HD3850 vs HD4670
HD3850 vs HD4670
I am looking at getting a new card, and am chosing between these two.
The 3850 has:
Core: 668Mhz
Memory speed: 700Mhz X 2
Memory capacity: 512MB DDR3
Memory interface: 256-bit
The 4670 has:
Core: 750Mhz
Memory speed: 800Mhz X 2
Memory capacity: 1024MB DDR3
Memory interface: 128-bit
I'm sure you can all guess why I am concerned.
What do you guys think will perform better?
The 3850 has:
Core: 668Mhz
Memory speed: 700Mhz X 2
Memory capacity: 512MB DDR3
Memory interface: 256-bit
The 4670 has:
Core: 750Mhz
Memory speed: 800Mhz X 2
Memory capacity: 1024MB DDR3
Memory interface: 128-bit
I'm sure you can all guess why I am concerned.
What do you guys think will perform better?
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Re: HD3850 vs HD4670
Why is he telling himself that it's mumma retard?
Thick, solid and tight in all the right places.
Re: HD3850 vs HD4670
Neither - those are both dated cards.
Re: HD3850 vs HD4670
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3405&p=6
Can't you stretch to something like a 4870? A few weeks ago they were rated as the best value for money cards. Although that might have changed by now.
Can't you stretch to something like a 4870? A few weeks ago they were rated as the best value for money cards. Although that might have changed by now.
Re: HD3850 vs HD4670
Thanks for that website. It was really helpful.PhoeniX wrote:http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3405&p=6
Can't you stretch to something like a 4870? A few weeks ago they were rated as the best value for money cards. Although that might have changed by now.
Nah, I can't use that card since I have an AGP bus, and that card does not support it.
Re: HD3850 vs HD4670
Ah. If you're running old processor/motherboard/memory then you'll likely be bottlenecking yourself anyway.
Also, tnf is a moderator.. he can read that report.
Also, tnf is a moderator.. he can read that report.
Re: HD3850 vs HD4670
How bad do you think I would be bottlenecked?
Yeah, that wouldn't suprize me. Most moderators on forums are mindless dumb shits that rarely contribute to discussion.
Yeah, that wouldn't suprize me. Most moderators on forums are mindless dumb shits that rarely contribute to discussion.
Re: HD3850 vs HD4670
What's your current system spec?
Thanks for the insult
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Thanks for the insult

Re: HD3850 vs HD4670
Pentium 4 3.2Ghz
2GB RAM (PC-3200 running in dynamic paging configuration)
2GB RAM (PC-3200 running in dynamic paging configuration)
Re: HD3850 vs HD4670
It seems no one picked up on my concern.
Although the HD3850 is slower, it has twice the memory interface.. Would this make it out perform the HD4670?
Although the HD3850 is slower, it has twice the memory interface.. Would this make it out perform the HD4670?
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Re: HD3850 vs HD4670
You might have better luck in the Technology & Troubleshooting forum N|K.
For the record, I agree, both cards will offer similar performance on your hardware, as the CPU and motherboard will act as a bottleneck, so it's probably best to choose the cheapest one.
For the record, I agree, both cards will offer similar performance on your hardware, as the CPU and motherboard will act as a bottleneck, so it's probably best to choose the cheapest one.
Re: HD3850 vs HD4670
Thanks, I will do that!
Also, thanks for the advice.
Also, thanks for the advice.
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Re: HD3850 vs HD4670
You don't understand why someone would LOL at AGP? 

Re: HD3850 vs HD4670
you should double up with two pci voodoo cards, now that's hard core
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Re: HD3850 vs HD4670
After that he can shotgun config two 56k modems. 

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FYI, you're getting a certain degree of heat from the members because:
- You're a new member and we don't know you.
- You posted in the wrong forum and you're getting a subtle hint to post in the right one next time unless you want to continue getting hazed.
- Mods here are everywhere and are very likely to contribute as long as you don't piss them off (you're not doing well here).
- You're asking about popping in a modern GPU into a really old computer which is akin to, well... 2x 56k modems.
- You're making us do the guesswork as far as what your computer specs are instead of listing them as you should in the first place and therefore wasting our time.
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Re: HD3850 vs HD4670
Follow the above points that obsidian made and you'll find a lot of helpful people around here.
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,... and then get told to fuck off
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Go away for a week and the retards come out of the woodwork. I only deleted the rest of your posts just because they didn't make sense after deleting N|Ks flailings.