HD4870 1GB - Reviews?
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What's really wrong with sapphire? In my opinion they're one of the better ATI vendors.Rather disappointingAnd I've only ever seen Sapphire versions for sale.
I might be wrong but the 1GB versions of the hd4870 are no different from the 512MB versions excepting the increased vram. The extra memory would only help when big textures are being manipulated.
Btw, I have an HD4850 installed in my machine right now. It's not as powerful but I can run some tests if you want.
P.S: Sapphire have a good track record. I was intending to get one but they ran out of stock so I got an Asus instead.
Btw, I have an HD4850 installed in my machine right now. It's not as powerful but I can run some tests if you want.
P.S: Sapphire have a good track record. I was intending to get one but they ran out of stock so I got an Asus instead.
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Only time you will see a benefit with 1 GB over 512 MB is when 512 MB isn't enough to handle what you are running.
That generally only will happen @ 2560x1600, or at 1920x1200 with high levels of antialiasing on certain newer games (most everything is still going to be peachy @ 1920x1200 w/ 512 MB).
That generally only will happen @ 2560x1600, or at 1920x1200 with high levels of antialiasing on certain newer games (most everything is still going to be peachy @ 1920x1200 w/ 512 MB).