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06-18-2008, 01:49 PM
Baron

Looking good indeed. Thanks for that GGuyZ. :)

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Mini rant time. :D

Why dont they just relase the damn thing already.

Half of the world is going to have samples by the looks of it before they are even released.
06-18-2008, 01:50 PM
D-Cyph3r

Heh, I wonder if any nVidia employees are trawling through all the hardware forums thinking ":banana::banana::banana::banana:, this aint good...".

Seems pretty accepted that ATI has all bases covered. 4850 for entry-mid range beast, 4870 for upper range resolution+AA monster and 4870X2/48700 Crossfire for utter performance powerhouse.

I'm so happy I just got my approved confirmation for my 0% interest credit card. :P
06-18-2008, 01:51 PM
eleeter

Quote:

Originally Posted by jas420221

:lol: Until GTX280x2 comes out. ;)

And will be bundled with a 1874 watt power supply. Leaves 1 watt left over on the power outlet.
06-18-2008, 01:54 PM
railmeat

gtx 260 for $400 is amazing and my new gtx 280 ftw bottom line crushes games let alone ati..its meant to be played on nvidia with 0 issues out of the box.and btw i hope a newer hiline ati cards can finally take down 1 1\2 year old nvidia 88 series cards.
06-18-2008, 02:01 PM
Tonucci

Excellent for its price. Neck n' neck with the ULTRA and low performance penalty with AA on :clap:

In their graph with average performance taking into account all games tested, it performs like hd3870, but with 4xAA !
06-18-2008, 02:09 PM
revogamer

Ill be receiving one of the Asus HD4850s tomorrow, cant wait
06-18-2008, 02:10 PM
nr2134

Quote:

Originally Posted by railmeat

gtx 260 for $400 is amazing and my new gtx 280 ftw bottom line crushes games let alone ati..its meant to be played on nvidia with 0 issues out of the box.and btw i hope a newer hiline ati cards can finally take down 1 1\2 year old nvidia 88 series cards.

Another sensitive NV fanboy. Its a ATI 4800 review thread. Keep your pointless crap out.
06-18-2008, 02:11 PM
wideband

Quote:

Originally Posted by GGuyZ

(it's 8x/8x by the way. motherboard's limitation)

hello GGuyZ,
are you saying mobos with pcie 8x/8x in xfire mode are not suitable? :confused:

open question:D
06-18-2008, 02:13 PM
annihilat0r

GeCube HD4850, $199@Turkish hardware dealer.

http://www.novabilgisayar.com/bilgi.asp?ID=3457
06-18-2008, 02:13 PM
STaRGaZeR

Look at this madness and the bad guys aren't even out yet: 4870 & 4870X2 :D
06-18-2008, 02:19 PM
Miwo

can't wait for the 4870 with 1GB :)
very surprised that even the 4850 seems to exchange some punches between the GTX 260 when AA is applied!
06-18-2008, 02:25 PM
nr2134

Quote:

Originally Posted by wideband

hello GGuyZ,
are you saying mobos with pcie 8x/8x in xfire mode are not suitable? :confused:

open question:D

You might be limited @ higher resolutions.
06-18-2008, 02:28 PM
MomijiTMO

I'm going to die before this STUPID card is released >__>.

However, I hope the 4870 is 1.3 times better than the 4850 like AMD were saying in their marketing bs. If it isn't. . . .
06-18-2008, 02:28 PM
GGuyZ

Quote:

Originally Posted by Baron

Looking good indeed. Thanks for that GGuyZ. :)

----------------->

Mini rant time. :D

Why dont they just relase the damn thing already.

Half of the world is going to have samples by the looks of it before they are even released.

Welcome :). This launch is a bit odd in terms that there is considerbly a large amount of samples out before the actual NDA expires.

Quote:

Originally Posted by wideband

hello GGuyZ,
are you saying mobos with pcie 8x/8x in xfire mode are not suitable? :confused:

open question:D

I was just pointing out this fact. We will probably have more tests tomorrow on a full 16x/16x board, so we can see if the bandwidth is an issue.
06-18-2008, 02:30 PM
wideband

Quote:

Originally Posted by nr2134

You might be limited @ higher resolutions.

Damn it, so i'll have to rethink my P45 :upset:
06-18-2008, 02:31 PM
Chewbenator

So I guess this is the new 8800gt in terms of price and performance then.
06-18-2008, 02:33 PM
cegras

Quote:

Originally Posted by railmeat

gtx 260 for $400 is amazing and my new gtx 280 ftw bottom line crushes games let alone ati..its meant to be played on nvidia with 0 issues out of the box.and btw i hope a newer hiline ati cards can finally take down 1 1\2 year old nvidia 88 series cards.

Ahem...

'lololololololololololololol'
06-18-2008, 02:38 PM
annihilat0r

If those results on the French site are true then NVidia needs to lower the price of a 9800GTX to around $160 or 170
06-18-2008, 02:46 PM
villa1n

the results from the french site seem highly impressive, and seem to echo the sentiments of the buzz beforehand, but the other review, paints a more sombre picture....so hard to say why such a difference..
06-18-2008, 02:59 PM
Tonucci

Quote:

Originally Posted by MomijiTMO

I'm going to die before this STUPID card is released >__>.

However, I hope the 4870 is 1.3 times better than the 4850 like AMD were saying in their marketing bs. If it isn't. . . .

30% is probably best case scenario...I dont see this kind of performance jump being the average, just with higher clocks...Yes ddr5 is MUCH faster, but I dont think the card is starving for bandwidth like that.
06-18-2008, 03:00 PM
WrigleyVillain

Based on all other info, albeit early, there is no reason to think these hardware.fr results aren't right on.

Quote:

Originally Posted by nr2134

Another sensitive NV fanboy. Its a ATI 4800 review thread. Keep your pointless crap out.

Spoken like a true Chicagoan. :up:
06-18-2008, 03:16 PM
ghost101

Quote:

Originally Posted by railmeat

gtx 260 for $400 is amazing and my new gtx 280 ftw bottom line crushes games let alone ati..its meant to be played on nvidia with 0 issues out of the box.and btw i hope a newer hiline ati cards can finally take down 1 1\2 year old nvidia 88 series cards.

I suppose you just missed the whole HD3870X2 card.
06-18-2008, 03:18 PM
WrigleyVillain

^ Seriously. What a nVidiot. And hey I'm no hater; look at my sig. Though I'm pretty much already certain it's gonna say 4850x2 before very long...
06-18-2008, 03:22 PM
disruptfam

this is looking good :)nice price point safe to say 4870 will be faster than a 9800gtx what the pricing on the 4870? also maybe the x2 will beat out the 280gtx who knows...

At these prices ATI ftw.
06-18-2008, 03:27 PM
Mad1723

Quote:

Originally Posted by villa1n

the results from the french site seem highly impressive, and seem to echo the sentiments of the buzz beforehand, but the other review, paints a more sombre picture....so hard to say why such a difference..

This site has done excellent reviews in the past. I always read their reviews to get a good alternate opinion :) They're reliable, I can tell you that, and those guys know what they're talking about :D

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