Radeon HD4670 or Radeon HD4850

[Quad 2.5 G5 =)]

I have an interesting..question. I feel it's time for an upgrade from my PowerMacs, and am considering an iMac, but the limit is only $1,699, as far as the cost of the comp goes. I see an i5 27" refurb, or a C2D one, brand new.
Ideas, suggestions, and if I get a C2D, I really don't know whether the HD4670 or the HD4850 is a good idea, how much more powerful is the '48, than the '46?

 

[Zortrium]

If you do plan on upgrading the C2D to the 4850, I think you might as well just go for the quad, since it's not very much extra money after the GPU upgrade. In any case, the 4850 is significantly better than the 4670, but unless you're gaming the difference will probably have effectively no impact on you. The 4670 is perfectly sufficient for anything that isn't explicitly GPU-intensive. So basically, my recommendation is either the C2D with the 4670 to save money or the i5 which comes with the better GPU anyways.

 

[Vantage Point]

I'm not a gamer and have the 3.06 C2D and Radeon 4670. Everything I do is lightning fast

 

[Badger^2]

Its not just about the video card.

but the refurb i5 with the 4850 is where I would go.

 

[Juno364]

Its not just about the video card.

but the refurb i5 with the 4850 is where I would go.

Agreed. I just got a refurb i5 and it is perfect.

 

[Quad 2.5 G5 =)]

Agreed. I just got a refurb i5 and it is perfect.

I think I'll go that route then, but my MBP with the 8600M GT had a graphics failure, and this is the 3rd time..so is it a new MBP? I think I'd be happy with a MBP/iMac combo, as opposed to all these various macs that I have currently.