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I paid $10 for a Radeon HD 4850 with a Zalman cooler — only hit 53°C in 2026 (thelemmy.club)
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Following up from my HD 3850 video — this time a Gigabyte HD 4850 with Zalman aftermarket cooler for $10. Cleaned it, repasted it and tested on 6 games on a Core 2 Duo rig.

GTA San Andreas CoD4 Modern Warfare Tomb Raider Underworld Just Cause 2 NFS Most Wanted 2005 Crysis

Temps stayed at 53°C — massive difference from the 106°C of the HD 3850!

Full video here: https://youtu.be/0ORqQPk7kjs

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[–] [S] 0 points 3 months ago

Haha yes the fan noise on these old cards was something else! The Zalman cooler on this one is actually surprisingly quiet compared to the stock coolers."

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