Graphic Cards 4850 - Single/Dual slot cooler model - which is better ?

[Spectre]

Which model is better - one with single slot cooler or dual slot cooler

Is there any significant difference to consider between either of the two

Single



Dual

 

[ronnie_gogs]

IMHO...bara hai to behtar hai....:bleh:....

The dual slot has a bigger cooler and may run things cooler....

heck i run a 4 slot cooler on my 8800 GTS .....:rofl:

 

[Infected]

..I got the dual slot one.

Compared to a 8800GT it runs way cooler and is way quieter too...

 

[rocky_jvm]

what about the rest Card design and build quality are they both same?? anybody seen both the cards(4850's)??

 

[Extreme boy]

Both r good but get the dual one.. it runs cooler.

 

[gamervivek]

that palit dual slot cooler card doesn't seem to have either ram or vrm cooling,and both of those cards will dump hot air in the case itself.

 

[muzux2]

get dual slot one..It will also OC better..

 

[Supra]

^^ Have anyone of u seen the cards in person before making the above comments !

The palit/Xpertvision HD 4850 uses only 2 phases VRM for the core, whereas the stock card comes with 4-phase VRMS ! The Palit (dual slot)one looks very cheap in built quality using low quality inductors, and ya no cooling on the MOSFETS on HD 4850 might be a receipe for disaster ! And that dual slot cooler is a Palit standard one and nothing out of the world.How else do u think its 1k cheaper than reference cards.

For non-reference once, I will currently suggest HIS IceQ4 HD 4850, Palit HD 4850 Sonic or Sapphire Toxic

 

[Rockfella]

^ Are Supra bhai.... dara diya aapne.. whats your take on GeCube then? :huh: :S

 

[Supra]

gecube one is refrence design saar ...no worries all the 4850s r doing very well. In fact ppl on XS are having a gala of time ocing the 4850s more than the 4870s. Also the voltage controller on the 4850 can be undervolted to as low as 940 mV (from stock 1100~1150 mV), which in turn makes the card consume only arnd 35~40W in idle

 

[vishwaswish]

@Supra

Palit HD 4850 Sonic or Sapphire Toxic

bro any idea about availability of these cards in bangalore.
if not wat's d price of sapphire hd4850 price?

 

[Supra]

Not available

They should be arnd a mnth or so later I guess...distris r concerned with margins now I guess and selling more at low prices

 

[muzux2]

^^ Have anyone of u seen the cards in person before making the above comments !

The palit/Xpertvision HD 4850 uses only 2 phases VRM for the core.

Supra Sir, galte hogaye.. I didn't know it only supports 2 phase VRM..

 

[Supra]

hehe np...though its easily visible in the pic of the Palit card

 

[gamervivek]

^^ Have anyone of u seen the cards in person before making the above comments !

The palit/Xpertvision HD 4850 uses only 2 phases VRM for the core, whereas the stock card comes with 4-phase VRMS ! The Palit (dual slot)one looks very cheap in built quality using low quality inductors, and ya no cooling on the MOSFETS on HD 4850 might be a receipe for disaster ! And that dual slot cooler is a Palit standard one and nothing out of the world.How else do u think its 1k cheaper than reference cards.
For non-reference once, I will currently suggest HIS IceQ4 HD 4850, Palit HD 4850 Sonic or Sapphire Toxic

hows this card compared to the above-
Newegg.com - MSI R4850-512M Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
IceQ4 is quite close to 4870 in price tho:no:

 

[muzux2]

hehe np...though its easily visible in the pic of the Palit card

My eye sight is getting weaker day by day..

 

[vijaysurendran]

dual slot is better coz it dumps the heat outside your cabby but they it does take up two slots weigh ur otions