Pictures/Review of Gigabyte HD4850

[WheelMan]

First look:

I'll start with the pictures: (click to see larger ones)

http://images.gfx.no/487/487849/IMG_4880-564x376.JPG (http://images.gfx.no/487/487849/IMG_4880.JPG)
- All the boxes i recieved



http://images.gfx.no/487/487851/IMG_4889-540x360.JPG (http://images.gfx.no/487/487851/IMG_4889.JPG)
- The 4850 box inside



http://images.gfx.no/487/487852/IMG_4891-540x360.JPG (http://images.gfx.no/487/487852/IMG_4891.JPG)
- Front of the card



http://images.gfx.no/487/487855/IMG_4902-540x360.JPG (http://images.gfx.no/487/487855/IMG_4902.JPG)
- Rear side of the card



http://images.gfx.no/487/487858/IMG_4907-540x360.JPG (http://images.gfx.no/487/487858/IMG_4907.JPG)
- Gigabyte 4850 vs Gigabyte 3870 front



http://images.gfx.no/487/487859/IMG_4909-540x360.JPG (http://images.gfx.no/487/487859/IMG_4909.JPG)
- Gigabyte 4850 vs Gigabyte 3870 back



http://images.gfx.no/487/487857/IMG_4905-540x360.JPG (http://images.gfx.no/487/487857/IMG_4905.JPG)
- All of the cards



http://images.gfx.no/487/487865/IMG_4927-540x360.JPG (http://images.gfx.no/487/487865/IMG_4927.JPG)
- On my bench-rigg, installing windows atm ;)

As you can see, i have Gigabyte 4850, 3870 and 9800GX2.
The rigg this is supposed to be tested on - is a GB X48, E8500 and the "normal stuff". No hardcore cooling to start with, trying to locate some DICEpots ;)

Results:
3Dmark 06:
http://images.gfx.no/489/489365/3Dmark061280x1024-564x376.PNG
- 1280x1024

http://images.gfx.no/489/489366/3Dmark061920x1200-564x376.PNG
- 1920x1200

http://images.gfx.no/489/489374/Pixelshader-564x376.PNG
- Pixel shader

Crysis (DX9):
http://images.gfx.no/489/489367/Crysis1280x1024DX9.PNG
- 1280x1024

http://images.gfx.no/489/489368/Crysis1680x1050DX9.PNG
- 1680x1050

http://images.gfx.no/489/489369/Crysis1900x1200DX9.PNG
- 1900x1200

http://images.gfx.no/489/489370/Crysis2560x1600DX9.PNG
- 2560x1600

Crysis (DX10):
http://images.gfx.no/489/489371/Crysis1280x1024DX10.PNG
- 1280x1024

http://images.gfx.no/489/489372/Crysis1680x1050DX10.PNG
- 1680x1050

http://images.gfx.no/489/489373/Crysis1900x1200DX10.PNG
- 1900x1200

Full review (in norwegian):
http://www.hardware.no/artikler/gigabyte_hd_4850/53061/1

Full review (translated to English):
http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hardware.no%2Fartikle r%2Fgigabyte_hd_4850%2F53061%2F1&hl=no&ie=UTF8&sl=auto&tl=en (http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hardware.no%2Fartikle r%2Fgigabyte_hd_4850%2F53061%2F1&hl=no&ie=UTF8&sl=auto&tl=en)


The review will be updated with Nvidia-results, and i hope you'll enjoy :up:

- WheelMan

[w0mbat]

Nice :)

[eleeter]

Nice :up:

Which Windows are you installing?

[Periander6]

Oh, pretty card! I like the purple!

[Shintai]

Nice :D

[y2kbos]

Very nice Wheelman, looking forward to comparisons :D

[Sagart]

Looks very nice, lots of power for the bucks with those. ;)

Looks forward to benches with CF against the 9800GX2. :D

[WheelMan]

Nice :up:

Which Windows are you installing?
Server 2008 x64 atm, i also have XP 32bit.


Oh, pretty card! I like the purple!
I thought i was alone on that page.. :rofl:

[heanwi]

Cute cards. Looking forward to see some temperatures and overclocking results with stock cooling :)

[[XC] gomeler]

Those are some nice looking cards. Guess I need to pick up the phone and track down some of these babies.

[WheelMan]

They are fairly easy to get hold of in norway actually. My "supplyer" got 30 of them, i think..

[[XC] gomeler]

Must move to Norway, home of Gigabyte vid cards and tall hot women :up:

[makaka]

Give us some benchmark , i can;t wait any more :-)

[WheelMan]

You can move in at my house.
/me sets up a bed at the side of my benching-station. :D

3Dmark / games on its way to the harddrive atm :up:

[Mekar]

Is there any benches to come, compairing those cards? ATI has just released the 8.6 driver

[Slay0r]

Benches or it didn't happen !

[Baron]

Nice. :)


Really good pics aswll WheelMan

[WheelMan]

I'm sorry for the waiting - but i was just told that the NDA-date is not what i was told. I was told 17/6, but actually its 25/6. So, you guys just have to wait - and drool on the picz ^^

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=80659&stc=1&d=1213889297
/tease

[Mekar]

Nevermind its already a lot of tests and benches out there :clap:
this one is greate http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Powercolor/HD_4850
this one too http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/1470/radeon_hd_4850_in_crossfire_at_4ghz/index.html
;)

[WheelMan]

Then the first post is updated a little bit! ;)

[Leeghoofd]

Are we at 4Ghz Wheelman with the E8500 ? Looking a nice bang for the buck card :)

[WheelMan]

All tests are run all stock.

[WheelMan]

Am i the only one here having trouble with the 177.35 and 177.39 drivers + 9800GX2?

The .39 just fukkd it all up, lagging like a cow.
The .35 corrupts my windows when running Crysis at 2560x1600, High DX9

*sighs*

[.digital]

Very nice dude!!

[fscussel]

I would like to see some overclocking results, is this the only gigabyte 4850 review on the net?

[Solid Snake]

very nice

two Hd 4850 :bravo: