Cheat Engine

Zcythe · Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 9:46 pm Post subject: Cheap graphics card

Look at this, a 4870 thats only 124 dollars. O_O

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131140

any idea why its so cheap? I mean compared to the other companys that are 20+ more dollars. Im thinking of buying it, im just worried i really never heard of power color.

superweapons · Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 10:13 pm Post subject:

IIRC, AMD/ATI pushed the prices (MSRP) down to $135 for the HD 4870.

Newegg's supply and demand pricing system justifies the price, I think. After the Powercolor gets more sales (possibly their product underperforms or was too expensive), they might move the prices back up and the prices of the other ones down if they lose sales.

Zcythe · Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 10:08 am Post subject:

Saifallofjmr · Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 10:15 am Post subject:

Check out:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-geforce-price,2323.html

also;

http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/gaming-graphics-charts-2009/Left4Dead,1183.html

Ndure · Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 11:11 am Post subject:

Well here are a couple cards to consider within your price range:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133270 - Does preform a tad bit better than the 4870, also I prefer nvidia.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125256
Cheaper price.

Of course the prices are after MIRS, if you're fine with that.

Zcythe · Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 11:21 am Post subject:

superweapons · Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 11:44 am Post subject:

Just a bit, enough to justify a price of about $150 compared to a $140 HD 4870. I'd have to argue it's at most, 10% faster, depending on the game. Check the benchmarks for the specific games you want to play.

As far as vendors go, PNY and BFG Tech are just about the worst on NVIDIA's side. XFX and EVGA offer the best warranties (XFX has a double lifetime warranty; EVGA has a single lifetime warranty), but EVGA offers better software support (EVGA Precision and other helpful tools). They also give you Cryostasis for free with the GTX 260, which utilizes PhysX.

The only ATi vendor to offer a lifetime warranty is XFX. All the other ones are just a few years. But I doubt you'd keep a graphics card more than a few years, which is why XFX's double lifetime warranty is good for selling off your graphics card later on.

Leader of the Revolution · Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 12:11 pm Post subject:

20$ is REALLY a lot to worry about?

Zcythe · Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 1:25 pm Post subject:

Ndure · Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 12:50 am Post subject:

Humper · Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 6:47 am Post subject:

I prefere Nvidia over ATI because of the software.

Zcythe · Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 11:00 am Post subject:

Humper · Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 11:09 am Post subject:

hcavolsdsadgadsg · Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 11:51 am Post subject:

I've had my NVidia drivers go up in flames a few times to the point where it crashed my computer instead of managing to just restart the display driver (in L4D, every time) on my GTX 260.

Meanwhile my last system ran an ATI card (x1900) for 3+ years without ever crashing once in a display related manner and my buddies computer that I built a few months ago has been rock solid on Vista 64 since day one with his 4850.

PS physx is a horrible gimmick and an equally horrible physics engine.