Both my 5870's are here !!!! Updated with some benchies.

UPS man just got here, here's some pics for you guys. I will have them installed shortly.

Then I will post some numbers, and more pics. Didn't know battlestations Pacific came packaged, pretty cool. Also, I have an extra copy of Dirt 2 if someone wants the serial code.... maybe I will give it out lol. No promises!










EDIT: Some Benchmarks I did so far:

Far Cry 2 1920x1200 DX10 everything max, 4XAA = 91 fps minimum, 167 max, 119 avg.

Company of Heroes Benchmark 1920x1200 DX10 everything ultra high, 4xAA = 108 minimum, 320 max, 181 avg.

World in Conflict Benchmark 1920x1200 DX10 Everything Ultra High, 4XAA, 16AF etc... = 50 minimum, 157 max, 95 avg.

Stalker Clear Sky Default DX10 Ultra Settings Benchmark = Scored higher than 99.62% of all participants. (check avatar)

Crysis Warhead Ambush Benchmark 1920x1200 DX10 All Enthusiast, 4XAA = 24 minimum, 52 max, 40 avg.

GTA4 Everything High or Very High, 1920x1200 = Never dips below 45 fps, hovers mostly near 60-70 fps!

Nice Dude, better get that sig changed.
That rig should be unstoppable.

lol

You should really just use one...and maybe give me the other one?

I'm jealous.

Nah I'm going to steal it first.

Haha, neither are DOA, installing drivers as we speak, they look GEORGIOUS paired together in my ATI red themed case, pics coming in a bit.

Ugh.... I like how you got two and I'm sitting here refreshing the page to see if it comes back in stock....

Well at least we know it's not a total paper launch

Gz man, looking forward to seeing the results. You are ofc going to get another two screens now too?

you mean other 5 screens his got 2 5870's

nice, sounds like you'll be happy for a while

though i while be buying a 4870 1GB soon for crossfire (don't have the money for a $380 video card)

Here they are in my system, I know my cables are kinda messy right now, but I'll take care of those later:






And with the lights off....







Top card idles at 42C, bottom at 37C, with the side of the case off....

Gotta luv those temps!

Gratz annisman, from 8800GTS to 2 x 5870, pretty brutal upgrade

1920x1200 4xAA and 16AF in every game.



Btw, I just did a couple minutes of Crysis Warhead, and some preliminary results: constant fps between 30 and 45, even in heavy action.

Also, anybody know if it is normal for my CPU to only be used about 25% maximum during Crysis ?

Cpu usage should be much higher then 25%. Im jealous! I feel like i wasted 500$ on my gtx260 (192sp) sli. =/

World In Conflict Benchmark....Get ready for this guys....


Min. 50
Avg. 95
Max. 157


1920x1200 4X AA, 16 AF, every thing maximum DX10.

THIS ^ You've got the answer lol

OK here is a totally random contest we can get going.....


My favorite band is August Burns Red, a rather unknown band btw.

Who can tell me my favorite song on their 3rd CD 'Constellations" ???


There are only 12 songs to choose from, so there can only be 12 maximum guesses. One guess per person, and you'll probably need to google them to get info on the CD itself. Only guesses in this thread will count, first person to get it right, I will email them the CD key to DIRT 2. Good Luck!


And while you're all at it, go check out their music, they are pretty sweet.

Let the games begin.



EDIT: In case two people guess the same answer, I will take the first one chronlogically.

Nope, but nice try they played that one in concert and it was epic.

Paradox?

Please don't Hax0rz my PC

Congrats! I'm surprised someone got it so quickly. Did you listen to it before you guessed ?or was it a random guess, just wondering.


Well I'll send you the CD key in a few mins, what's you email addy ??


BTW Meridian gives me shivers when I listen to it.

I read alot of reviews and the mostly instrumental song stood out. Almost guessed thirty seven but that would have been too mainstream for a contest like this.

Very Nice! Keep the info coming. Are you using VSync (or any other specialized settings in CCC or in game)? Also, have you gotten a chance to compare your results with any sites (if any) that have a similar setup? (just to make sure yours/theirs is running top notch.) Awesome to finally see them out in the wild.

Haha, congrats on Mod. btw, I always said you were the songbird of the Graphics and Display section.

I would love to see some benchmarks. I also think Nvidia has finally got some competition. Its been a long time since I would rather get a Radeon Card then Nvidia. The 8800GTS 512 was such a great card for power consumption, noise and performance for the money. Now ATI's 5870 takes that place.

Honestly its better to wait for Intels i9 or AMD 6 Core ,USB 3.0 and SATAII 6GB/s motherboards along with Nvidia's Direct X 11 cards once tax returns start rolling in. I doubt NVIDIA will be better for a competitive price due to the lack of time with the smaller achatecture not to mention their chip will be hotter louder and larger / pricier so it will drive this SWEEET card down in price.

Those card sold off new egg as fast as they came in. Plus the limit was one per customer