Anand review of 4770.....not $99

[spathotan]

http://anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3553&p=2

Power connector (as expected) , dual slot, and $110 bottom model.

 

[jennyh]

Makes sense tbh. 2x4770's are 20% faster than a 4890 and that has to reflect in the price somehow.

You can hardly make a case for buying any other card right now. Anything currently over $200 gets annihilated by xfire 4770's and there already was nothing worth buying over $300.

 

[wh3resmycar]

its going to be $99 after a month or two.

 

[spathotan]

Anything currently over $200 gets annihilated by xfire 4770's

Except that crossfire support is poor.

 

[jaguarskx]

After a $10 rebate on some HD 4770, the price does go down to $99... if you get the rebate.

 

[spathotan]

Dont know where Anand got their 4770 from, but here is the list off newegg http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010380048+106792627+1067947628&Configurator=&Subcategory=48&description=&Ntk=&SpeTabStoreType=&srchInDesc= . That pic we saw in another thread was legit, that scrawny....empty cooler is real.

 

[AKM880]

Oh wow, that cooler looks weak but it still might cool really well. I just expected something that looked like the one in the pic. But why do all the manufacturers have the same cooler? I thought that every manufacturer has a special different cooler like IceQ, or Calibre from Sparkle. Stuff like that lol.

 

[boudy]

But why do all the manufacturers have the same cooler? I thought that every manufacturer has a special different cooler like IceQ, or Calibre from Sparkle. Stuff like that lol.

When a card first launches, the AIB partners use the reference cards, but after a while, they start replacing those with their own non-reference designs. So in time, there will be some pretty good coolers, with which, we can use to overclock the hell out of this card .

 

[spathotan]

IceQ and all that are aftermarket/special coolers. All those cards are the same becuase that is the reference design. You dont start seeing different (better) coolers until a few weeks or a month+ until after a cards launch.

 

[AKM880]

Ahh I see, personally I really like the look of HIS's IceQ cooler, its pretty awesome.

 

[jennyh]

Yes ATI have pulled a fast one with their sexy 4770 reference cooler in the pics, and yes the coolers currently being used are horrible to look at in comparison.

They seem to be doing the job though, 40C idle up to 63C load is far better cooling performance than the 4850 or 4870 ever had.

 

[JAYDEEJOHN]

Thats the conclusion that HW Canucks came to. The cheesy looking cooler handles the card well

 

[rags_20]

The power connector is a shame. They could have reduced the clocks a little and did some retuning and bring it under 75W and sold it as the 4770S as Intel sells its Q8200 or maybe a 4760.

 

[rags_20]

My 4850 hits 60-64C at load.

Why does Diamond's card cost $130? When you get the Sapphire for $100 after rebate, who's going to get the Diamond?

 

[jennyh]

A lot depends on your case and cooling obviously. The older 4850's had the fan speed turned down too far so the later 4850's were released with an improved version.

Anyway, compare those temps to the 4850 temps in the same review and you'll get my point. It *should* be a lot less hot than the average 4850 and 4870.

 

[Dekasav]

What makes them worth $30 more than the other reference cards?