Sapphire HD 4870 X2

W1zzard · 08-10-2008, 01:18 PM

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Apocolypse007 · 08-12-2008, 05:19 AM

this is what I expected. The card finally regains the crown for ATI at a reasonable price premium (about the same as 2 4870's). And im sure it wont stay at over 500 for long.

nice review as always wiz.

MikeJeng · 08-12-2008, 05:24 AM

Now there is no reason to buy a GTX280 unless it drops to $300. :P

zithe · 08-12-2008, 05:25 AM

The 2gig is noticeably better than the 1gig. I'm glad they released a 2gig.

wolf2009 · 08-12-2008, 05:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zithe

The 2gig is noticeably better than the 1gig. I'm glad they released a 2gig.

Thats not whats happening. The 1 Gig is with One card disabled . That shows the performance of 1 HD4870 1 GB

Zehnsucht · 08-12-2008, 05:29 AM

Nice review!

zithe · 08-12-2008, 05:29 AM

Thanks for pointing that out. I should go to bed now.... (night lol)

Animalpak · 08-12-2008, 05:30 AM

is a true monster, very impressive results at high resolutions. I can't believe it, ati has made awesome work.

You need at minimum 24" lcd panel to use with.

THIS IS CROZZFAIAHHHHHH !!!

p_o_s_pc · 08-12-2008, 05:30 AM

nice review and and a long one. looks to be a killer card but i won't be getting one i don't have a use for that much power

Megasty · 08-12-2008, 05:38 AM

Sweet card. Nice to see that it still has the windowed 3D problems

It will be an excellent buy when the price comes down.

Whilhelm · 08-12-2008, 05:39 AM

Awesome performing card. Finally ATI gets back on top. Hopefully the price will drop to 499 after launch as they said they wouldn't price a card over $500

Can't wait to get one.

wolf2009 · 08-12-2008, 05:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by p_o_s_pc

nice review and and a long one. looks to be a killer card but i won't be getting one i don't have a use for that much power

me too, i am running at 1280x1024 , LOL . Palit HD4850 non-reference 1GB(if there is any benefit ) will do !

DonInKansas · 08-12-2008, 06:18 AM

380W power draw at load? You could power a small village with that!

sneekypeet · 08-12-2008, 06:21 AM

That is a huge load but, I am, however glad to see the OCZ made it through testing!

Azazel · 08-12-2008, 06:27 AM

i wants one...bu im broke...

AddSub · 08-12-2008, 06:44 AM

Not too impressive. Terrible overclocker, much like the single 4870/50 setups. Hot and power hungry. I figured as much when they announced the preliminary specs recently. This review just confirms it all with some charts.

Although, all this can be corrected by appropriate pricing I still wouldn't go for it, since AMD must have cut corners on the component and build quality front, what with all their financial troubles.

farlex85 · 08-12-2008, 06:45 AM

They took the crown, but rather sloppily it would seem.......

Laurijan · 08-12-2008, 06:49 AM

The 380W under peak load meens that i would need a new PSU if i wanna have this card.. i think my 750W will not be enough if my Q6600 is overclocked..

btarunr · 08-12-2008, 07:01 AM

Didn't AMD promise 2x the amount of Performance/Watt compared to the R680 ?

Bad. Didn't meet my expectations.

Duxx · 08-12-2008, 07:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by btarunr

Didn't AMD promise 2x the amount of Performance/Watt compared to the R680 ?

Bad. Didn't meet my expectations.

Yeah, agree with you here. Expected a little more but its damn sexy looking none the less.

candle_86 · 08-12-2008, 07:46 AM

its not worth it over the GTX280, the GTX280 is cheaper, is faster at times, slower at others, offers a total of 86% of the power, consumes less power and overall looks like a better card unless this thing comes down in price the GTX280 is a better buy. Now its Nvidia's turn for a trump card.

mrw1986 · 08-12-2008, 08:24 AM

Looks like I might be buying a GTX280 after all...this card is not as impressive as I've hoped!

bugmenot · 08-12-2008, 08:38 AM

1024 x 768? Is this 1998?
If you spend $500 on a graphics card with a $100 monitor, you have bigger problems than framerate.
And why was there no 2560 x1600?

http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon...w-crossfire/12
http://www.hexus.net/content/item.ph...=14928&page=11
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum...review-17.html

W1zzard · 08-12-2008, 09:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bugmenot

1024 x 768? Is this 1998?
If you spend $500 on a graphics card with a $100 monitor, you have bigger problems than framerate.
And why was there no 2560 x1600?

http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon...w-crossfire/12
http://www.hexus.net/content/item.ph...=14928&page=11
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum...review-17.html

dont look at 1024x768 if you dont like to see those results

no 2560x1600 because those huge displays are too expensive to buy, only 3 people each donated $10 so far

alexp999 · 08-12-2008, 09:18 AM

Nice review w1zz! Though to be quite honest I expected it to perform slightly better than that! Seems it still draws a hell of a lot of power. Still glad I purchased my GTX 260. Maybe things will improve with a few driver updates...?

08-10-2008, 01:18 PM	#1
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08-12-2008, 05:25 AM	#4
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08-12-2008, 05:19 AM	#2
Apocolypse007 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New Sewickley, PA Posts: 347 (0.26/day) Thanks: 59 Thanked 47 Times in 38 Posts System Specs	this is what I expected. The card finally regains the crown for ATI at a reasonable price premium (about the same as 2 4870's). And im sure it wont stay at over 500 for long. nice review as always wiz.

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08-12-2008, 06:44 AM	#16
AddSub Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 796 (0.66/day) Thanks: 11 Thanked 64 Times in 57 Posts	Not too impressive. Terrible overclocker, much like the single 4870/50 setups. Hot and power hungry. I figured as much when they announced the preliminary specs recently. This review just confirms it all with some charts. Although, all this can be corrected by appropriate pricing I still wouldn't go for it, since AMD must have cut corners on the component and build quality front, what with all their financial troubles. __________________ Last edited by AddSub; 08-12-2008 at 06:49 AM.

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08-12-2008, 07:46 AM	#21
candle_86 Banned Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,642 (2.49/day) Thanks: 76 Thanked 239 Times in 203 Posts	its not worth it over the GTX280, the GTX280 is cheaper, is faster at times, slower at others, offers a total of 86% of the power, consumes less power and overall looks like a better card unless this thing comes down in price the GTX280 is a better buy. Now its Nvidia's turn for a trump card.

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08-12-2008, 08:24 AM	#22
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