[Autopsy] ATI Radeon HD 4870 Update: Review

[Papu]

I'm not believing all these 220 Euro HD 3870 rumours with a link.

<-- Really wants to know if its true

Perkam

some shops showing 260 some showing 240 , a safe guess is about 250 but anything lower is always welcome , thats still about 150 euros cheaper than the 400 euro 260GTX

[villa1n]

I was dead set on a GTX 280, but money just doesn't flow like it used to with me. I have other things I need and want to spend my money on. If the 4870 can beat my overclocked 8800 Ultra across the board than this is the card I will get considering the cheaper price. It would have to come in a 1GB flavour however, and hopefully the fan isn't as loud as it looks. I really miss my Silencer from my X800 card, man that thing was quiet while still expelling air out of the rear of the case.

I agree with that, I think its probably best to either water block these cards, or wait until some proper cooling solutions are offered, because getting up to 100 degree's or close to it, is going to be an issue for people with enclosed cases. Although in the winter i could put the box under my desk and warm my feet :P

[GoldenTiger]

Woah... my GTX 280 just went on the 'Bay, incoming 4870 !

[natty]

Woah... my GTX 280 just went on the 'Bay, incoming 4870 !

link me so I can bid

[GoldenTiger]

link me so I can bid

Sorry, it already sold ... $620 USD shipped 2-3 day was what it was priced at.

[Helmore]

Cookerjc's expreview.com is down, or is that just me?
Meh...that's a bit annoying as I wanted to check something. Ah well, patience is a virtue is what they say....

@GoldenTiger: Holy crap, that's fast....are they tough to get by or is $620 a 'low' price? >.<

[natty]

Sorry, it already sold ... $620 USD shipped 2-3 day was what it was priced at.

who would pay you 620 when newegg is selling them new for 620

[STaRGaZeR]

Woah... my GTX 280 just went on the 'Bay, incoming 4870 !

You were the one who said GTX280 too much money blabla right?

[perkam]

Natty, your comments + your new membership make you look quite suspicious...

Perkam

[natty]

Natty, your comments + your new membership make you look quite suspicious...

Perkam

???

[GoldenTiger]

@GoldenTiger: Holy crap, that's fast....are they tough to get by or is $620 a 'low' price? >.<

Yeah, it was really fast . With the 20&#37; off cashback thing from Microsoft though, it's a good deal for people ($620 - 20% = 496 shipped).

who would pay you 620 when newegg is selling them new for 620

See above .

You were the one who said GTX280 too much money blabla right?

I said it was expensive, . With the 4870 having proven to be 90% of the performance for half the price now, it is now overpriced in my eyes.

Natty, your comments + your new membership make you look quite suspicious...

Perkam

We have nothing to do with eachother .

[perkam]

???

Just saying. Your comments are quite obviously nvidia-biased, and usually new members are more neutral. It doesn't help your credibility. Believe me, I know

Perkam

[y2kbos]

Just saying. Your comments are quite obviously nvidia-biased, and usually new members are more neutral.

Perkam

He wants to bid on a card and you say ^^^^

Just because Natty doesnt agree with the ( HD4850/ 4870 trades blows with the 9800gtx/ GTX260, but the overall opinion is it deserves a >= anyway )

Doesnt make him a fanboy, quite the opposite

Realist more like

[natty]

Just saying. Your comments are quite obviously nvidia-biased, and usually new members are more neutral. It doesn't help your credibility. Believe me, I know

Perkam

Are you a moderator? Put 'nvidia fanboy' as my title

[natty]

He wants to bid on a card and you say ^^^^

Just because Natty doesnt agree with the ( HD4850/ 4870 trades blows with the 9800gtx/ GTX260, but the overall opinion is it deserves a >= anyway )

Doesnt make him a fanboy, quite the opposite

Realist more like

My real fanboyism lies with single GPU cards. I want 4870 to perform well. Just concerned about the noise + power.

[TG01]

Are you a moderator? Put 'nvidia fanboy' as my title

He's getting more and more annoying like one that's for sure..

[JohnZS]

I think this is the most exciting GPU war since the Geforce 6 and the X800 series and as Ironic as it sounds I think that Intel will prove to be AMD's saviour as many people who own X38, X48, P45 rigs will purchase 2X HD4850 or HD4870 cards, I bet nVidia are kicking themselves or not selling the SLi licence to Intel as if that was the case many people (like myself) might just pop in a 2nd G92 based card instead of upgrading this round.
John

[Donnie27]

I think this is the most exciting GPU war since the Geforce 6 and the X800 series and as Ironic as it sounds I think that Intel will prove to be AMD's saviour as many people who own X38, X48, P45 rigs will purchase 2X HD4850 or HD4870 cards, I bet nVidia are kicking themselves or not selling the SLi licence to Intel as if that was the case many people (like myself) might just pop in a 2nd G92 based card instead of upgrading this round.
John

No they're not, but it would serve the greedy basteeds........................hehehe! I'm using a P43 and still will not use a nVidia card. As AMD fans would say, I don't support them because I don't like their Business dealings or practices!

[Yori1989]

My real fanboyism lies with single GPU cards. I want 4870 to perform well. Just concerned about the noise + power.

LOL !!
How about the power of the GTX 280? Doesnt the GTX 280 draws 50% to 65% more power than the 48xx?
And the noise of the previous HD gen aka 3850/3870, i'm sorry but even my scythe cooler is more noisy than my 3870
Now Ati coming back with new cards AND improved coolers, you think THESE Will be louder?

What you are posting here is just.... silly

[Chickenfeed]

If you actually read the posted review Yori, you'd see that card 4870 was only at 37&#37; fan speed at at a load of 92C. Although the fan is probably fairly quiet at this speed my guess is most people who stick with the stock coolers will want to raise the fan speed to improve dissipation and if the fan is anything like th 3870s, It would be a lie to call them quiet at higher speeds. The current fan profile is a little bit too conservative.

[Leeghoofd]

Well they might not be loud , have you ever felt the back of your beloved ATI card , man those are hot, I couldn't beleive my friends 3870X2 card at the LAN how it heated up his pc... some mighty wattages flying there...

We as gamers get spoiled today... great cards from both sides that will have a nice longetivity (if ya don't own a 30 inch monitor ofcourse)

[TedShred]

... cards from both sides that will have a nice longetivity (if ya don't own a 30 inch monitor ofcourse)

So, um, you're sayin' that you'll get even nicer longevity with a 30-inch? Yeah, that must be it. (Please?)

[Morais]

review link is not working

[villa1n]

review link is not working

you can go to the chinese version of the site, and see the red link for the 4870 review... and then just choose the menu's to see the benchmarks and comparison graphs which are all in english

[Leeghoofd]

So, um, you're sayin' that you'll get even nicer longevity with a 30-inch? Yeah, that must be it. (Please?)

Nope I said these card run great and will be great for a long time to all users that DO NOT OWN A 30 inch monitor or such... as the native resolution of those monitors will bring most 512Mb cards to it's knees or the lack of GPU power will do so ... if you still play on a 19 inch or such where most top out at 1600 x1200 Res, these cards will power many games for a long time to come...

I'm not english and I make typos, but I think that phrase was pretty clear and correct...