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Can a $10 Radeon HD 4850 still run GTA SA, Crysis and CoD4 in 2026? (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
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Picked up a used Gigabyte HD 4850 with Zalman aftermarket cooler for $10. The Zalman cooler kept temps at just 53°C — massive difference from my previous HD 3850 that hit 106°C! Tested on a Core 2 Duo rig with GTA SA, CoD4, Crysis and more. Full video here: https://youtu.be/0ORqQPk7kjs

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[–] [S] 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Haha the Celeron trap — more cores but way slower! The 4850 didn't come with Half-Life 2, that was the 9800 Pro era with ATI. But it was definitely a legendary card in its time!

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago* (1 child)

    Maybe it was the 3rd machine I built, then. 🤔 I had a 9800XT, too, at some point. Up until AMD bough ATI, I was only ever using ATI cards.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 4 months ago

    The 9800 XT was a great card! And same story for a lot of people — ATI had some really strong offerings before the AMD acquisition. The HD 4850 era was probably their peak value for money!

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