Where Bought:
I bought it at a local store (Best Buy, Fry's)
Duration Used:
A few months now
Technical Understanding:
I know the basics
pacthes
Date: December 21, 2008
Pros: Fast Cons: Too Expensive
Product Use
for gaming
"updating drivers seems to be a pain!"
Share this Review:
Review 82 for ATI Radeon™ HD 4800
Overall:
4
out of 5
Performance:
4
out of 5
Value:
5
out of 5
Quality:
4
out of 5
Tsukasa Location:
Mishawaka, IN
Where Bought:
I bought it online (TigerDirect, Newegg, CDW)
Duration Used:
A few months now
Technical Understanding:
I'm a geek and totally get this stuff
Great hardware
Date: December 20, 2008
Pros: Fast, Good Value, Many Features, Easy to Overclock, Energy Efficient Cons: better driver testing, auto updates from ccc
Product Use
Gaming, from diablo 1 thru farcry 2. also converting home movies, and watching dvd titles, usually from netflix.
"Used a great many video cards, since before 3d was even out, 3dfx had good performance jumps each new series, went to nvidia as they bought them, and was sadly dissapointed with every new series that came out that only marginally improved over the previous generation, 6600 gt, 7600 gt, and 8600 gt, were all barely improvements, aside from directx level supported, then the HD 4850 from powercolor, for once, a VERY noticeable improvement, the only thing lacking on this beast is driver quality. Perhaps going open source to accept patches from a wide range of enthusiats in the market would be a good move, luckily I've had very few issues personally, but the forums and the few odd bugs I have seen haven't been very good PR. the installer needs to check for odd nvidia leftovers itself so people don't need to go into safemode and use driver sweeper. I've been an AMD processor fan since the K5 series, and now with Ati I'm happier with the cost/performance ratio and the lower power consuption when away. Overall keep up the good work."
Share this Review:
Review 83 for ATI Radeon™ HD 4800
Overall:
4
out of 5
Performance:
3
out of 5
Value:
5
out of 5
Quality:
4
out of 5
Sevaine Location:
Allentown, PA
Where Bought:
I bought it at a local store (Best Buy, Fry's)
Duration Used:
A few months now
Technical Understanding:
I know the basics
Excellent, but with caveats
Date: December 20, 2008
Pros: Fast, Good Value, High Quality, Many Features, excellent transcoding, 8 channel lpcm audio controller Cons: Runs Hot
"The Radeon 4850 is the best value for the money, but framerate drops on some fps titles, and the heat dissapation keep it from perfection."
Share this Review:
Review 84 for ATI Radeon™ HD 4800
Overall:
5
out of 5
Performance:
4
out of 5
Value:
5
out of 5
Quality:
5
out of 5
dude Location:
Alabama
Where Bought:
I bought it online (TigerDirect, Newegg, CDW)
Duration Used:
A few months now
Technical Understanding:
I'm a geek and totally get this stuff
4850
Date: December 20, 2008
Pros: Fast, Good Value, High Quality, Easy to Overclock, Energy Efficient Cons: Runs Hot
Product Use
GAMES!
"it is excellent. it works well under both windows xp and ubuntu linux. the only thing i had an issue with was the lack of fan control but that as been corrected in later catalyst releases."
Share this Review:
Review 85 for ATI Radeon™ HD 4800
Overall:
4
out of 5
Performance:
5
out of 5
Value:
5
out of 5
Quality:
5
out of 5
uller6 Location:
boston, ma
Where Bought:
I bought it online (TigerDirect, Newegg, CDW)
Duration Used:
Less than a month
Technical Understanding:
I'm a geek and totally get this stuff
Sweet Graphics
Date: December 20, 2008
Pros: Fast, High Quality
Product Use
I play games.
"Gigabyte HD4850, 1 GIG, silent cooler. sweet."
Share this Review:
Review 86 for ATI Radeon™ HD 4800
Overall:
5
out of 5
Performance:
5
out of 5
Value:
5
out of 5
Quality:
5
out of 5
Rhino3011 Location:
live: Smyrna, tn {} work: Lavergne, tn (Kroger)
Where Bought:
I bought it online (TigerDirect, Newegg, CDW)
Duration Used:
A few months now
Technical Understanding:
I'm a geek and totally get this stuff
"very nice!.. how much?"...Borat
Date: December 20, 2008
Pros: Fast, Good Value, High Quality, Many Features, Easy to Overclock, Energy Efficient, amd
Product Use
plug it in the express16 slot plug up the 2 6pins. starter up, install the newest drivers off the amd/ati website. set settings in the catalyst control center and auto tune your gpu in ati overdrive. youll be good to go.
