ATI HD4800 Review Thread

[STaRGaZeR]

Seems it's watercooled to me, no fan connected to the card, that's why you get 0% spinning.

That value didn't show the current actual spinning value, but the spinning value set by the BIOS at that temp. If you're watercooling, even with the fan disconected, that value will show 10% or whatever the BIOS wants. I've had this "issue" with my both 2900XT and 3870 watercooled, will check this when my 4870 arrives in a few days

It has been said lots of times: the real idle frequency of the RV770 chip is 160MHz, not 500MHz, hence the extremely high power consumption at idle that every review has shown. Stupid movement by ATI, not having Powerplay done at launch. Now lots of people thinks the card sucks a lot of power at idle.

Now give me a fixed 4870 BIOS please