OCCT 3.1.0 shows HD4870/4890 design flaw - they can't handle the new GPU test !

[Bo_Fox]

And you dont even have an ATI card, what exactly are you doing around here?

or Enough of this emotional bickering!

What I was doing here is to try to clear things up a little bit in all of this mess that you're stirring up. Like when the OP said that Vsync enabled does not make a difference with power consumption, I said that it is not what I have been experiencing.

I had a HIS 4850 1GB card that died on me after exactly 30 days of use. The display became permanently corrupted after decoding hi-def videos for a couple of hours on multiple screens, and I am wondering if it has anything to do with the cheap VRM's... Ever since I had an X1900XTX from the day it came out, I noticed that the VRM temperatures on ATI cards seemed much higher than those on Nvidia cards. I am geared towards buying either a 4870 1GB or a 4890, and am keenly seeking out this thread for knowing which brand/make is the best quality.