DID I make a good choice???

[DUSNOETOS]

Friday, on a whim I went to Microcenter and bought a new video card and now I am wondering if I made a good decision??
I only had $100 to spend.....and the card cost me $89.99

I got the HIS HD 4670 IceQ Turbo 512MB (128bit) GDDR3 PCIe (http://www.hisdigital.com/us/product2-65.shtml)

With out a doubt it kicks the pants of of my old ASUS 3650. But could I have gotten something better for the money??? - I am not afraid of taking the card back and spending a tad more money... Any one have any thoughts on the subject??


(I posted here in the general GPU section since I am not apposed to getting a Nvida card. I picked the ATI because that Is what I have been used to using for the past 2 years...:shrug:)

[juane414]

That's not a horrible price for an HD 4670. You probably could have gotten an HD 4830, the next step up, for around that price if you would have ordered online.

Here's a review with your card vs. an HD 4830.

http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews.php?/gpu_displays/his_radeon_4670_4830_4850_mid_range_round-up/1

It's not a big difference, but it would probably be noticeable.

And here's an HD 4830 at newegg for $89.99.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102822 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102822)

The HD 4670 certainly isn't a bad card at that price, so I wouldn't call it a bad choice. If you would have paid $120 at Best Buy I would call that a bad choice :)

[x30Jx]

You certainly did not make the wrong choice if you got an improvement on what you had. Furthermore, $100 don't get you much, but like I said, and improvement is better than none. But you made a better choice than me, as your card blows my $99.99 + shopping 9500GT out of the water [regret], so enjoy! until you get 3 GTX 295's in SLI (jks all over the place.)

[aznkc730]

what's most important is what you'll be using the video card for. If you rarely game, a 4670 is a great all-around multimedia graphics card. If you are a gamer on a budget, spending a tad bit more for a 4830 would be a better choice.

[rainless]

As long as it's faster than your old card, and you're happy with the results, then there's no way you could've went wrong. :beer:

...it's not like they're selling 260 GTX 216 cards for $135 at Microcenter... http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=602252

[Exige]

As long as it's faster than your old card, and you're happy with the results, then there's no way you could've went wrong. :beer:

...it's not like they're selling 260 GTX 216 cards for $135 at Microcenter... http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=602252

I don't think normal members (like me) can view that link. :(

[juane414]

I don't think normal members (like me) can view that link. :(

You can view the classifieds once your post count hits 100.

[Kitarist]

now thats a lot :D :D

[Exige]

You can view the classifieds once your post count hits 100.

Wow. That makes me really sad that I haven't made 100 posts since 2005...

[BG-0]

As mentioned, you could've gotten a 4830 for the price, but the IceQ cooler is a definite plus, along with the slight stock OC, so it wasn't a bad choice at all.