criticism. A) Why the 4870x2. They have been replaced in terms of the big daddy cards by ATI. The 5970 (aka 5870x2) is it's replacement and just knocks the 4870x2 out of the park. The single GPU 5870 outperforms the 4870x2 in most cases. If I were you,...

4870x2 in quadfire config vs the 295 vs the new 5800? Generally speaking, a single 4870X2 keeps up with a GTX 295 in most cases, and usually beats a single HD 5870. From that we can conclude two 4870X2 will beat both of them. However, it's hard to find one...

4870x2 graphics corruption on first use. So I'm not sure if this is something I should be concerned about or not. Every now and then after booting up my pc the first time I open a game the graphics are corrupted. Close the program and reopen it and everything...

the Graphics score went. Graphics: 14688 (4870x2) vs 11012 (gtx 260) CPU: 8201 (4870x2) vs 36906 (gtx 260) So I guess the added PhysX computations that the 260 was making helped push the score higher than the 4870x2. But I was monitoring the test...

i bought at PII 550 cpu with a decent board at frys for 89.99. i was wondering if this will hinder perforamnce of my hd 4870X2. would i see any mayor difference in games? can the 550 keep up with the 4870X2?. so long story short some a**hole cut me off on the...

Parts for ATI Radeon HD 4870X2. Hi there, I'm looking for just ONE of the following: Small screw and small spring that hold the X braces together. Here are the link to photos of both: Anyone knows where I could find those? Anyone has sprare of...

4870x2 in quadfire or 5800 series. currently running two 4870x'2 .. does it pay to upgrade by selling them off or are they more than enough power for any game today? ive seen some system requirements like for batman that just got released and it doesnt...

4870x2 + physx. hi my pc core 2 quad 2.4,cooler master hyper 212 gigabyte p43, saphhire 4870x2, ocz fatality 2x2 gb ram, 700w psu, seagate barcuda 7200.12 500 gb raid o hdd. i want to add a nvidia 9 series card as a phyx processor. but as i dont have...

I7 / 4870x2 crossfire underperforming - Benchmark update. EDIT: PCMark scores in post below. My friend and I built him a new system this past spring. It was supposed to be a monster that would destroy anything we threw at it. Instead, we have a machine...

4870x2 Overheating. I've got a Sapphire Radeon 4870x2 and it's not OCed. I was playing Rainbow Six Vegas 2 a week ago and I heard my fan kick up to like 80% roughly. I alt+tab to check the temps and it was running 93C. I've never had it that hot before. I live...