Hey guys, I currently have an x1950pro that has been locking up within 5 minutes of gameplay. It happens in both Windows and Linux, so I think it is a physical hardware problem.
I need to know what the best "bang for buck" card is available right now that either 1: currently has open source drivers, or 2: will very freakin soon have open source drivers.
I was looking at one of these cards here...
ASUS Radeon HD 4770 EAH4770/HTDI/512MD5 Video Card - Retail (EDIT: This card just went out of stock while I was writing this post.)
OR
HIS Hightech Radeon HD 4850 H485FN512P Video Card - Retail
OR
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 4830 100265HDMI Video Card - Retail
EDIT: OR
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 3870 100225L Video Card - Retail
From benches that I've seen the 4850 should be just a little bit faster than the 4770. What do you guys think? Is there anything else I should be looking at instead? The idea is to stay as close to 100 bucks as possible. Is there anything out there at this price range that also includes some memory cooling? Also I've looked into what exactly the difference between 512MB, and 1GB does for these cards and the truth is not much. Within 3% on some benches while most are essentially tied. So no need to worry about memory amount, I'm sure the benches speak for themselves.
Also what is the benefit of going with a 4000 series? Would a 3000 serires at a better price be a better idea?
I need to know what the best "bang for buck" card is available right now that either 1: currently has open source drivers, or 2: will very freakin soon have open source drivers.
I was looking at one of these cards here...
ASUS Radeon HD 4770 EAH4770/HTDI/512MD5 Video Card - Retail (EDIT: This card just went out of stock while I was writing this post.)
OR
HIS Hightech Radeon HD 4850 H485FN512P Video Card - Retail
OR
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 4830 100265HDMI Video Card - Retail
EDIT: OR
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 3870 100225L Video Card - Retail
From benches that I've seen the 4850 should be just a little bit faster than the 4770. What do you guys think? Is there anything else I should be looking at instead? The idea is to stay as close to 100 bucks as possible. Is there anything out there at this price range that also includes some memory cooling? Also I've looked into what exactly the difference between 512MB, and 1GB does for these cards and the truth is not much. Within 3% on some benches while most are essentially tied. So no need to worry about memory amount, I'm sure the benches speak for themselves.
Also what is the benefit of going with a 4000 series? Would a 3000 serires at a better price be a better idea?
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