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Which 4850?
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All the same ATI reference design with the exception of Asus who have stuck their own cooler on.
Expect other makers to bring out their own variations on stock coolers over the next few weeks.
So unless you fancy the Asus, all the rest are the same.
Expect other makers to bring out their own variations on stock coolers over the next few weeks.
So unless you fancy the Asus, all the rest are the same.
I would say none right now. Wait a little bit and the new tech price inflation should be over and there should be a few models out with non Ati reference coolers which should help to significantly lower the temp of the card.
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Grab the Sapphire in This Week Only, knew they'd be lobbed in there already, and what a surprise GTX 280's in there to. 
They are all the same chips, just the ones with different coolers may have better cooling ability
No, it just has a different cooler. The Sapphire is £30 cheaper and you could fit your own, even better cooler such as -
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...=Arctic Cooling Accelero S1 Rev. 2 VGA Cooler
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...cat=787&name=Thermalright HR-03-GT VGA Cooler
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...&subcat=787&name=Zalman VF1000-LED VGA Cooler
I would go with the Arctic Cooling S1 Rev.2 + 120mm fan (Nexus, Yate Loon, Noctua etc. are all good). That's what I use on my 8800GT with the fan running at 5v/600rpm and I get temps of around 44c load.
Shame all of those appear to make it impossible to fit the crossfire connectors as they extend over the top of the card.