PowerColor HD4850 first review (from user)

[Shintai]

review V_RR posted in preview, using beta drivers...most likely pre released 8.6

and seems like the drivers do make a difference, as at 1080p its neck and neck with 9800gtx and sometimes ahead, and once even ahead of 260gtx.


here s the average index of scores.
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770
Asus Striker II
4 Go DDR3 1066
Windows Vista SP1
Forceware 177.34
Catalyst 8.5
Catalyst beta pour la Radeon HD 4850 (beta for the 4850)

this was the system.

But a 4850 uses quite abit more power under load than a HD3870? Looks like someone messed up in the review.





And this is just one of the reasons why SLI/CF is always a failure.