Forums » General Discussions » HotHardware.com Reviews Discussion » hd 4870 reviewed! nvidia gets beaten.
Sign in | Join | Help
in
Latest post 07-03-2008 3:22 PM by Bitbrain. 7 replies.
Page 1 of 1 (8 items)
Sort Posts: Previous Next

  • 06-24-2008 9:31 PM

    • ice_73
    • Top 75 Contributor
    • Joined on 02-14-2005
    • new york city
    • Posts 1,251
    • Points 19,065

    hd 4870 reviewed! nvidia gets beaten.

    Reply Contact

    first off, i want to say that yes nvidia does beat ati, but at 299 vs 700-800, is a few fps that important? 2 of these in crossfire will kick the 280's ass

    http://en.expreview.com/2008/06/24/first-review-hd-4870-and-hd-4850/

    enjoy
    • Post Points: 35

  • 06-24-2008 9:53 PM In reply to

    Re: hd 4870 reviewed! nvidia gets beaten.

    Reply Contact

     With the heat factor & TDP, I'd still rather go green. Just my oppinion.

    a cpu, a board, some ram, a gfx card, an opty, a hdd and a psu... all in a case

    • Post Points: 20

  • 06-24-2008 9:57 PM In reply to

    • Marco C
    • Top 75 Contributor
    • Joined on 04-03-2000
    • United States, Connecticut
    • Posts 1,312
    • Points 29,235

    Re: hd 4870 reviewed! nvidia gets beaten.

    Reply Contact

    Couldn't wait just a little longer, huh Ice? :)

     

    http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/ATI_Radeon_HD_4850_and_4870_RV770_Has_Arrived

    Marco Chiappetta
    Managing Editor @ HotHardware.com
    The Hottest PC Hardware Tested and Burned In!
    Join the HotHardware Folding Team Today!
    • Post Points: 20

  • 06-25-2008 4:05 AM In reply to

    • ice_73
    • Top 75 Contributor
    • Joined on 02-14-2005
    • new york city
    • Posts 1,251
    • Points 19,065

    Re: hd 4870 reviewed! nvidia gets beaten.

    Reply Contact

    BigWop:


    ouch, i thought it was a leaked review..... so so sorry... ha


     
    • Post Points: 5

  • 06-27-2008 8:34 AM In reply to

    • jtm55
    • Top 150 Contributor
    • Joined on 06-25-2007
    • United States, New York
    • Posts 398
    • Points 5,905

    Re: hd 4870 reviewed! nvidia gets beaten.

    Reply Contact

     Hi All

    That's a valid point Recovering, we'll have to wait & see if AMD/ATI partners can come up with better coolers. In addition, when the Drivers mature we might see better temps. I would advise anyone looking to purchase one of these cards to make sure that their case has good airflow or a potential overheating problem could come up.

    Intel 975 BadAxe2, Visiontek 4870, HP LP3065, WD 150 Raptor x2 RAID0, SoundBlaster X FI ,Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, Corsair 6400 4Gigs,Vista Ultimate 64 Bit, PC Power & Cooling 750 Silencer A Audioengine A5 Speakers
    • Post Points: 20

  • 06-27-2008 11:48 AM In reply to

    Re: hd 4870 reviewed! nvidia gets beaten.

    Reply Contact

    Personally I'm not at all impressed by Ati's current offerings. Granted they are priced competetively and mix it up with Nvidia in the performance arena, but IMO Ati's execution just seems sloppy to me.

    a cpu, a board, some ram, a gfx card, an opty, a hdd and a psu... all in a case

    • Post Points: 35

  • 06-27-2008 1:23 PM In reply to

    • jtm55
    • Top 150 Contributor
    • Joined on 06-25-2007
    • United States, New York
    • Posts 398
    • Points 5,905

    Re: hd 4870 reviewed! nvidia gets beaten.

    Reply Contact

    Hi All

    I'm just glad to see the Red team competetive again. Nvidia must respond  by lowering prices for their cards which benefits all of us. Remember when the 8800GTX Ultra was first released? If memory serves, it went for a mind boggling $800.00. Had ATI had a more competetive product at that time I doubt that card would have been released at that price

    Intel 975 BadAxe2, Visiontek 4870, HP LP3065, WD 150 Raptor x2 RAID0, SoundBlaster X FI ,Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, Corsair 6400 4Gigs,Vista Ultimate 64 Bit, PC Power & Cooling 750 Silencer A Audioengine A5 Speakers
    • Post Points: 5

  • 07-03-2008 3:22 PM In reply to

    • Bitbrain
    • Not Ranked
    • Joined on 04-24-2008
    • 221B Baker St
    • Posts 23
    • Points 325

    Re: hd 4870 reviewed! nvidia gets beaten.

    Reply Contact

    Hmmmm...they just might really need to have video cards in their own little enclosure with their own power supplys outside the computer case or it's own seperate compartment in the case with a mini power supply.

    All errors in spelling and grammar are entirely by design in order to enrage those who have nothing left to add to the discussion and therefore seek superiority through personal attacks.
    • Post Points: 5
Page 1 of 1 (8 items)

Content and Graphical Elements - Copyright 1999 - 2008 HotHardware.com, LLC