"this review is simple compared to my review of the 9600be. this card rocks! i think its right up there if not above my old 2x crossfire 2900xt's. the 1gig gddr5 helps in many situations on my 28" 1920x1200 lcd viewsonic. i only wish dx10.1 would be used in more games. the only dx10.1 title i have is stalker: clear sky. its awesome! runs good and looks jaw droppingly good! amd fusion helps a bit i think... i read using the 4870x2 on a 64bit operating system you will only use one gpu. thats the only reason i didnt buy the x2 version. i dont know if its true or not, but it wasnt worth the risk."
Share this Review:
Review 87 for ATI Radeon™ HD 4800
Overall:
5
out of 5
Performance:
5
out of 5
Value:
5
out of 5
Quality:
4
out of 5
Seronx Location:
Peoria, Arizona
Where Bought:
It came with my computer (HP, Dell, Fujitsu)
Duration Used:
Less than a month
Technical Understanding:
I know the basics
Awesome and Fast
Date: December 20, 2008
Pros: Fast, Good Value, High Quality, Many Features, Energy Efficient, the card is cold, the cpu runs hotter than the g-card
Product Use
Play Games pretty much.
"My games never lag with the new card. The card also has a better light machine thingy so every shadow and light looks like they are more realistic."
Share this Review:
Review 88 for ATI Radeon™ HD 4800
Overall:
5
out of 5
Performance:
5
out of 5
Value:
4
out of 5
Quality:
5
out of 5
mpcrsc562 Location:
Long Beach, CA
Where Bought:
I bought it at a local store (Best Buy, Fry's)
Duration Used:
A few months now
Technical Understanding:
I'm a geek and totally get this stuff
Excellent
Date: December 20, 2008
Pros: Fast, Easy to Overclock Cons: Too Expensive
"Thoroughly good product. I'm not a "hardcore" gamer, but what I do have I am able to play at the maximum resolution with all effects turned on. I haven't had any negative issues with this card."
Share this Review:
Review 89 for ATI Radeon™ HD 4800
Overall:
5
out of 5
Performance:
5
out of 5
Value:
5
out of 5
Quality:
5
out of 5
JoeCam Location:
Sylvester, WV
Where Bought:
I bought it online (TigerDirect, Newegg, CDW)
Duration Used:
A few months now
Technical Understanding:
I'm a geek and totally get this stuff
Great Product
Date: December 20, 2008
Pros: Fast, Good Value, High Quality, Easy to Overclock
Product Use
I use this card for everything on my PC of course, but it really shines in games!
"I have the Sapphire 1 meg 4850 card and I am thrilled with it on all fronts. Games, Apps, Net, and General use are exceptional. This card overclocks with ease, with zero artifacts (as long as I don't go crazy with it). Great Job AMD and sapphire!"
Share this Review:
Review 90 for ATI Radeon™ HD 4800
Overall:
5
out of 5
Performance:
5
out of 5
Value:
5
out of 5
Quality:
5
out of 5
kevin Location:
brownwood, tx
Where Bought:
I bought it online (TigerDirect, Newegg, CDW)
Duration Used:
A few months now
Technical Understanding:
I'm a geek and totally get this stuff
completely satisfied - heat, NO problem
Date: December 20, 2008
Pros: Fast, Good Value, High Quality, Many Features, gaming
Product Use
cutting edge games
"plays all my games flawlessly. crysis, f.e.a.r., nfs undercover, bioshock.........ordered with a 600 watt power supply, don't know if it needed it or not i never tried it without it. i downloaded a program called coretemp that has my phenom 9500 running at 94 degrees F at idle and have never seen it over 108 F. don't see this as hot by any means, air coming out rear vent of case is barely warm at any time. best card for the money hands down!"
Share this Review:
Review 91 for ATI Radeon™ HD 4800
Overall:
5
out of 5
Performance:
5
out of 5
Value:
5
out of 5
Quality:
5
out of 5
mattw Location:
Seattle, WA
Where Bought:
I bought it online (TigerDirect, Newegg, CDW)
Duration Used:
A few months now
Technical Understanding:
I'm a geek and totally get this stuff
4850 is a wonderful product!
