MSI Radeon HD 4830 512MB OC Video Card Review

Posted on 2008-12-10 17:06:49 by Thomas De Maesschalck

The battle for the high ground in the sub-$125 price market continues to be a tough one. When AMD announced the Radeon HD 4830 graphics card back in October 2008 we found it to be a good deal for a card that retails for under $130. Today, we take a look at what MSI brings to the table with the MSI Radeon HD4830 T2D512 OC. This video card is overclocked from the factory and features both custom cooling and a printed circuit board that might just make it the one to buy.

Quote: "Tucked away under the cooler on the MSI Radeon HD 4830 are the eight Samsung memory ICs that make up the 512MB for the 256-bit frame buffer. Notice that the 4 + 1 phase power design uses solid capacitors and solid state chokes. This helps reduce loading and provides more stable and power and a longer lifespan. Not all the capacitors are solid state though, as the video card has five electrolytic capacitors..."



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