benchmark application.

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$50.00


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$49.99


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ATI RADEON X1300 PRO 256MB PCI-E


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$54.95


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$14.95


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$41.90


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ATI Radeon 7000 64M PCI Video Card Low Profile 2xVGA TV


$20.97


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$18.99


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$36.00


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$75.20


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$29.99


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$29.99


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$6.99


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$59.99


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$16.00


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$16.00


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$39.99


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$28.95


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$30.00


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ATI Radeon HD 3470 256MB PCI-E Low Profile Card


$29.99


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$24.95


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$24.00


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$30.00


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$232.50


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$54.95


ATI Radeon HD4870 512MB, 2DVI PCI-Express HD Video Card


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$149.99


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$47.22


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Mike posted at 2006-8-30 Category: Computer Components