Date: December 20, 2008
Pros: Fast, Good Value, High Quality, Many Features, Easy to Overclock, Energy Efficient
Product Use
I use my AMD/ATI Radeon HD 4850 512GB card for gaming, and playing High Def movies I download from the internet on my 42" LCD 1080P TV.
"Seriously, the 4850 is one of the best deals in gaming period! You're going to pay roughly $75 less than the other guys equivelant. I paid only $120 for my 4850 and it runs EVERYTHING. You can't go wrong. I do recommend that you buy a card that you can adjust the fan speed on. That is important no matter what card you buy. You can tell if the fan is adjustable or not if the fan only has 2 wires going from it to the board it is not adjustable, more than that it is."
Share this Review:
Review 92 for ATI Radeon™ HD 4800
Overall:
4
out of 5
Performance:
5
out of 5
Value:
5
out of 5
Quality:
4
out of 5
tomw23451 Location:
Virginia
Where Bought:
I bought it at a local store (Best Buy, Fry's)
Duration Used:
A few months now
Technical Understanding:
I'm a geek and totally get this stuff
HD 4850
Date: December 19, 2008
Pros: Fast, Good Value, Many Features, Easy to Overclock Cons: Runs Hot
"Excellent value/performance ratio. Would have bought the 4870 but could not use dual slot card. First generation card runs too hot for my liking however fan control at 45% is a good compromise between heat and noise. Will soon upgrade motherboard to use crossfire even though i'm not a big gamer."
Share this Review:
Review 93 for ATI Radeon™ HD 4800
Overall:
5
out of 5
Performance:
5
out of 5
Value:
5
out of 5
Quality:
5
out of 5
sarscott Location:
Sacramento, CA
Where Bought:
I bought it online (TigerDirect, Newegg, CDW)
Duration Used:
Over a year
Technical Understanding:
I'm a geek and totally get this stuff
4850:Best value ever for a computer part!
Date: December 19, 2008
Pros: Fast, Good Value, High Quality, Many Features, Easy to Overclock, Energy Efficient, half the price of nvidia for the same performance.
"The 4800 series is, without a doubt, the best value ever in retail computer hardware history. Outperforms Nvidia cards that cost twice as much. HDMI audio out is a great added feature in that it allows protected content streaming(cppm and hdcp)."
Share this Review:
Review 94 for ATI Radeon™ HD 4800
Overall:
5
out of 5
olesmoky Location:
Minneapolis
Where Bought:
I bought it online (TigerDirect, Newegg, CDW)
Duration Used:
A few months now
Technical Understanding:
I know the basics
HD4870X2
Date: December 19, 2008
Pros: Fast Cons: Too Expensive, drivers hamper some games in vista 64 for me
Product Use
Play games exclusively. Asus Maximus II Formula, Q6600, 4GB OCZ, Sapphire 4870X2, Vista 64. I run it a 38% Fan and can't hear it over my Antec 900's fans. Plays for hours never going above 80C, plenty fine!
"This card will no doubt play any game for many years to come. Absolutely the best card I've ever owned. Unfortunately AMD wont get a sale from me for many years, due to this card! Good job AMD."
Share this Review:
Review 95 for ATI Radeon™ HD 4800
Overall:
5
out of 5
Performance:
4
out of 5
Value:
5
out of 5
Quality:
5
out of 5
nadeF®3nzy Location:
Mississauga , ON
Where Bought:
I bought it online (TigerDirect, Newegg, CDW)
Duration Used:
A few months now
Technical Understanding:
I know the basics
Awesome card !
Date: December 19, 2008
Pros: Good Value, High Quality, Many Features, Easy to Overclock Cons: Not Fast Enough, Runs Hot
Product Use
For games !
"This is an awesome card , although not much of a performance increase on my amd 5000+ (possible bottleneck) , it performed flawlessly on my intel righ (E5200) oced to 3.5ghz.
However it still isnt that great at running latest games at higher res."
Share this Review:
Review 96 for ATI Radeon™ HD 4800
Overall:
5
out of 5
Performance:
5
out of 5
Value:
5
out of 5
Quality:
5
out of 5
Brown Eye 02 Location:
Greeley, CO
Where Bought:
I bought it online (TigerDirect, Newegg, CDW)
Duration Used:
A few months now
Technical Understanding:
I'm a geek and totally get this stuff
Great Graphic Card!!
