erm..kinda dangerous i wud say...macam cukup cukup makan only.... iirc 4870 have around the same power consumption with 3870X2

cos p45 will be bottleneck when CF?

then asus p5Q pro can bottleneck anot? ><

again to the misguided ppl out there

only so far i have said that the biostar p45 i45 at 1920x1200 4AA 16 aF seems to have some bottleneck
but for p5q deluxe at 1680x1050 it beats even gaygay;s x48 dq6

assumption is the mother of all f***ups..
wait for more reviews before u start making assumptions like that..

regret that i sold my maximus 2, p5q3 deluxe and returned my p5q deluxe before the hd4870 crossfire came out

if u guys can be patient and stop making assumptions especially from tweaktown that reviews are as phony as buying a gucci watch in petaling street.
heck to them the 9800gtx pwned hd4850.

trust this reviews only
at, legitreview,neoseeker,bi-tech and guru3d.

the p45 issue is still being tested.. its not a bandwidth issue.. its a chipset issue..
dunno why pl dont understand this..
intel and amd are working out drivers/bios for this..

hi, wish to change my pc very soon and mayb will get 1 4850
but i got some question to ask...
my psu is Acbel Intelligent Power Series 450W which bought 4 years ago. (Intel ATX 12V 2.0)
the psu included 1x 8Pin power connector and stated as Processor Power Connector.
there are no 6pin power connector for PCI-E.

Wonder i can use a 8 pin to 6 pin converter to power up a 4850?
if yes, where can i get the converter? today i go for lowyat and did not see something like this.

i think that time dont have PCI E cards rite....that 8 pin should be for mobo wan...not graphic card....

That 8 pin is processor,when u buy the GC there will be 6pin > Molex Converter.Dont worry.

Use molex stable one bo ?

If i wanna buy 4850, should i get it now or should i wait for the new batch on the second week of July ? How much more expensive will the new batch with aftermarket cooler?

oh thanks brother. then i can just keep my psu and use the molex converter to power up 4850.
thanks a lot.

you can try an error.... if your system boost after installing the 4870 and runs like 24hrs without crash or reboot... you are darn lucky....
in the post mention alot alot alot of times already, try to use above 450W real power (not extreme power).

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Added on July 3, 2008, 12:25 amconverter connector is just a jumper or connector.... either it contacts or not contact...
but i suggest you worry more on the PSU output power which is the important part.... just hope that lower power psu will not explode.... ha ha ha ha ha...

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Added on July 3, 2008, 12:31 amenough already... the balance can run for a few more HDD in the system... ke ke ke....
I think cross fire also can if you dont do heavy OC nad and not too many pheripherals in your system....

This post has been edited by jeromeccm: Jul 3 2008, 12:31 AM

the new batch should be around rm100 more i think becos slightly overclocked and aftermarket cooler. Should be fine to grab em as got oc and better cooler. Anyhow, i managed to oc my sapphire to 690/1050 rock stable after 3-4hrs or gaming( team fortress 2, Age of COnan). SHould be able to get 700/1100 but my PSU not enuf juice and i lazy exchange my psu with my fren becos the stupid big typhoon vx installation time is whooping 2-3hrs due to the space of my casing is damn confine.

@chlkaka
Your PSU got the 6 pin connector. Look carefully.
It is because i using the same PSU as urs.

-pWs-

AMD Radeon HD 4800 Series Power Draw




SOS

wah.. thanks for the info though..
quite the same with his rival.. 9800GTx

its quite the power hungry.. ATI must have a share in TNB. ):

This post has been edited by kyLL: Jul 3 2008, 04:03 AM

Anandtech,techPowerUp,Guru3d reports is different =/

i'm using the same psu as urs, so nothing should I worry if I plug in 4850?

Catalyst 8.7, any tester? : http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/733276

p/s: please report if the PowerPlay issue if fixed

This post has been edited by pikacu: Jul 3 2008, 08:18 AM

i will try it, i saw a review of 8.7 is getting better fps.

but yeah the 4870 is still power hungry,
if i wanna cf 4870, then i have to upgrade my psu
hurm, but 4850 cf seems interesting

This post has been edited by ben_panced: Jul 3 2008, 08:18 AM