Albatron HD 4830 Green

W1zzard · 05-19-2009, 03:44 PM

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mtosev · 05-27-2009, 04:02 PM

Violates PCI-Express slot power limits

can some one explane?

W1zzard · 05-27-2009, 04:11 PM

did you read the review? power consumption section. if you did i'll explain any additional questions you may have

mlee49 · 05-27-2009, 04:11 PM

Very thorough review guys. I'm really surprised to see this card havin a dual slot cooler design. The card shrunk in length but needs to be a single slot design to apply it better.

Scrizz · 05-27-2009, 04:27 PM

very nice
800sp instead of 640

Gam'ster · 05-27-2009, 04:35 PM

Nice review, Are albatron a US only company ? I cant recall seeing any for sale in the UK.

mtosev · 05-27-2009, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by W1zzard

did you read the review? power consumption section. if you did i'll explain any additional questions you may have

i read it now. i normaly only read the conclusion, the benchmarks, whats included in the bundle.

does this mean that if the card would exceded the specifications by 20% or more the PCI-E slot on the mobo could get damaged?

W1zzard · 05-27-2009, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mtosev

does this mean that the card would exceded the spec by 20% or more the PCI-E slot on the mobo could get damaged?

in theory, anything that exeeds the specification can damage something. but i doubt something like this will happen in practice

3870x2 · 05-27-2009, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by W1zzard

in theory, anything that exeeds the specification can damage something. but i doubt something like this will happen in practice

Very true. These are strong "recommendations" and nothing more. I like to see limits like these pushed, and I also like the idea of this particular card.

crtecha · 05-27-2009, 05:20 PM

wow now thats a awesome htpc gfx card right there. I really like the onboard hdmi.

entropy13 · 05-27-2009, 05:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gam'ster

Nice review, Are albatron a US only company ? I cant recall seeing any for sale in the UK.

Albatron is a Taiwanese company.

W1zzard · 05-27-2009, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crtecha

wow now thats a awesome htpc gfx card right there. I really like the onboard hdmi.

the card is too noisy for an htpc imo. passive ftw. and no, it will overheat with the fan disconnected (i tried)

crtecha · 05-27-2009, 06:25 PM

That fan does indeed look like it would be loud

Thats disappointing I wonder why they dont just spend a little more time on the designing the cooling features of the card. I would gladly pay a little more for a card that will not overheat due to poorly designed cooling solutions and listen to that awful noise just trying to keep the thing cool.

W1zzard · 05-27-2009, 07:18 PM

its my impression that chinese people (no offense) dont care about fan noise at all

crtecha · 05-27-2009, 07:23 PM

maybe I know that I personally care more about my temps then the noise but it would be wonderful to live in both worlds. On air that is.

newtekie1 · 05-27-2009, 07:43 PM

Just out of curiosity, how are you measuring the cards power consumption alone?

r9 · 05-27-2009, 10:26 PM

Great all the strain of VGA power draw transferred to the mobo. I can see some failed mainboards for no apparent reason.

WarEagleAU · 05-28-2009, 01:24 AM

Fan noise seems a bit loud or is it me?

entropy13 · 05-28-2009, 04:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WarEagleAU

Fan noise seems a bit loud or is it me?

There is no temperature based fan speed control, i.e. it is constant.

Kantastic · 05-28-2009, 09:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by W1zzard

its my impression that chinese people (no offense) dont care about fan noise at all

^_^ I honestly can't care less if my computer sounds like a jet engine. (Yeah I'm Chinese.)

Zubasa · 05-28-2009, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scrizz

very nice
800sp instead of 640

Basically this is a cheap down-clocked 4850 without the 6-pin pci-e connector

ShogoXT · 05-28-2009, 07:22 PM

I guess every little bit helps, though im unsure if it deserves a green name.

Imsochobo · 05-28-2009, 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by W1zzard

in theory, anything that exeeds the specification can damage something. but i doubt something like this will happen in practice

Nope, PCI-E 2.0 can give more!.

but for now, they HAVE to comply with 1.1 specs which is limited to 75, i dont remember the 2.0.

My DFI LP UT 790FX-M2R can give roughly 200 W if power connectors to motherboard is conencted(3 floppy connectors of ALL things)

But i dont know if THAT is healthy

Bull Dog · 05-29-2009, 09:00 PM

Correct me if I am wrong but from what I understand, PCI-e 2.0 specs allow up to 150w to be delivered through the slot.

This would explain why W1zzard had no issues. The board he tested this card on is a PCI-e 2.0 one.

I would be interested to see this card tested on a PCI-e 1.1 motherboard.

Cheeseball · 05-30-2009, 03:42 AM

No, the PCI-E (1.x and 2.0) slot only supplies 75w. Version 2.0 specifications state that the 6-pin PEG connector provides 75w additional (and higher bandwidth, of couse).

It also states the newer 8-pin PEG connector provides 150w by itself. So in total:

75w PCI-E slot
75w 6-pin PEG connector
150w 8-pin PEG connector

300w total

Thus why the PCI-E 2.0 specification is also known as "300W". More information.

I have a Palit HD 4670 runs great on my old ASRock ALiveNF6G-VSTA motherboard, and it's only PCI-E 1.0a compliant. The Green Edition of Palit's 9600GT also runs quite fine, and it's overclocked to 700MHz core and 1GHz memory.

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crtecha Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: ipsay meechigan Posts: 1,393 (3.99/day) Thanks: 170 Thanked 211 Times in 196 Posts System Specs	That fan does indeed look like it would be loud Thats disappointing I wonder why they dont just spend a little more time on the designing the cooling features of the card. I would gladly pay a little more for a card that will not overheat due to poorly designed cooling solutions and listen to that awful noise just trying to keep the thing cool. __________________ And now y'all try to take my spot, fellas? Philly's hot rock fellas, put you in a dry spot, fellas In a pine box with nine shots from my glock, fellas

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05-29-2009, 09:00 PM	#24
Bull Dog Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 131 (0.09/day) Thanks: 2 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts System Specs	Correct me if I am wrong but from what I understand, PCI-e 2.0 specs allow up to 150w to be delivered through the slot. This would explain why W1zzard had no issues. The board he tested this card on is a PCI-e 2.0 one. I would be interested to see this card tested on a PCI-e 1.1 motherboard.

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05-30-2009, 03:42 AM	#25
Cheeseball Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 323 (1.00/day) Thanks: 10 Thanked 26 Times in 24 Posts System Specs	No, the PCI-E (1.x and 2.0) slot only supplies 75w. Version 2.0 specifications state that the 6-pin PEG connector provides 75w additional (and higher bandwidth, of couse). It also states the newer 8-pin PEG connector provides 150w by itself. So in total: 75w PCI-E slot 75w 6-pin PEG connector 150w 8-pin PEG connector 300w total Thus why the PCI-E 2.0 specification is also known as "300W". More information. I have a Palit HD 4670 runs great on my old ASRock ALiveNF6G-VSTA motherboard, and it's only PCI-E 1.0a compliant. The Green Edition of Palit's 9600GT also runs quite fine, and it's overclocked to 700MHz core and 1GHz memory.

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