Date: December 19, 2008
Reviewer Images (click to see full-size image)
(Click anywhere inside this popup to close it)
Pros: Fast, Good Value, High Quality, Many Features, Easy to Overclock, Energy Efficient
Product Use
Games, Movie stuff, every day uses
"This card is great for movies and medium gaming. I play garys mod with ease and can proble get out with Crysis but of corse not at full that is just insain. Does need better tv out support it works great but the screen adjustments are kind of bad one of my tvs shows the screen slowly bending towards the center on one side. Same here though wathch the temperatures you first couple of runs"
Share this Review:
Review 97 for ATI Radeon™ HD 4800
Overall:
5
out of 5
Performance:
5
out of 5
Value:
5
out of 5
Quality:
5
out of 5
Ro Location:
Dallas, TX
Where Bought:
I bought it at a local store (Best Buy, Fry's)
Duration Used:
A few months now
Technical Understanding:
I'm a geek and totally get this stuff
Unbelievably awesome Video card
Date: December 19, 2008
Pros: Fast, Good Value, High Quality, Many Features
"While upgrading new parts for my rig and initially was looking at Nvidia 8600gts, but after reading about the 4850 I decided to match this up with my Amd X2. I just had to get it. all I can say is WOW! Cysis and COD4 look unbelievable. On my 22" 1080P monitor and even my 46" lcd, movies are crisp and sharp! For the money, this is the best!!!"
Share this Review:
Review 98 for ATI Radeon™ HD 4800
Overall:
4
out of 5
Performance:
4
out of 5
Value:
4
out of 5
Quality:
3
out of 5
nICHOLLAs Location:
malaysia
Duration Used:
Less than a month
Technical Understanding:
It's my job to know
Best Purchase Ever
Date: December 19, 2008
Pros: Many Features, Easy to Overclock, Energy Efficient Cons: Difficult to use, Runs Hot
Product Use
the temp. of HD4850 is too hot .original heatsink cant control the temp. just overload to 99% the temp. as high as 80+ and the drive & CCC is no very stability, cant perfect match the display card. and i do not feel the effect of the 24x AA.
"the temp. of HD4850 is too hot .original heatsink cant control the temp. just overload to 99% the temp. as high as 80+ and the drive & CCC is no very stability, cant perfect match the display card. and i do not feel the effect of the 24x AA."
Share this Review:
Review 99 for ATI Radeon™ HD 4800
Overall:
5
out of 5
Performance:
5
out of 5
Value:
5
out of 5
Quality:
5
out of 5
Steelers72 Location:
Louisville, Ky
Where Bought:
I bought it online (TigerDirect, Newegg, CDW)
Duration Used:
Less than a month
Technical Understanding:
I'm a geek and totally get this stuff
Best Graphics Card Ever!!!
Date: December 19, 2008
Pros: Fast, Good Value, High Quality, Many Features, Easy to Overclock, Energy Efficient
Product Use
I use my Radeon for gaming, video editing, music burning, business presentations and watching movies.
"I knew I couldn't wait to get my hands on this card because I new how awesome it was and I could play all my games at Max settings. It beats the pants off the Nvidia cards!!!"
Share this Review:
Review 100 for ATI Radeon™ HD 4800
Overall:
5
out of 5
Performance:
5
out of 5
Value:
5
out of 5
Quality:
5
out of 5
BRNIX81 Location:
Nixa, MO
Where Bought:
I bought it online (TigerDirect, Newegg, CDW)
Duration Used:
A few months now
Technical Understanding:
It's my job to know
Over the Top Performance for the $$$$
Date: December 19, 2008
Reviewer Images (click to see full-size image)
(Click anywhere inside this popup to close it)
3DMark06 @ 1080P
Pros: Fast, Good Value, High Quality, Many Features, Easy to Overclock, Energy Efficient
Product Use
I use this card primarily for gaming. the card has been excellent and has really pushed my system to it's core. I am running this on an aging but still able to keep up AMD FX-60, and can still get around 30+ FPS in most of todays demanding games like Crysis, or Far Cry 2.
"I purchased a Radeon HD4870 to replace a competitors card, which I had received through an RMA. I have been using ATi Branded cards since the Radeon 9800 Pro, and have nothing but excellent experiences with these products. I've had X800XL and an X1900XTX in the past time and have always been satisfied. I haven't had so much of a hiccup in any of my games, and I run everything native @ 1080P. this card is a must for this resolution of gaming.
Thanks AMD!!!! Glad I've been such a longstanding customer."
