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mrplow99   06-25-2008 at 01:34:33 PM

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/146415

Ok so the 4870 is for pre order but is it going to beat the nvidia cards? are there any reliable tests yet?

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Strangestranger   06-25-2008 at 01:37:28 PM
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a few posted already from anadtech and others a few posts down from this one

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nvalhalla   06-25-2008 at 01:41:24 PM
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anandtech has a full review. its amazing.

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mrplow99   06-25-2008 at 01:55:11 PM
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thanks for the links guys, so basically AMD/ATI are back in the game.

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lameness   06-25-2008 at 02:07:26 PM
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Wow thats cheaper than i thought they were gonna be. These are the best bang for buck cards ever.

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stabgotham   06-25-2008 at 02:17:33 PM
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Yeah....now where the heck can we buy them at? Still nothing at the Egg or FXVideocards... :(

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Darkmatterx   06-25-2008 at 02:49:33 PM
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I'm kinda suprised theres no 1gb model being released. I guess they had to stick to 512 due to the ram shortages for the 5 series. :(

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stabgotham   06-25-2008 at 03:05:42 PM
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Impressive nonetheless that it hangs with 1GB Nvidia models...

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RizzyWho   06-25-2008 at 03:37:52 PM
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OMG im gettin 2 :P at that price, bang for buck is amazing!!

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smyffalis   06-25-2008 at 04:07:17 PM
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yeah rizzy such a tight card!!!

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jimmysmitty   06-25-2008 at 05:35:24 PM
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ATI decided to not have a 1GB model but they stated that the partners are able to make ones if they please so I would expect to see a4870 1GB from Sapphire or HIS like normal.

Imma wait for the 4870X2. Thats where I think it will get interesting.

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Darkmatterx   06-25-2008 at 06:53:30 PM
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Do we NEED 1 gib on these cards yet? How long do you think we'd have to wait before we'd see them? I've already been waiting quite a while to put a new video card in my new system...

I picked up a Quad Q6600, 4 gig ram, DQ6 MB and I got a damn X1950pro video card in it... Almost enough to make me cry... These new cards are what I was waiting for. I just wanted to see which company came out with the right card for me and it looks like the 4870 is it. I'm a bit bumed about it not being 1gb but I guess its not that big a deal.

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hannibal   06-25-2008 at 08:57:44 PM
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Expect guite high prize tag for 1 gb 4870 versions... the gddr5 is not actually cheap at this moment... it's like ddr3 a year ago.
The prize will fall down eventually, I thing that then we will see more those big memory boards...


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techguy911   06-25-2008 at 09:17:06 PM
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They might be the best bang for the buck BUT they don't work very well with some games age of conan for one.

But then that is prob a driver issue which ati has always had.

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mrplow99   06-26-2008 at 10:43:39 AM
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Well, apparently end game of Age Of Conan isnt that great anyhow so that wont bother me, im gonna be playing fps, and maybe warhammer online.

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jimmysmitty   06-26-2008 at 03:12:43 PM
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1GB of VRAM does help a bit. I have a HD2900Pro 1GB and can turn every games textures up to the highest setting without any drop in FPS. I can play Crysis with every setting up to Very High except Shadows and Water (no need for them) and still average 30FPS.

The usefulness of more VRAM is normally for higher res textures and higher res as well.

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smalltime0   06-27-2008 at 11:20:26 AM
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I think its wrong... but anyway
http://www.netplus.com.au/products [...] =&code=VD5
Apparantly released???

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