Custom Cooled Msi R4850 Reviewed |
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Custom Cooled Msi R4850 Reviewed |
 Aug 10 2008, 08:27 PM
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 OCC's Water Boy  Posts: 898 Joined: 27-March 07 From: Chicago Member No.: 20,337  |
hey everyone,
we've just had MSI's R4850 with its excellent custom cooler up on the test bench - check out the results! -------------------- Q6600 @ 3.2ghz * DFI LT-P35-T2R * 8gb Mushkin Redline DDR2-1000 XFX GTX 260 Black Edition * RAID 0 + 4 TB Storage/Backup Corsair TX-750 * Cooler Master Stacker 830 Vista Ultimate x64 OCC F@H Team * hardnrg's USB Boot Drive Guide * graysky's C2D/C2Q OC Guide * OCC Rules  |
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Aug 10 2008, 08:36 PM
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 Free yourself from yourself  Posts: 2,262 Joined: 29-April 08 From: Texas Member No.: 32,050 |
That card is amazing when overclocked. Gives the GTX 280 some strong competition
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Aug 11 2008, 01:31 AM
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 It's a buncha, muncha, cruncha... human!  Posts: 6,463 Joined: 4-December 05 From: Perkinsville,VT Member No.: 18,065 |
Looks like an incredible card!
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Aug 11 2008, 01:57 AM
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 Certified Geek Posts: 1,934 Joined: 17-August 06 Member No.: 18,501 |
Looks awsome, cant see it in the uk shops though. $184 is a bargin, cheaper than the cheapest 4850's over here.
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Aug 11 2008, 02:43 AM
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 That's Just Crazy Posts: 1,567 Joined: 24-November 06 Member No.: 32,289 |
Awesome review!
I'm glad I didn't buy my video cards, yet, I might just pick up two of these instead. 
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Aug 11 2008, 12:36 PM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 5 Joined: 11-August 08 Member No.: 63,675 |
Why is this MSI card ranked higher than the Sapphire Toxic card? Comparing the two reviews, it looks like the Toxic OC's better, and its numbers are WAY higher than this card (as tested). Temperatures seem comparable. I'm just curious in the comparison and wish this review could have compared the MSI with the Sapphire Toxic instead of a Sapphire reference card. Thank you for the hard work!
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Aug 11 2008, 05:51 PM
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Member Posts: 460 Joined: 13-August 05 Member No.: 32,342 |
I just bought a new 22" monitor. My X850XT is going to be hurting, so this card looks to be a nice upgrade.
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Aug 12 2008, 08:03 AM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 5 Joined: 11-August 08 Member No.: 63,675 |
shameless bump.
And still confused. |
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Aug 20 2008, 06:38 AM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 5 Joined: 11-August 08 Member No.: 63,675 |
QUOTE (dunno @ Aug 12 2008, 11:03 AM)  shameless bump. And still confused. snore. |
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Aug 20 2008, 08:59 AM
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 OCC Boss Posts: 27,160 Joined: 27-April 02 From: Canada Member No.: 521 |
My thinking is different reviewers did each card.
Hopefully they will see this and respond for you 
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Aug 21 2008, 05:54 AM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 5 Joined: 11-August 08 Member No.: 63,675 |
Hahah, thanks Bosco. The discrepancy just really confused me when I read the article, and clearly still does. I made sure to go back and check the test rigs -- they were the same, settings for the games seemed to be the same, etc., etc.. Just the reviewers were different. On pretty much any metric that was compared, the Toxic looked better. And it seems like it overclocks better. Maybe they had some deal with the manufacturers to not compare "early" versions of non-reference 4850s, I dunno. But, I am definitely looking forward to an explanation from either author (I have refrained from cross-posting in the Toxic article, and don't want to be rude). Maybe comes down to a preference for MSI over Sapphire. Just interested
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Aug 21 2008, 08:50 AM
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OCC Boss Posts: 27,160 Joined: 27-April 02 From: Canada Member No.: 521 |
Justin is working alot this week which is prob why he has not responded
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