I thought Palit is a parent company of Gainward right?ah nvm..
Palit has almost the same design as the Gainward
Sonic = Golden Sample
Gratz anyway,i think price update = rise..1 USD 3.6 edy...

hmm, i though it's more for higher resolution? 1gb full potential can be unleash with 4870 due to GDDR5

i dont think there's major diff...usually the perf diff is noticeable at 1680x1050 or above...esp in the 1920x1200 section
jst completed ra3 with it ultra high settings with 2xaa(with vertical sync)

I hv no balls to try 3rd party cooler
So where's ur long waiting 4850?
Last time when the 4850GS down to cheapest price u also din buy. 

oh yeah for asus distro
i prefer servex

buildtech.. cannot trust them at all..
half of the time they wait for inventory before rma..

but i do advice ppl to rma with the manufacturer ..
its faster and u usually pay only roughly rm70 example for gdex to taiwan..
for mobo/gc. takes only 1 day to reach
and u pester the rma department ...to expedite it.

this was on based on either distro or manufacturer

in this case its manufacturer in taiwan..
the fae also very helpful.
once had a problem with the hd3870x2 rog on dfi x48 lt
the fae really tried his best to send a unit to dfi fae to get their mobo bios right...

u wont see this with gaygay.
look at all the xs forums the amount of help the fae's provide for dfi and asus on different configs...
even to support of external raid cards etc...

currently what i dont like about asus on their gc is
the stock card is really been dumbed down on a bios level and suspect gc voltages also..

it started when the top editions started coming out...
previously no such thing only two type with game and without...

this is the part where everybody a bit furious with their top pricing
and now they got DK, Matrix... kekeke..

how much is the HD4850GS now..?

going to buy next week..

selling my msi N9600GT oc..

heck i have a few cards still in the shelves as backup
can rent RM20 per day for highend
rm1 per day for super low end..
kekeke...