HD4850 in 2016

[Mister Snow]

Hey guys.

I have this old rust bucket and my GPU is starting to artifact so I'm thinking of replacing it but I'm not looking to spend more than $25 on this old thing. Now, I need it to last another ~10-12 months max at which point I will be building a new PC hopefully.

So, I was wondering, is it worth getting a Radeon HD 4850 in this day and age? Found it for $25.

 

My specs are:
Phenom x3 8600b @2.3GHz

3GB DDR2 ram @800MHz 

GeForce 8600GT 256 GDDR3

Enermax erPro80+ 350W (27A on +12V)

1366x768 monitor resolution

[Zodiark1593]

If the 8600GT  was doing alright for you before, the 4850 should be suitable. No DX11 (or 12), though that is nothing new for you anyway. A 5850 or 6850/70 would be better still, or even a 7770.

[SpaceGhostC2C]

As said above, you will do better than with your previous card, substantially so. My only concern would be whether you can get something newer for the same price, giving you the same or better performance with less heat and power consumption.

But if the idea is to survive until your next build, I wouldn't go above the $25: either you find something better for the same price, or you go with the 4850 (you can use userbenchamrk.com for quick comparisons of performance, then check specs for TDP).

[arnavvr]

You could try an find a Radeon HD5770. I have seen them for $25.

[Mister Snow]

48 minutes ago, SpaceGhostC2C said:

As said above, you will do better than with your previous card, substantially so. My only concern would be whether you can get something newer for the same price, giving you the same or better performance with less heat and power consumption.

But if the idea is to survive until your next build, I wouldn't go above the $25: either you find something better for the same price, or you go with the 4850 (you can use userbenchamrk.com for quick comparisons of performance, then check specs for TDP).

Yeah, I'm still on the lookout for 6670, 5670, 6570, etc... for that price but nothing yet. Honestly, $25 for this 4850 is a decent deal where I live, it mostly goes for $30+. I checked some benchmarks and in regards to power consumption, it should fit.
My only concern would be old AMD drivers but then again, it's not like I'm running latest gen here with 8600GT.

[Mister Snow]

49 minutes ago, arnavvr said:

You could try an find a Radeon HD5770. I have seen them for $25.

That would be great but I'm not that hopeful I'll find it anywhere near that price at where I live.

[SpaceGhostC2C]

1 minute ago, Mister Snow said:

Yeah, I'm still on the lookout for 6670, 5670, 6570, etc... for that price but nothing yet. Honestly, $25 for this 4850 is a decent deal where I live, it mostly goes for $30+. I checked some benchmarks and in regards to power consumption and it should fit.
My only concern would be old AMD drivers but then again, it's not like I'm running latest gen here with 8600GT.

It is a good price indeed, at least the used cards I see more often don't go for less, although of course the older a GPU, the harder we'll see them these days.

 

You can get drivers for all OS from AMD (scroll to HD 4000 series), so unless $25 hurt you much, I think it's a reasonable replacement for your rig.

[Mister Snow]

1 minute ago, SpaceGhostC2C said:

It is a good price indeed, at least the used cards I see more often don't go for less, although of course the older a GPU, the harder we'll see them these days.

 

You can get drivers for all OS from AMD (scroll to HD 4000 series), so unless $25 hurt you much, I think it's a reasonable replacement for your rig.

Thank you, you've been really helpful as were the others. I'll probably go for it then if nothing better pops up in the meantime.

[arnavvr]

This would be better:https://www.reddit.com/r/hardwareswap/comments/5f2il0/usamn_h_gtx_460_sc_1gb_w_25_paypal/

[Mister Snow]

8 minutes ago, arnavvr said:

This would be better:https://www.reddit.com/r/hardwareswap/comments/5f2il0/usamn_h_gtx_460_sc_1gb_w_25_paypal/

I'm not from the US so that wouldn't work for me and I don't think my PSU would handle it on top of that. I'm already tracking all major "ebay" like sites in my country and nothing better than that 4850 so far, around that price of course.