Nickname said:
So… you are faulting anandtech for using beta drivers at the time of the review when ATI’s full release drivers hadn’t been released for its cards? Also why would you be complaining if the other ATI cards are using older drivers? Shouldnt that make them slower? Besides we are comparing the 4670 vs the 9600gso on the same machine. I don’t really see your argument.
The beta was of a higher revision than the other ones. Go look at the verions. If the beta works for one it should work for all. My bashing was founded.
Nickname said:
Also, weren’t you just the one that hounded me for comparing laptops and desktops when you just went and did the same thing?!?
I bashed your waste of money and in no way even came close to comparing them aside from saying desktops chips are faster than laptop chips.
Nickname said:
Finally the “spend $800 and be happy” thing isn’t what you did either so… yeah good job on that one.
Note I said I wouldn’t stand behind anything attempting to game in this price range. I don’t mind pricing it but would never guarantee it’s gaming potential. Spending the amount we’re talking about here will get you into the game but isn’t enough to really enjoy it. Playing L4D or CoD4 at medium settings and lower resolutions is simply not fun.
The warranty length usually becomes a factor in this range because things typically don’t last, hense why I went with more expensive yet more reliable brands. Most of the parts I posted have 3 year, 5 year, or lifetime warranties. I’m not saying Saphire isn’t reliable but having more than 2 years would really be nice.
Nickname said:
Sorry I am going out of order but I also noticed you talking about the nvidia rebranding the 8800gs as the 9600gso (which they did). I should have been more specific initially: the radeon 4670 is NOT a rebrand of any ATI card. It has very similar specs and performance as the 3850 which is why I made the comparison. In reality though the 3850 uses 256 bit memory and the 4670 uses 128bit memory but the 4670 is clocked higher to help compensate.
I thought it odd, thanks for explaining.
Nickname said:
I have no idea why you are such an nvidia fanboy but seriously I think the 4670 deserves some credit for being a decent gaming card that is only $65.
I prefer to not jump ship simply over which is cheaper. Nvidia has quite a few decent low priced cards