It won't become that cheap. The prices might increase a bit, once in stores. It really depends, though. You can't really tell in the tech world. Until it happens, that is.
It won't become that cheap. The prices might increase a bit, once in stores. It really depends, though. You can't really tell in the tech world. Until it happens, that is.
Aye, I don't have my 4870 Modded etc., but I have it set to max CCC Overclocking settings. That's 200MHZ!!! over the stock memory speed. And that's 40MHZ!!! over the stock core speed. All that and it runs at a top temperature of a high 62C! That's only at 50% fan speed, anything over that is unneeded however.
Aye, I don't have my 4870 Modded etc., but I have it set to max CCC Overclocking settings. That's 200MHZ!!! over the stock memory speed. And that's 40MHZ!!! over the stock core speed. All that and it runs at a top temperature of a high 62C! That's only at 50% fan speed, anything over that is unneeded however.
A lot of people on this forum know more than you, if I were you, I'd listen to them.
You ask for advice, and when people give it to you, you BS them. Does something seem wrong here? When I ask for help, I listen to the people who respond as they usually know more than me on the subject, I think you should do the same.
Higher clock speeds =/= higher performance. Sorry, that sign is supposed to mean "does not equal", but it didn't come out very well.
Clock speeds have virtually no meaning when it comes to GPU performance. There is much more to it, stream processors, texturing units, memory interface, ROPs etc...
Since you've told us you play at 1680x1050, the HD 4850 is the obvious choice. It has the best performance in it's price segment, it's within your budget and it's overclockable. What's the problem?