Got me a new 5870

[megamanx00]

OMG, it's amazing. Heck, even the shiny Gigabyte box it came in is amazing. I got this card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125316

and am just so amazed. It's a big step up from my two 3850s. Of course, benching it I can see I'm generally held back a bit by the CPU, but I just don't care ^_^. Having disposable income is nice \^_^/

 

[megamanx00]

I should add that my system draws a max of about 460W from the wall while I'm running FurMark and Prim 95 on 3 cores at the same time. Of course, in games it's lower than that.

 

[shadow187]

Congrats.

 

[wiinippongamer]

"It could also be using the testicles of squirrels but until more is known it's all supposition and guess work, best to just sit back and wait."

chuckled at that

 

[shadow187]

Love MM.

 

[shubham1401]

OMG, it's amazing. Heck, even the shiny Gigabyte box it came in is amazing. I got this card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125316

and am just so amazed. It's a big step up from my two 3850s. Of course, benching it I can see I'm generally held back a bit by the CPU, but I just don't care ^_^. Having disposable income is nice \^_^/

Looks nice dude!!Congtratz...But don't you think 2 fans will get noisier(Don't Yell at me for this )?

 

[shadow187]

1x fan running at 1500RPM, or 2x fans running at 750RPM.

Which one makes more noise?

 

[shubham1401]

^Hmmm....

1 got what you are saying...
But what if both runs at 1500RPM?

 

[shadow187]

If they did, you'd have 2x the heat dissipation of the other GPU. We're comparing stock heat dissipation.

 

[shubham1401]

Okay.

But Fans go bad or noisy during its lifespan(The fan on my 9800GT is loud when i game)

Don't you think the probability of a fan going loud is double in the case of this 5870?
Imagine if both went loud!!

 

[shadow187]

Lower-RPMS mean the fan's lifespan is increased.

 

[Rustyy117]

YAY! I have a gigabyte 5850 and I love their shiny boxes too!

 

[shubham1401]

Got it

Still I prefer single fan cards

 

[shadow187]

Because we all know -- that the box art -- is what makes the card good.

 

[megamanx00]

^ lol shadow.

Anyway as for the two GPU fans I can't even hear them over the sound of my case and CPU cooler fans. It's quieter than my ASUS 3850, which has the funky round cooler, and certainly quieter than having both 3850s in there .

 

[builderbobftw]

^ lol shadow.

Anyway as for the two GPU fans I can't even hear them over the sound of my case and CPU cooler fans. It's quieter than my ASUS 3850, which has the funky round cooler, and certainly quieter than having both 3850s in there .

The Dark Knight cooler? That thing was Awesome.

 

[shadow187]

Or liek this?

 

[builderbobftw]

Nope, that's not the Dark Knight.

Anyways, how do i put pics in the thread?

 

[builderbobftw]

http://www.geeks3d.com/public/jegx/200812/asus-eah-4870-dk-top.jpg

That's What I have, in copper.

 

[megamanx00]

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