building a budget pc, what vicard would be best?

[saltynay]

At that res there is no point crossfiring you would get a 20-30% gain in fps. I think its possible to combine the 4830 and 4850 in cf if you wished. I have had that sig for ages and you are the first person to comment on it .

heres the chart to prove the CF ability

 

[Whirlwind]

The guys here just helped me with like a $425 build for my buddy.......we came to the conclusion that for around $100-$110......the 4830 was the best "bang for the buck" card at the moment

I mean .....that is great performance at that price....especially if you are not gaming at a real high resolution.

 

[wizzardxexe]

sweet. 4830 it is, then.
should i get the sapphire one? my case isn't going to have the best airflow, so it would be nice if the heat got put out the back, although I'm not sure any of the 4830 cards do this.

@saltnay lol yeah i didn't mean to offend you our anything, but that really cracks me up every time i read it, so i put it in there

 

[Druid]

He was happy you commented dude

I didn't know you could crossfire different cards. I guess you learn new things all the time.

 

[saltynay]

Chucking air out of the back comes at a premium this is the only one on the egg Newegg.com - HIS Hightech H483QS512P Radeon HD 4830 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
It isn't worth the extra cash though so I would get this one (If you don't like WOW give it away or sell it on)
Newegg.com - ASUS EAH4830/HTDP/512MD3 Radeon HD 4830 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

 

[wizzardxexe]

sweet, 75 bux after MIR.
do you know if it comes with a dvi to... i dont know what its called, old fashioned monitor cable adaptor? or does it come with a dvi cable? what is the difference?

 

[saltynay]

Vga or D-sub the blue video connector? looks like this;
http://www.kmc.go.tz/helpdesk/ITeducation/Basic/B4/image/dsub15.jpg

It comes with 2 dvi connectors on the board and an adapter so you can use it with a d-sub cable if needed. D-sub/ VGa is analogue, dvi is digital providing the signal is on a cable that is less then 1.5m in length it doesn't matter which you go with.

 

[harnar123]

um no, it will not triple. And crossfire doesn't increase performance the same amount across the board. Some games are coded really well for it and see a huge increase, some games can actually see a decrease (very few these days).