upgrade from 4850 to 4870?

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gibsonm111

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You guys convinced me to get the 4850 about 3 weeks ago. I'm slowly realizing problems with it. I'm getting some green vertical lines and blocks showing up, horizontal lines going up the screen, and random screen flickering. Since I've got a week left in my 30 day return for a refund policy from newegg, I've got two thoughts here:

-Get a replacement 4850
-Return it for a refund along with the $40 aftermarket cooler I bought for it and add in the difference to upgrade to a 4870

If I upgrade to the 4870 which brand would you recommend? The VisionTek has the lifetime warranty just like the one I have now, but it only has a limited 30 day return policy at newegg. Something like the Asus might only have a 3 year warranty, but at least I would get the grace period of their standard return policy.

What would you do?
 
So you want/need the extra performance? That's really the question. I don't have a 4800 series card but all of the reference cards are the same. There are several threads in these forums that have asked the question that you can search.
 
The VisionTek 4870 is the card you need!
The lifetime warranty is nice and 30 day return policy should be enough.
 
I have a sapphire 4870 and I love it. Getting 125 FPS in COD4 at 1920x1200 rox my sox
 
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