I'm set on a 4850 and am trying to decide with one to get. It seems all brands are about the same, but I'm used to my X1900XT which exhausts hot air out the rear of my case.
The cheaper of the 4850s on popular sites have normal fans like this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowI...on=SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 4850 100245L Video Card
But for $20 more you could have this which has the exhaust out the back style fan.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowI...50 H485QT512P IceQ4 Turbo Video Card - Retail
My question is that extra $$ worth it for cooling that forces hot air out of the case? I tend to think it does since I have a Antec P150 case which is on the small side and my Q6600 already runs ~65C under load.
Or maybe I can get the cheaper card and superior aftermarket cooling for around the difference between the two?
TIA
The cheaper of the 4850s on popular sites have normal fans like this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowI...on=SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 4850 100245L Video Card
But for $20 more you could have this which has the exhaust out the back style fan.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowI...50 H485QT512P IceQ4 Turbo Video Card - Retail
My question is that extra $$ worth it for cooling that forces hot air out of the case? I tend to think it does since I have a Antec P150 case which is on the small side and my Q6600 already runs ~65C under load.
Or maybe I can get the cheaper card and superior aftermarket cooling for around the difference between the two?
TIA
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