MSI/Palit 4850

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eli2k

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Hello - I want to pick up a 4850 card, and I'm looking at the MSI (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127370) and the Palit (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814261027). People seem to like both of them. I'm probably not going to go all hardcore on overclocking it, maybe in the future when it becomes a slow card relative to other cards. But I read Newegg reviews about the 4850 cards that use the reference cooler design and they have been either loud or run really hot. Can I get your guys' opinion on whcih you'd prefer? Palit's cooler seems to work as well but it's so much smaller than MSI's. =/

Thanks,
- Eli
 
It depends, for me anyways, how good my case is at cooling. If your case is not that great then get the one that has the bigger sink. You can also cool it more my speeding the fan using software to do it. I also see on newegg that there is Visiontek that is similar to one those two you like: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129112

People say it runs hot, but a fan tweak fixes that.
 
Just a warning on the Palit card - there is no way you can control the fan speed, so you're screwed if it is too noisy for you. The MSI should let you control fan speed (it has a 3 wire power connector)
 
The Palit card seems to only come with a two-pin fan which usually mean no fan control. Some videocard companies think that just because they use a non-reference cooler, they can skimp on the fan control and leave the fan running at full blast all the time. I guess it saves them a couple of $'s per card.

The MSI card seems to have a four-pin fan connector so the card should shup up in 2D mode rather than constantly sounding like a hairdryer.
 
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