Poor 4870 performance. I have been running 2 Sapphire 4870 1GB cards since February and have so far been disappointed. It benchmarks real well in 3D Mark Vantage but thats about it. I have been playing Lord of the Rings Online with the graphics set to Ultra...

performance, higher end category, and even then it'll be pretty mickey mouse. 4870x2 will probably perform pretty well, but considering how poorly the 4870 is performing in crysis, I'd be anxious to see a benchmark of 2 4870x2's vs. 3 way SLI GTX280's. The...

vista 64 bit), I am getting poor performance with my 4870 X2 and my new Dell 3007wfp 30 inch monitor. Before my new Dell monitor, I was running a 24 inch Samsung with the 4870 X2 and everything seemed fine. Of course I expect to see a performance drop due...

future). I upgraded to a 4870 and am beset by poor performance, failing drivers (8.6 hotfix, 8.7 and 8.8 - all pants), not to mention the now legendary heat and noise output of the 4870. If you don't have to buy now, I would be tempted to hold fire, and...

both companies still appear to be falling short. Like I said, it'll be worthwhile to see what kind of performance the 1GB 4870 provides vs. the 512, and then the 4870x2 vs. the 4870. If ATI steps up with their drivers, and performance with 2 4870x2's in CF...

and i read the entire thread, but what was the problem with the AA in ATi's cards before now? Wouldn't mind 2x 4870x2's I just meant that I'm worried that ATI might take advantage of nvidias position and raise the price of the 4870. If the performance...

4870 should be around $300, while the 260 is down to around $330 (overclocked editions will be a lot more.) last I heard. Seeing as the 4870 is cheaper and performs better then the 260, I'd stay with the 4870. the FTW edition of the GTX 260 outperforms the...

G260 may only edge the 4870. i think at this point the 4870 is better than the 260. it gives the 280 run for its money. if i was you. ill get the 4870. Right, the 4870 is faster so if they're the same price... this probably doesn't need explaining :) Heres...

that the ATI cards could perform as well as the reports were sugesting. In fact the consensus seemed to be that the Nvidia cards would kick the ATI cards around the room a bit. People even speculated that the 4870 would only perform slightly better than a 8800GTS...

to get one. However I would wait for the 4870 X2 to come out, and see the pricing on that. I read one review that said it beats the GTX 280. HD 4870 is $300 and dropping a bit each day and it performs on the heels of the GTX 280, so I still don't think the...