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Posted at 4:07 PM on Tuesday 05/26/09 by

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NewEgg has the GIGABYTE GV-R435OC-512I Radeon HD 4350 512MB 64-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Low Profile Video Card for $40 - $5 off with coupon code GBYTEWU [Exp 5/31] - $15 rebate [Exp 5/31] = $20 with free shipping. Good NewEgg.com user reviews. Features an HDMI port and a 650MHz core clock.

Gigabyte Radeon HD 4350 512MB 64-bit GDDR2 Vid Card $20 at Newegg

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Anonymous - Posted 3:12 pm PDT 05/27/09 (16776922 Posts) Report Spam
Can anyone explain why "CompWiz17" is such a shill for ATI?

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gnimble - Posted 7:12 pm PDT 05/27/09 (292 Posts) Report Spam
The coupon code is: GBYTEWU435

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dave_c - Posted 2:09 am PDT 05/28/09 (17698 Posts) Report Spam

CompWiz17 wrote:

dave_c wrote:

The performance difference is pointless. If the system is pretty old it's due for CPU/board/memory upgrade, slow system plus low end video card isn't going to game well, isn't likely to be capable of decoding or displaying 1080p on the monitor

This is not a gaming card. Even for an older system, this is not a card you'd buy to play video games.

However, this card has built-in full HD video acceleration. The whole point of that is so that you don't need a fast CPU to play back HD video. So, this card could turn an old computer into a HTPC, fully capable of playing 1080p video.

That would be a poor option because it would only play back certain file types and those with certain encoding parameters and even then you still have a very limited selection of playback software. Most people will want to play back ALL their files, maybe even doing some video capture too on a HTPC.

You don't need a particularly "fast" CPU by today's standards, dual core for $35 with modest o'c will do the job. Besides, building a system for a new purpose... [Truncated]

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dave_c - Posted 2:31 am PDT 05/28/09 (17698 Posts) Report Spam

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I read the Eggview and most praises the fan, why do you assume the position that this will or has to fail the moment you install it.

I never wrote "moment you install it", obviously there's a difference between then and short lived parts you have to fiddle with later. Further, look at how long the typical owner had the card before putting a review up.

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So, from that logic that 9400 that Ben list at $50 is a better fan and last longer? I'm from the old school, so modding or fixing isn't a challange for this Ghetto Dog.

My logic was what I wrote, not what you try to twist around. The cost of the entire card doesn't necessarily have anything to do with the quality of the fan, meaning lots of midrange cards have poor fans too. The goal should always be to avoid parts expected to be an especially early failure point. In this case, a passively cooled card seems a pretty good option.

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Anonymous - Posted 3:46 am PDT 05/28/09 (16776922 Posts) Report Spam
CompWiz17 is a shill for ATI. This is a PROVEN FACT.

Anyone with half a brain knows that NVIDIA has better industry support and VASTLY SUPERIOR DRIVERS.

burp ATI.

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CompWiz17 - Posted 5:33 am PDT 05/28/09 (4897 Posts) Report Spam

CheezWhiz17 wrote:

CompWiz17 is a shill for ATI. This is a PROVEN FACT.

Ok, so where was it proven?

It seems more likely that you're a shill for nVidia.

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peel - Posted 6:19 am PDT 05/28/09 (15 Posts) Report Spam
this looks like a great deal thanks

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Casecutter - Posted 10:42 am PDT 05/28/09 (5151 Posts) Report Spam

dave_c wrote:

I never wrote "moment you install it".
I never said you did, but you did write...

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how much fiddling, repairing, reordering receiving installing testing do you really want to do to save a couple bucks by buying a card with a poor fan and having it fail later.

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My logic was what I wrote, not what you try to twist around...goal should always be to avoid parts expected to be an especially early failure point
Well sure I'll shoot your ammo back at you... Now if I have a Slim-line OEM case with minimal air flow, a passively cooled card is the smarter way to go? Even for those who can't or don't want to add an extra fan and that noise. It's not like ... [Truncated]

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Anonymous - Posted 3:57 pm PDT 05/28/09 (16776922 Posts) Report Spam

CompWiz17 wrote:

CheezWhiz17 wrote:

CompWiz17 is a shill for ATI. This is a PROVEN FACT.

Ok, so where was it proven? Rolling Eyes

It seems more likely that you're a shill for nVidia.

In every ATI video card thread, you go on and on about what a "great value" they are. You never say one good thing about Nvidia. The simple fact is Nvidia's drivers are more compatible with games and crash less than ATI's. burp FACT!

Do you honestly believe that ATI's drivers are better than Nvidia's?

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CompWiz17 - Posted 7:30 pm PDT 05/28/09 (4897 Posts) Report Spam

CheezWhiz17 wrote:

The simple fact is Nvidia's drivers are more compatible with games and crash less than ATI's.

The simple fact is ATI's cards offer much higher performance than similarly priced nVidia's cards.

Back when nVidia's cards were on sale for good prices, such as late last year, I highly recommended them, and bought a few.

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Anonymous - Posted 3:29 am PDT 05/29/09 (16776922 Posts) Report Spam

CompWiz17 wrote:

CheezWhiz17 wrote:

The simple fact is Nvidia's drivers are more compatible with games and crash less than ATI's.

The simple fact is ATI's cards offer much higher performance than similarly priced nVidia's cards.

Back when nVidia's cards were on sale for good prices, such as late last year, I highly recommended them, and bought a few.

Do you honestly believe that ATI's drivers are more stable than Nvidia's?

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