Sapphire Radeon HD4850X2 overclocked results

First try with stock cooling and looking very interesting with stock ! i can OC max from CCC scale for GPU clock (700/1200MHz scale max in CCC) :D

Some pictures for retails box
http://overclockzone.com/zolkorn/yea...046_resize.jpghttp://overclockzone.com/zolkorn/yea...053_resize.jpg
http://overclockzone.com/zolkorn/yea...070_resize.jpghttp://overclockzone.com/zolkorn/yea...059_resize.jpg
http://overclockzone.com/zolkorn/yea...060_resize.jpghttp://overclockzone.com/zolkorn/yea...061_resize.jpg

System setup...

E8600@4.5GHz(600x7.5)
Rampage Extreme, 0403bios
G.SKILL 12800C8@960MHz 7-7-7-18-1T
Sapphire HD4850X2@700/1120MHz
Western Raptor150
Gigabyte ODIN 1.2kW

Results...

2k1
http://overclockzone.com/zolkorn/yea..._first/2k1.png

2k3
http://overclockzone.com/zolkorn/yea..._first/2k3.png

2k5
http://overclockzone.com/zolkorn/yea..._first/2k5.png

2k6
http://overclockzone.com/zolkorn/yea..._first/2k6.png

Vantage
http://overclockzone.com/zolkorn/yea..._first/van.png

AM3-E8600@4.8(600x8)
http://overclockzone.com/zolkorn/yea...st/am3_4.8.png

http://overclockzone.com/zolkorn/yea...073_resize.jpg
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So this card is real and will be hitting the shelves? Not a huge difference from the HD4870x2 with similar CPU clocks :eek:

Yes it's for real :) And here in Greece it is going to cost about 400€, while 4870X2 costs about 460€ ;)

nice results, isit already for sale?

It will hit the shelves in approximately 10 days (a week or so) :)
Furthermore, it'll cost 399.99$, which I suppose is perfect 'cause, the price gap between 4870 and 4850X2, and the one between 4850X2 and 4870X2 are now equivalent ;) Hence, the buyer can now make a clear choice based on his needs ;)

Would 2 MCW60s fit on these? It looks like. :shrug:

Zolkorn can you measure the mounting holes? Going to try and get one of these and hook up my dice pots to it. :yepp:

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Originally Posted by Zucker2k

Would 2 MCW60s fit on these? It looks like. :shrug:

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Originally Posted by [XC] gomeler

Zolkorn can you measure the mounting holes? Going to try and get one of these and hook up my dice pots to it. :yepp:

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it equal(same size) with HD4850/HD4870 for mounting holes ;)

The MCW60s weren't originally made for 4870X2/4850X2 ... instead they are only made for, nVidia 6800 and greater, G80 VGAs, ATi X1800 and greater, nVidia FX series, ATi 2900 series (for the last 2 modification kits included) [as far as I can remember - correct me if I'm wrong :)] and most of old ATi & n-Vidia VGAs (like 6600 or X1600 for example) ... Now, in order to cool a 4870X2 with 2 of these, one needs to do some modding and that happens because the plates for it don't fit (grats to siberx for this great guide) :( Now imagine that 4850X2 is a tad bigger than 4870X2, so it should work ... maybe with some modding though :)

AFAIK, Swiftech will release new plates for 4870X2 in about 2 weeks or so :) They should be compatible with 4850X2 as well :shrug:, or else I don't see any reason for Swiftech to release them :D

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Originally Posted by ZoLKoRn

it equal(same size) with HD4850/HD4870 for mounting holes ;)

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Woohoo!! My GPU pots have HD4850 mounting holes :up: Now I just hope the PWM on these things won't crap out at 975MHz.

I really want this card. I loved my 4850 crossfire setup and I'd be even happier to have a single card and a black PCB. :D

I know this card was planned from ATi but is this a Sapphire build similar to Asus 3850x3 or are all ATi vendors going to stock this?

I want me a diamond 4850x2. :D

The card looks rather promising, am i right in assuming it sits between GTX 280 and the 4870X2?

beautiful card

4850's OC like mad, it would be interesting to see what a set of these running balls out frozen would do :up:

Pretty Card

Very nice card...all too tempting to try a pair of those in CrossfireX instead of a single 4870x2...tough call.