I have an old Dell 8300 with an ATI Radeon 9800 XT graphics card that
has died. I have a lot of software installed on the machine and it was
performing just fine. I would like to replace the graphics card.
I am not a gamer and don't push the graphics engine much beyond

I'm about to build a new PC and I need recommendations on a video card.
These are my applications and requirements:
I do a lot of photo editing and a lot of video editing.  I want to be able
to play Blu-Ray DVDs and work with HiDef video.  I do NOT do any gaming at

I currently use an Nvidia N9800GX2 card on my system but was wondering if
fitting an ATI HD4870X2 will make an improvement on the gaming performance
as my mobo is crossfire and not SLI. If funds allow i might even fit two and
crossfire them.

Just wondering since the newest NVIDIA cards and drivers don't support
it. I was wondering if this the same for the newer ATI video cards.
Thank you in advance. :)

It doesn't seem to do anything.  I'm using 2 cards and latest
Catalyst.
HD 3800  (2X DVI + svideo)            1. Samsung 1600X1200
HD 2400 pro (DVI/VGA = svideo)    2. Samsung 1280X1024

Pulled out a working ATI X700 - Put in a HD 3650 (needed Shader 3.0)
Here is what I did:
1. Went into ADD/Remove and removed ALL ATI stuff.
2. When a reboot was required, I rebooted to VGA 'safe mode'

60% higher shader performance than GT200 / GTX 280
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http://forum.beyond3d.com/showthread.php?t=49017

Do video cards bundle with Far Cry 2 game with any of the Radeon
4850/4870? Or is that exclusive only to NVIDIA video cards? Also, what
other games are bundled?
Thank you in advance. :)

I have attached my Asus Radeon 4850 with my television. I have used the
SVHS-output on my videocard, a SVHS-composite adaptor and connected it
with the composite video-in on the television.
The problem is that the picture on the television is black&white. I have

How does a card know which rom chip is on board?
How does atiflash know which rom chip is on board?
Thanks

Hello, this might sound daft, but has anyone ran a game with the fan speed
set to, say, 50%? I am playing Fallout 3 at the minute, and after several
hours I got a CTD, with sound problems, meaning I had to reboot. It's either
the soundcard or videocard problem. I have had this ...

I'm looking to purchase the ATI 4850 series video card.... There are so many
manufacters to choose from, Sapphire, HIS, Diamond, Vision Tek & ASUS. Is
there any preference to which is better?
Steven