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Old 07-04-2008, 01:50 PM
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ATI's new 4850/4870
Theres some decent info and a few reviews of both these card out there, but not a whole lot since they are fairly new.

There is a great review type article over at [H] for these cards:
[H] Enthusiast - AMD Radeon HD 4800 Series

Some of the issues users have been finding are that this card runs hot. Reportedly idles around 80c, and load temps are around 85c. However, the reason of this is that ATI defaults the fan speed to 10-15 percent, and it doesnt increase while under load. Right now ATI has not released any software or driver updates to control the fan speed, but there is a way to change it. This site has the step by step instructions.
Radeon HD 4850 Heat issues - Guru3D.com Forums






Price points:
The HD4870 can be had for around $310, and the HD4850 can be found for $200 or less.

Personally, the hd4850 seems like a great deal. I've always been partial to Nvidia, but I might have to switch for this desktop I'm in the process of putting together.
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Old 07-04-2008, 01:51 PM
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Yeah, I'm in the process of finishing my computer too, I'm definitely lookin towards gettin a 4850. Quite a few ppl on newegg have posted that it runs hot as well. Can always get an aftermarket fan/heatsink. never hurts to have a case w/ a fan slot to blow on the expantion area either. Nice post basso.
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Yeah, I'm in the process of finishing my computer too, I'm definitely lookin towards gettin a 4850. Quite a few ppl on newegg have posted that it runs hot as well. Can always get an aftermarket fan/heatsink. never hurts to have a case w/ a fan slot to blow on the expantion area either. Nice post basso.
Right. All you should have to do is turn up the fan, and the temps drop to the 50's.
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Right. All you should have to do is turn up the fan, and the temps drop to the 50's.
true, i'm sure ATI has something like nTune where u can manually set the fan speed. I dont know for sure, I've never used ATI before, but look forward to exporing it.
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true, i'm sure ATI has something like nTune where u can manually set the fan speed. I dont know for sure, I've never used ATI before, but look forward to exporing it.
They usually do, but since the card is so new, there isn't any software to control it.....yet. People have been saying the next driver update will have it though.
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Theres some decent info and a few reviews of both these card out there, but not a whole lot since they are fairly new.
You must have missed my post.

New AMD Radeon HD

There are a ton of links to reviews and benchmarks in there. The only two that should matter are AnandTech and HardOCP.

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Old 07-05-2008, 02:34 AM
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Guess I did. Coffee told me to post the info so I didnt even look.

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Yeah. It's a good card if you want a cheap, fast, single-card replacement.
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Old 07-05-2008, 09:36 AM
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I'm ordering mine today. With newegg's sale, its actually going to be cheaper than a 8800gt.

edit:Scratch that, newegg was back ordered.
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