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Well looks like another winner, bit of a shame that they used the QX9770 @ stock speed.
Still see one problem: availability :rolleyes:
Maybe my post wasnt clear enough, soz.Quote:
Originally Posted by jam2k
Availability in the Netherlands, what i also read is that the 1 gig version is not produced as much as the 512 version cuz they need most of the ram for the X2's.
Also here in the Netherlands the prices went slightly up for the X2's, i can only gues thats because of the availability of ddr5.
HD4870 should have been produced with 1GB from begining.
It was, they just went into the X2 line.Quote:
Originally Posted by BulldogPO
I know :(Quote:
Originally Posted by BulldogPO
I wish I had done what I initially wanted to. Waited for the 1GB version. Ah well, time to get another 4870 and CF them :).
yep , new games generation/engine consumes a lot VRAM , crysis warhead uses +700MB VRAM and only using 1280x1024 :yepp:Quote:
Originally Posted by BulldogPO
Crysis warhead
1280x1024
AA 4x
GTX260
http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/6...st4xnz2bg5.png
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Well i had two Sapphire 4870's, the first one died and i got a replacement for that with a blue pcb.
Wasnt really happy with that cuz its damn ugly so i sold that card and now have the X2, if they didnt change the pcb colour i would have just bought a second 4870 then i would have been just as happy.
But yes they should have sold the 1 gig cards from the beginning , but hey dont they all make mistakes :rofl: @ Core 216
This is way better than the hexus review because we get to see how much of a difference the 1GB makes where it matters. Suffice to say, they don't have nearly enough titles that could do reach that limit, but again GRIDs performance is just astounding. I am guessing that game engine was designed for shaders from day 1 :yepp:
Another thing that comes off as really impressive is the power efficiency of these GDDR5 chips. Amazing! Double the ram and it only increases power consumption by no more than 5 Watts (its even less than that). If we were to go by that figure, that would mean all of the GDDR5 chips on that board combined use around 12W (5x2 + idle usage ~ 2watts maybe).
I am thinking maybe I will sell my 4870 512 and get this instead...
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Originally Posted by ahmad
Grid was bugged for the 512mb 4870 due the low ram and high level AF so it ran out of ram and the framerate dropped bigtime, so thats the reason the perfomance hit for the 1 gig card is so big cpmpared with the 512 card.
Read the Hexus story again and you will see m8.
HD 4870 1Gb are all arround the market for some while...
Awesome. I knew waiting for these 1GB models was the right thing to do for my 24" 1920X1200. Buh-bye 8800GTS 640MB. :yepp:
I feel the same way. I think I'll just get an X2 with my next build though. I just want overkill from the get go now lol. What I hate most is that I payed $299+tax at Fry's 1 week after it launched instead of waiting a month to get it for $280 before the rebate + free shipping on Newegg.com.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stanley Pain
Because of the performance difference between the 512 and 1gig 4870, it kind of shows that alot of the performance from the so called sideport is squat and has more to do with the increase in video memory.
They need to do a x2 4870 comparison with a crossfire 4870 setup. I suspect the advantage of the sideport is going to disappear.
They could have used 8.9 version for ATI... I am wondering, how much PPD will this bring?
That's so true, 512MB and 1GB are pretty much the same price.Quote:
Originally Posted by BulldogPO
the 4870x2 is better and cheaper than 2 1GB 4870s
Eh I knew that was gonna happen... but still the 4870 512MB is pretty darn powerful and should hold me for a while :) Plus I got it for $80 less than the 1GB model so it's all good :D
Ya I'm in the same boat .. but I guess at $240 a card, it's not that bad.Quote:
Originally Posted by SparkyJJO
good stuff.
i had qualms about the 4870's 512mb of ram, and they finally fixed that.
I wonder why didn't they include the hd 4850 1gb in the review also? I am curious how much difference there is between them.
Uhm, what kind of advantage of sideport????Quote:
Originally Posted by tajoh111
Its still not enabled in the latest driver.
Proof or just something you heard?Quote:
Originally Posted by Earzz
yes sideport is still not enabled I'll just post the link:
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3372&p=3
Great card. Totally agree that 1gb is what it should have been at the start, but better late than never.
Competiton rules.
with each new driver more and more code optimization is done, so I expect even better scores with upcoming Catalysts for 1 GB cards, especially 'cos ATI is determined to establish 1 GB cards as a choice of performance users.Quote:
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P.S
care imas najbolji avatar na forumu ;)
Ah sorry that i didnt put up the link because i didnt know where i readed it and i was in a bit of a hurry.Quote:
Originally Posted by ahmad
THX @@@@.
