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james49   04-20-2009 at 07:55:11 PM

i recently installed a asus m4a79 delux mobo&the phenom 940. but my graphus card is a bgf 9800gtx +. I also bought a hd 4870 single card. my question is should i keep the 9800 or would i e better off using the 4870.? the mobo suppots cossfire,and to run that im looking at another hd 4870. i havent oc'd the phenom as yet but plan on it when i get the best graphics. what do u think.

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RazberyBandit   04-20-2009 at 08:12:31 PM
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The 4870 should provide a noticeable increase in performance over the 9800GTX+. The difference would be more noticeable while in Vista and playing a supported DirectX 10.1 title due to recent driver optimizations on ATI's part. Though you may not need to run CrossFire presently, which would mainly depend on the resolution of the monitor, having the future option is nice. And since you already purchased the 4870, you may as well give it a go.


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mactronix   04-20-2009 at 08:12:37 PM
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Hi james welcome to the forums,
As you can see from the link i am sending to a review of the 9800gtx+ the 4870 is the better card and also as you say it gives you the crossfire option if you wish.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews [...] ion/1.html

Mactronix

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james49   04-20-2009 at 09:37:21 PM
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THATS NICE TO KNOW BUT WHEN I OPEND MY BOX THERE WAS NO CD IN THE BOX. AND NO MANULE. I DID DOWNLOAD THE LATEST DRIVERS AND SAVED EM IN A FILE, WILL DOWNLOAD CAYATLIEST NEXT.. WILL THAT WORK?

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mactronix   04-20-2009 at 11:47:45 PM
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You can download then as one from AMD/ATI. If you are not sure tell me your OS (operating system) and i will link you directly to the correct file.
PS dont post in caps it is seen as shouting and rude bu most forum members.

Mactronix :)

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Ignatowski   04-20-2009 at 11:56:25 PM
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also ati drivers are constantly being tweaked to make them work right. the fact that you have to download recent drivers is a good thing.

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james49   04-21-2009 at 10:25:53 AM
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sorry about the caps, im running vista ultimate 32 bit, i know i can run 64, but not sure about it.

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mactronix   04-21-2009 at 10:33:05 AM
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You want the first set of drivers listed, the ones under Full ATI Catalyst™ Suite (Recommended) Download these drivers and then uninstall the old ones first.

http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_ [...] on-vista32

Mactronix

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james49   04-21-2009 at 11:38:29 AM
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ok iv done that and uninstalled all nvidea rivers and programs, the card seems to run well so far, but how do i view the tempatures ? any more downloads or just use the download manager? by the way any body want a cheep bgf 9800 gtx+ 9800 gtx. why will this single card out preform my old 9800 that runs two gpus? just courios. any way u guys have been a great help and im thankfull, god bless.

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rewindlabs   04-21-2009 at 11:42:10 AM
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james49 wrote :

ok iv done that and uninstalled all nvidea rivers and programs, the card seems to run well so far, but how do i view the tempatures ? any more downloads or just use the download manager? by the way any body want a cheep bgf 9800 gtx+ 9800 gtx. why will this single card out preform my old 9800 that runs two gpus? just courios. any way u guys have been a great help and im thankfull, god bless.

 


PM what you would want for that 9800 :D i would be very interested but im on a bit of a budget

 

how long have you had the card? is it in good condition etc?

 

I would definitely like to have a new card for a secondary pc...

 

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/ [...] -4870-temp


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james49   04-21-2009 at 01:39:46 PM
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well now that im running this visiontek 4870, it hot as hell . i really need to know what temp its running at and need a good temp moniter, know one? if this thing works ok ill sell it or trade for good aftermarket cooler, about $75.00

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rewindlabs   04-21-2009 at 08:40:41 PM
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PM Meh....interested in the card! il buy!


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evongugg   04-21-2009 at 08:51:19 PM
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GPU-Z for temperatures and Rivatuner for regulating the fan.
Remove any dust, reapply thermal paste if required.

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evongugg   04-21-2009 at 08:52:38 PM
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ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series Fan Hacking Guide Rev. 2.0

http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=583

Just use the new Catalyst driver from ATi and you can set the fan speed with that.

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rewindlabs   04-22-2009 at 06:20:46 AM
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James....are you planning on selling that card :sweat: i would really like to get a hold of a 9800gtx that would be super

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james49   04-22-2009 at 11:18:09 AM
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rewindlabs wrote :

James....are you planning on selling that card :sweat: i would really like to get a hold of a 9800gtx that would be super


Iam going to sell that card , but first i want to make sure this 4870 hd radon from visiontek is going to work o.k, iam having some trouble downloading atitools. and this card is hot compared to my old bgf 9800gtx+, i only used it for about six or eight months, and it was a good card, but slower than my new one, but then at the same time it was a good card, and nivida has good support,better than ati i think. anyway ill let u know by the 25th of this month,and if i keep the radon ill sell only to u so just wait a few days then send me a contact, ok. ur going to need at least 550watts. buit the card is good and i think i still have the origional disk, any way ull have to download drivers.

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rewindlabs   04-22-2009 at 11:24:55 AM
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Yeah iv got a discount at newegg on a psu and iv already found the best one to power it :)

 

You do know how to send a pm right? send me a pm and just reply to that....il be waiting :D

 

You should work out your problems with that 4870 though...its a pretty nice card ;)

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RazberyBandit   04-22-2009 at 12:51:39 PM
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Rivatuner works with ATI cards now, not just nVIDIA cards, like it used to. Could try that instead of ATI Tools. Guru3d.com is the source for it.

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james49   04-28-2009 at 08:56:00 PM
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rewindlabs wrote :

Yeah iv got a discount at newegg on a psu and iv already found the best one to power it :)

You do know how to send a pm right? send me a pm and just reply to that....il be waiting :D

You should work out your problems with that 4870 though...its a pretty nice card ;)


hay man u got that card yet should come today or tommarow, let me know how u doing.

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rewindlabs   04-28-2009 at 10:45:22 PM
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I will do...iv not seen anything yet

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