What is better?

[ale555666]

A single HD 4850 or 2 HD 4830 in crossfire?
Also what is better in Performance/Price?
Thanks

 

[AlphaOmegaX]

How about a 4870 for 20 dollars more than a 4850?

 

[ale555666]

No I don't want to deal with all the heat that a 4870 produces plus I'm on a budget so a 4850 is a little bit over my budget but I can still try to get one.

 

[coozie7]

Where are you?
What is the resoloution of your monitor?
What is your budget?
What are the rest of your specs-include the +12v output/s of the PSU, please!

I've just had a quick look on the 'Egg and dual HD4830s' are about $180 but I found this XFX 1Gb HD4870 for far less:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150394

Double lifetime warranty and a cooler that pumps its heat out of the case!

FYI a single HD4850 should play most games well up to 16x10 at med/high but check which card you get, a lot have coolers that dump their heat into the case and can cause heating issues if the case is not ventilated well.
This looks good:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150337

 

[ale555666]

I was thinking of getting this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161244

 

[coozie7]

@ Ale555666: Ha ha! better cooler than the one I linked to! Good choice
Before you purchase, wait until Saturday to catch the 'Weekend specials' and then check prices, sometimes the 'Egg throws up some superb bargains.

 

[AlphaOmegaX]

No I don't want to deal with all the heat that a 4870 produces plus I'm on a budget so a 4850 is a little bit over my budget but I can still try to get one.

The lowest price 4830 I can find costs 89.99

The lowest price 4850 I can find costs 99.99

Two 4830's cost 180.

One 4870 costs 127-135

The load temps between a 4850 and 4870 aren't that much different.

a good 4870 blows it's hot air out.

Most 4830's I'm seeing trap the hot air in your case.

What heat would you be dealing with exactly?