Conclusion:

We've already looking at the 4830 once and it definitely is a great card which is about 10% upper or lower performance from a Radeon HD 4850. If you're gaming at 1680x1050 or below then this is the perfect high-end card for you. 1920x1200 also seems very acceptable but we might go ahead and go for the 4850 or 4870 card over the 4830 as you'll want more memory bandwidth at a higher resolution and that's only going to increase in the future. Still, it is something anyone looking for good performance should consider. It also seems to top a standard 9800 GT and come in around the same as an overclocked card. Of course with a much better feature set though it isn't much of a contest. Overall, we're very happy Sapphire can provide a great card that rids the 4830's one problem which all 4800 cards have: heat, and do so at a great price. An OEM copy of a game would have been nice but it's not a major loss.

Pricing:

Sapphire's Radeon HD 4830 is available for an excellent $129 from MWave, which is basically the price of reference 4830 cards. For that price this is a fantastic deal and a no-brainer if you're looking for a 4830 card. Resolving the heat issue of the 4800 series removes the one flaw in the cards and is a great and practical movie on Sapphire's part. Sapphire's similar 4850 Radeon card is $172 though we've seen them closer in price at some other stores.

Score: 98%