4850 to 5850

neilw · 4 Apr 2011 at 11:03

Is it worth upgrading my GC the latest OCUK offer looks good.

I run Windows 7 64bit, 3.6 Core2Duo and 8Gig of Ram on an Asus P5E.

Cheers

nands · 4 Apr 2011 at 11:04

I am going for it, almost double the power for £100!

Devrij · 4 Apr 2011 at 11:05

Definately bro

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/177?vs=164

arc@css · 4 Apr 2011 at 11:05

There'll be a big improvement in performance.

neilw · 4 Apr 2011 at 11:07

Thanks. I don't really have the money. I'll have to break out the credit card!

How much to second hand 4850's go for at the mo?

neilw · 4 Apr 2011 at 11:21

Ordered it

Just have to take the funds from the new car account.

-Aura- · 4 Apr 2011 at 11:31

neilw said:
How much to second hand 4850's go for at the mo?

There's a 512Mb one in MM listed for £40 unsold, but another with a T-Rad cooler for £45 with interest.

£30-35?

neilw · 4 Apr 2011 at 12:38

Not much then. I think its a 512mb one but not sure.

How many posts do you need to access MM?

~REALiTY · 4 Apr 2011 at 13:12

Massive improvement in performance! go for it for such a nice price

Dervious · 4 Apr 2011 at 13:26

I went from 4850 to GTX460 a few months ago. Despite horrendous trouble with motherboard/gfx card compatibility, the end result is a big improvement in performance.

sand_dune · 4 Apr 2011 at 13:26

neilw said:
How much to second hand 4850's go for at the mo?

I am trying to sell mine on ebay, it's currently at 99p

-Aura- · 4 Apr 2011 at 15:01

Neil, I think it's 200. Drop Maccy a line to ask for inclusion, iirc it isn't automatic, you have to ask for access, could be very wrong though but he will set you straight

~>Dg<~ · 4 Apr 2011 at 15:03

250 and you have to be here more than 3 or 6months cant remember which lol.

neilw · 4 Apr 2011 at 15:21

I Should have access then, Can't see it so maybe you have to ask to be included.

Hardly seems worth the hassle of selling the 4850 for £30 odd quid if your lucky. Could just hold onto it as a spare, or wait and see if a friend wants it.

5850 has been dispatched

Teaf · 4 Apr 2011 at 15:55

I'm upgrading from the same card (4850 > 5850) and to be honest I'm finding the same, the card is worth so little that I'm just keeping it as a spare so in the unfortunate event of this one breaking I'll have something half decent to fall back onto.

lanzarobbie · 4 Apr 2011 at 17:24

I upgraded from a 4850 to 5850 forzr pre-order earlier in the year, its a nice upgrade for the money.

Kyaw25 · 4 Apr 2011 at 18:07

auraindigo said:
There's a 512Mb one in MM listed for £40 unsold, but another with a T-Rad cooler for £45 with interest.

£30-35?

How much would a 1gb xfx version go for?

-Aura- · 4 Apr 2011 at 18:23

I'm not sure m8 ... 4850s aren't that sought after though as there are 4870s and 4890s going for in between £50 and £60.

mojojojo1972 · 4 Apr 2011 at 18:31

I recently watched 3 differant 4850s 1gb version on the bay to get an avg price as I was thinking of selling and upgrading as well. £47 was the max price and £42 the lowest.

Duke · 4 Apr 2011 at 19:03

I went from a 4870 to 5850 (second one coming tomorrow

) and noticed quite a jump in performance.