Ok, so it's time to shell out some cash because my old 8600 GTS is a bit underpowered nowadays. I have money for a 4850 and i'm left with three choices: HIS 4850 IceQ4 1024 MB, Sapphire HD4850 1024 MB or the Palit Daytona Radeon 4850 1024 MB Sonic Edition.
Here's the deal though: the HIS card is really hard to find in stock (in my city, at least), the Sapphire is a single slot card and i've read that it has problems with overheating after a couple of months and the Palit, even though it looks good on paper, I can't quite figure if it's worth it (because i've never owned a Palit card before, i just read a couple of reviews).
I could make a compromise and grab the HIS 512MB Turbo version but seeing as newer games are more demanding when it comes to video ram i'm left a bit puzzled as to what should i buy.
So, what do you think?
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 - ASUS P5Q-PRO - Mushkin XP2-6400 4GB - Gainward HD4850 Golden Sample - WD 3200AAKS (managed to fry this one, ffs) + WD 6400AAKS - Thermaltake 550W PSU - Thermaltake Soprano VX case
