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Wr3k
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada2533 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-10-11 05:28:05
October 11 2009 05:03 GMT
#1
Finally got my 4870(1GB) today. Man does it work well. For only 180 bucks you cannot go wrong with this card. I recommend it to anyone and everyone because for a mid range price you get a really damn nice card. I have the sapphire version and the cooling seems to work great, already overclocked it after burning it in and it doesn't really go over 75 degrees while stress testing. I'm getting 150+ FPS in tf2 at max settings on a 32 person server, and my bro gets a good 30fps with wow on max settings in dalaran. Amazing card for 180.

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102849&Tpk=4870 sapphire
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Zapdos_Smithh
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Canada2620 Posts
October 11 2009 05:16 GMT
#2
Dope...no idea what it is you actually bought but nice one.
Wr3k
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada2533 Posts
October 11 2009 05:17 GMT
#3
Sapphire Radeon 4870 1GB. Sorry, guess I should have made it clearer for those who don't follow hardware much.
FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11556 Posts
October 11 2009 05:19 GMT
#4
how hot does it run?
*TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper
CharlieMurphy
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States22895 Posts
October 11 2009 05:24 GMT
#5
speedfan gogo
..and then I would, ya know, check em'. (Aka SpoR)
evanthebouncy!
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States12796 Posts
October 11 2009 05:31 GMT
#6
Life is run, it is dance, it is fast, passionate and BAM!, you dance and sing and booze while you can for now is the time and time is mine. Smile and laugh when still can for now is the time and soon you die!
SanguineToss
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada815 Posts
October 11 2009 05:34 GMT
#7
On October 11 2009 14:31 evanthebouncy! wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5aq7P8LlhQ


CharlieMurphy
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States22895 Posts
October 11 2009 05:36 GMT
#8
lol wtf
..and then I would, ya know, check em'. (Aka SpoR)
Wr3k
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada2533 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-10-11 05:41:26
October 11 2009 05:36 GMT
#9
Idle: 50 @ 24% fan speed
TF2: 65 @ 40% fan speed
Wow 25 man raid: 75 @ 40% fan speed

If you crank the fan speed it rarely goes over 65 (in the 25 man wow raid with full settings). I haven't seen it go over 75 yet regardless of what Its doing.

Keep in mind this is overclocked to 780MHz (core) 1090MHz (mem). I think it defaults at 750/900? The drivers cap it off at 790/1100 .

It's pretty quiet until the fan goes above 50-60%, at 100% its quite noisy though (not much louder than my CPU heatsink though).
Disregard
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
China10252 Posts
October 11 2009 05:48 GMT
#10
Too hot my system, Im using a 4770, it idles around 40 and full load at 50% fan about 60 give or take a few. I usually keep the fan around 30 when idle and 50 at full load, anything after that sounds like a jet-engine on take off.
"If I had to take a drug in order to be free, I'm screwed. Freedom exists in the mind, otherwise it doesn't exist."
Wr3k
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada2533 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-10-11 05:58:24
October 11 2009 05:52 GMT
#11
On October 11 2009 14:48 Disregard wrote:
Too hot my system, Im using a 4770, it idles around 40 and full load at 50% fan about 60 give or take a few. I usually keep the fan around 30 when idle and 50 at full load, anything after that sounds like a jet-engine on take off.


-shrug- As far as I'm concerned as long as its under 80 I am happy. Most cards will run fine well into the 90's, and most wont shut down until they hit 100+. I think <80 should be delicious.
stanley_
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States816 Posts
October 11 2009 05:59 GMT
#12
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BezT0aygaQ0


is it a really big difference between 30 fps and 150 fps?
hoorah
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51571 Posts
October 11 2009 06:03 GMT
#13
as a rule of thumb i think 60fps is the necessary maximum frames to avoid any hardware-related game lag.
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Disregard
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
China10252 Posts
October 11 2009 06:05 GMT
#14
On October 11 2009 14:52 Wr3k wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 11 2009 14:48 Disregard wrote:
Too hot my system, Im using a 4770, it idles around 40 and full load at 50% fan about 60 give or take a few. I usually keep the fan around 30 when idle and 50 at full load, anything after that sounds like a jet-engine on take off.


-shrug- As far as I'm concerned as long as its under 80 I am happy. Most cards will run fine well into the 90's, and most wont shut down until they hit 100+. I think <80 should be delicious.


I try to avoid getting any higher than 70. Getting into the 90s thats boiling water.
"If I had to take a drug in order to be free, I'm screwed. Freedom exists in the mind, otherwise it doesn't exist."
Disregard
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
China10252 Posts
October 11 2009 06:11 GMT
#15
On October 11 2009 14:59 stanley_ wrote:
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BezT0aygaQ0


is it a really big difference between 30 fps and 150 fps?


Yes, you can tell theres a huge difference. Unless you can run it stable @ 30FPS your bound to start dipping. So getting it to run at 60 frames is a great anything higher you cant really tell the difference. At 60 frames you can still drop a few but you wouldnt immediately notice any lag unlike dipping into the 20s which is very noticeable.
"If I had to take a drug in order to be free, I'm screwed. Freedom exists in the mind, otherwise it doesn't exist."
demo1
Profile Joined April 2008
Canada145 Posts
October 11 2009 06:50 GMT
#16
On October 11 2009 14:31 evanthebouncy! wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5aq7P8LlhQ


I actually enjoyed that video. Thank you very much.
yeyeyey
Disregard
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
China10252 Posts
October 11 2009 07:08 GMT
#17
"You've been shagged by a rare parrot." That one got me laughing.
"If I had to take a drug in order to be free, I'm screwed. Freedom exists in the mind, otherwise it doesn't exist."
xmShake
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
United States1100 Posts
October 11 2009 07:49 GMT
#18
Shoulda waited since the 5770 will be out in a couple months.
Saddened Izzy
Profile Joined July 2009
United States198 Posts
October 11 2009 08:40 GMT
#19
heh 150+fps tf2 T_T rest of your system drags and bad internet? I got 130+fps 1650x1050 running E8400 and 8800gts 640 oced 200+ while not online. Can't bench online games as fps is caped by latency to the server and your up and down connection speed. You can only hope to get about 70fps on avg.
I don't use AIM/MSN/ etc stop asking...
writer22816
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States5775 Posts
October 11 2009 10:33 GMT
#20
And I'm still using my 3850...
8/4/12 never forget, never forgive.
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