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dugan   11-05-2008 at 05:15:23 PM

ive been looking at graphics cards from newegg, and ive decided that i should purchase a 4870 1 gig, but i can not tell the difference between these 2 cards. I would like to know which one is better, because all of the specs seem almost the same.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102795

or this one

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102801

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strangestranger   11-05-2008 at 05:24:03 PM
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The latter has a different fan, that is all. Don't know if the fan is better or not but that is the only difference, a non stock cooler

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evongugg   11-05-2008 at 05:28:40 PM
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Welcome to the forums!

You may need a new PSU also:

ATI Radeon HD 4870 System Requirements

500 Watt or greater power supply with two 75W 6-pin PCI Express® power connectors recommended (600 Watt and four 6-pin connectors for ATI CrossFireX™ technology in dual mode)
Certified power supplies are recommended. Refer to http://ati.amd.com/certifiedPSU for a list of Certified products.

http://ati.amd.com/products/radeon [...] ments.html

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evongugg   11-05-2008 at 05:32:06 PM
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Seems like 100259-1GL is a newer part number.

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Craxbax   11-05-2008 at 06:10:33 PM
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Don't rule out this card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814131120
It comes factory OC'd for a few dollars less and performs very well. I have mine OC'd to 810/960 and the Zerotherm cooler works very well.


Message edited by Craxbax on 11-05-2008 at 06:11:12 PM
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dugan   11-05-2008 at 07:26:59 PM
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121277

what about this one, it looks like it has a mail-in-rebate so it would make it about $30 cheaper. or is there anything wrong with it?

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SpinachEater   11-05-2008 at 09:39:15 PM
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It looks just like their Toxic Vapor-X series but it doesn't say that it is. Not sure what series it is supposed to be or what makes it different. It says Silent Efficiency on the top though. Strange that it isn't on their website.



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