ATI HD4800 Review Thread

[Papu]

yap, you're right about that, but GTX260 has some favorable points over HD4870, like slightly lower power consumption, better stock cooling and it has nVidias drivers (yes, I love nVidia drivers + nTune)

I'm not even talking about PhysX, because right now it's nothing but 3 maps in UT3 and a Vantage issue, although some people claim Grid benefits performance improvements with PhysX, I'm not sure if thats true or not, but the game really seems to run smoother at level 8 AA...

Anyway, I think everyone going with an HD4870 should replace stock cooler with an aftermarket solution, the stock cooler sucks.

oh gawd
1- powerplay isn't working , but thats not going to help load issues but only idle heat and power consumption , and maybe load heat if the fan isnt spinning like it should
2- what!! Nvidia drivers are Bawls , nvidia controll panel is such a pain! , CCC is much much better...

bah physX can you say Havok?

cool you have a 4870?...... if not you cant really comment on the stock cooler from reading about it on DA INTARWEBZ

you also forgot to mention that the 260 is a good bit more expensive?