I think its about time that the burden of proof should be with the people making the accusations as they blurt out the most from lack of knowledge & research & then everyone else has to do all the leg work just to prove what they already know for a fact.Quote:
Originally Posted by ahmad
If he already has the link, he could share it. If he doesn't, I'll look it up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Final8ty
Is that a problem, or are you just trolling?
I would have looked for the link but i posted just before i went to work so i didnt had the time.
When i came back somebody already posted it, i dont see a big issue :S
unless I am missing something, everyone keeps saying the 1gb is the way to go but this is in the context of gaming higher than 1900 correct? even looking at the chart for GRID there is not even 1 FPS difference with the 4870 1gb vs 4870 512mb at 1900x1200. It still seems, depending on your viewing limitations, the choice of card can be determined by the gaming resolution. this is, of course, xtremesystems so maybe going overboard is the standard here :D
How could you come to the conclusion of trolling is beyond me.Quote:
Originally Posted by ahmad
I already knew before had that the sideport was not active.
Example:
Basically both parties should be putting the links forwards to back up their claims when they make then because to often when something is not following the expected line it would of been read from some sort of credible source & not just someone waffling on a forum, where as the common expected line would of just come from memory from what was originally expected from a product.
So if i say the sideport in is not active yet then it is likely that i read it from a credible source because we all expected things to be fully functional i would have no reason to say otherwise unless i had read from some sort of credible source just like Earzz & i cant remember the exact link either.
You assume sideport is functioning purely because it was an original advertised feature with no confirmation that it is actually working . but then ask me for proof about me saying that the sideport is not active is a making an accusation that it is like you know & you have read it to be so, when in fact you have not at all...so I'm just saying you should be the one to have a link also to back up your claims & not just ask the other to do so.
It always seems to be the ones who put the work & effort to really know what's going when things are not what they seem who then has to put even more work to re find the links for the people who did not put the work in, in the first place to know what's going on.
To often I heard becomes enough for many to take things as is & spread it.
BTW im not not suggesting this is how you are as no one know everything.
The fact is most people would not bookmark such a link & would likely have to goggle to find it again anyway which could be done by the people who didn't know them self to see if it is fact or not, so all the people who didn't know are asking for proof are really doing is letting the guy who did know do all the google work for them.
They did not post the in game detail settings as i know even at 1900x1200 4xAA & maxed out detail will chock a 512MB 4870 on some tracks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Overvolt_25
I think Anandtech should've included video memory usage graphs for each test as the simple framerate figures don't tell the whole story. Texture swapping is horribly irritating but it might not show very well in FPS figures.
On a sidenote, I plan on trying 1GB cards next year along with some tasty 100Hz 1920x1080 LCD.
True, but Vista does not allow for the monitoring of video memory usage. :shrug: It only works in WinXP. That's one of the many many reasons why I hate Vista. (Plus it limits my choice of resolutions if my monitor cannot be identified, unlike with WinXP).Quote:
Originally Posted by largon
About memory swapping--the same goes true for Company of Heroes. If I play it in max settings, sometimes it feels like 10-15 fps but it is reported as 27-29 fps sustained. It's not always the video memory, but also the system memory. I have only 2GB, and the video shows how the swapping feels like (strangely it does not affect the frame rates).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3ihuROhXtc
edit: I think its because during the memory swapping, the video card is STILL producing frame rates (while the physics is being temporarily paused for re-buffering).
ew, 100hz.Quote:
Originally Posted by largon
Any compelling reason why they used Vista for such a comparison?
STEvil,
Isn't 100Hz better than 60Hz?
:x
100hz LCD? You know something I don't?
viewsonic already showed a 22" lcd monitor capable of 120hz
http://www.viewsonic.com/companyinfo...s_release=2094
im not shure about full hd monitors, but its only a matter of time (and most certainly next year)
Do you think that LCD is true 120hz and not just some frame insertion crap? I'll believe it when I see it.Quote:
Originally Posted by clonez
I'm not that cynical, and I would LIKE to believe that there are true 120Hz LCD panels being released someday soon. Nvidia is strongly hinting at that, by revealing plans to manufacture Stereo-3D glasses.
Ak!
I meant 120Hz 1920x1200.
:D
tempting. . . this seems like a card that will last for a long time. I mean a lonnnggg time.
But hell my x1900xt is playable with COD4 and crysis so hard to talk myself into a new vid card besides for benching... uggghhhh I cant wait until i have money to blow on EVERY generation of video card and pc lol.
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If its true 120hz, then i'm sure its going to sell like hot cakes.Quote:
Originally Posted by largon
I dont believe it is.