You can be sure it's a 4870 by identifying your card with GPU-Z: If you're unhappy with it then I'm sure you can contact newegg and they'll work with you. @outlw6669: That first picture is most definitely not a 4870 reference card. So basically what ASUS...

will result in the card running hotter. take a look at palit's 4870's. they don't use the reference cooler, they opted for better designs, which should produce less noise. Thank you very much :) I decided to get Asus 4870 (reference), with 36 months warranty....

would be so close to a 4870 reference clocked card. I have read that TurboX, despite it being the fastest 4850 (besides the X2 version), will still bow down to the 4870. So its either a Turbo then I will overclock it to TurboX. Or a 4870 but would have...

speed constant than waiting for the card to ramp up by itself. Card was always so hot the medal "X" n the back was almost untouchable and you couldn't hold your finger on it for long. Not so with constant fan speed. . Agreed. I keep my 4870 reference...

resolution. Second, is 'toxic' worth it? When searching for a 4870 card, I care more about noise than performance. The 4870 stock performs well enough for me, so beyond that I would like to find the card that is the quietest. I don't fully know what Toxic...

out of the XFX 4870 just because it uses the ATI 4870 reference fan heatsink on it which probably 80% or more of all 4870s use. So it is just going to be your BASIC 4870, however it is going to have a warranty on it better than any other ATI card on the market....

by the 256 bit, but i'm hoping the DDR5 will help with that). Thanks in advance for your combined knowledge and input! Dude I own a saphire 4870 reference design (stock dual slot cooler) and I must tell you I'm very happy with it. About the frequencies of...