Cooler with less power is good. What kind of WEI do you get under
Windows 7? I've been thinking of upgrading my Geforce 8800 GTS to
something, as this inexpensive Radeon HD 4670 is just a few clicks under
it on WEI (6.4 vs 6.9). I'd like to get above 7.0 on my home system.
Of course, going from 6.9 to 7.0 is kinda stoopid, so I'd need some good
reasons to make that move (like a 7.7+ on WEI under Win7 and less power
consumption/heat and lower noise). I think the HD 4670 was a good buy
for my office system, though. I can't see buying a top of the line
vidcard as I NEVER play games.
On 1/12/2010 11:09 PM, Stan Zaske wrote:
Well, I used some cash in my PayPal account and bought a VisionTech
HD5770. It arrived today and it's a sweet video card. My old
(VisionTech coincidently) HD4850 is noticeably less powerful and
burned many more electrons at idle and load. The card also runs much
cooler (reported by Catlalyst Control) and the fan so far has not
exceeded 30% playing games. I paid $160 and sold my old card for $80
so don't feel guilty for spending the money. Too bad it's not a 5850
but I just couldn't justify the price for my modest needs. Anybody
else bought a new card lately or got one for Xmas?
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