Eh what the heck is buayakatsuki lah

I think it's the same...my gigabyte oso nipis mah

With my case opened the card was idling at 80 - 81. Tried with case closed and now it's idling at 60 - 61.
Those two crappy 120mm fans are doing a fantastic job I guess

Anybody tried crossfire 4850 + 4870? I've got a 4870 coming my in a day or two. I dunno if I wanna keep the 4850 or just sell it

I'm running a 4870 + 4850 setup. The result is just errrr....not worth showing here. I hope it's just a driver issue which can be fixed later

Gigabyte 4850 and Sapphire 4870 running on MSI K9A2 Platinum and 5600+ X2

This post has been edited by ganaz-x: Jul 2 2008, 03:52 PM

everything is running stock. using Corsair's TWIN2X2048-6400C5DHX 2gb kit. Not much different when benchmarking in Crysis and some scrores are lower than running single card

MSI K9A2 = AMD 790FX + SB600

Probably u are right but that doesn't explain why some scores are lower than running single card in Crysis. Any other benchmarking tools that I can test the CF scaling?

PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750watt CrossFire Edition. RM585 from Robyncom. The red color matches ATI's theme

Should be. It has a single rail +12VDC @ 60A. I ran 4870 + 4850 in CF mode without any problem.

Interestingly the guys at Legit Review only used the Corsair HX620W to test their HD4870 CF setup and it ran well. And I guess I'm not the only one who is getting lower scores on Crysis in CF mode compared to single card configuration.

Source

Right now running HD4870 + HD4850 in CF mode

More or less the same for each card when idling and full load

Tried crysis benchmark on the beta 8.7. System spec below:

Athlon 64 X2 5600+ (brisbane 2.9ghz)
Sapphire HD4870 (single card)
2gig Corsair XMS2 DHX
MSI K9A2 Plat
PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750watt CF Edition

note: Couldn't be bothered to test CF with HD4850 as it will produce lower scores.

Benchmark summary:

Run #1- DX9 1024x768 AA=No AA, 32 bit test, Quality: High ~~ Overall Average FPS: 40.655
Run #2- DX9 1280x1024 AA=No AA, 32 bit test, Quality: High ~~ Overall Average FPS: 40.705
Run #3- DX9 1680x1050 AA=No AA, 32 bit test, Quality: High ~~ Overall Average FPS: 35.86

Run #1- DX9 1024x768 AA=4x, 32 bit test, Quality: High ~~ Overall Average FPS: 36.275
Run #2- DX9 1280x1024 AA=4x, 32 bit test, Quality: High ~~ Overall Average FPS: 34.915
Run #3- DX9 1680x1050 AA=4x, 32 bit test, Quality: High ~~ Overall Average FPS: 29.49

Run #1- DX9 1024x768 AA=8x, 32 bit test, Quality: High ~~ Overall Average FPS: 36.93
Run #2- DX9 1280x1024 AA=8x, 32 bit test, Quality: High ~~ Overall Average FPS: 35.61
Run #3- DX9 1680x1050 AA=8x, 32 bit test, Quality: High ~~ Overall Average FPS: 30.27

Run #1- DX9 1024x768 AA=8xQ, 32 bit test, Quality: High ~~ Overall Average FPS: 35.07
Run #2- DX9 1280x1024 AA=8xQ, 32 bit test, Quality: High ~~ Overall Average FPS: 32.695
Run #3- DX9 1680x1050 AA=8xQ, 32 bit test, Quality: High ~~ Overall Average FPS: 23.525

Run #1- DX9 1024x768 AA=16x, 32 bit test, Quality: High ~~ Overall Average FPS: 36.935
Run #2- DX9 1280x1024 AA=16x, 32 bit test, Quality: High ~~ Overall Average FPS: 35.395
Run #3- DX9 1680x1050 AA=16x, 32 bit test, Quality: High ~~ Overall Average FPS: 29.705

Run #1- DX9 1024x768 AA=16xQ, 32 bit test, Quality: High ~~ Overall Average FPS: 36.93
Run #2- DX9 1280x1024 AA=16xQ, 32 bit test, Quality: High ~~ Overall Average FPS: 35.59
Run #3- DX9 1680x1050 AA=16xQ, 32 bit test, Quality: High ~~ Overall Average FPS: 30.265

Slight score increase in AA applied tests. Non-AA more or less the same.

This post has been edited by ganaz-x: Jul 5 2008, 12:12 PM

Correct me if I'm wrong, currently all cards are manufactured by ATI. Regardless what brand you buy, they're all the same except for the cooler's decal

[quote=OmniAtlas,Jul 6 2008, 11:29 PM]any idea which brand has a good fan? I've hearing that the ASUS one is loud as hell and gets really hot.

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Added on July 7, 2008, 12:46 amAs long as it doesn't go beyond 100 degrees then it should be fine

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quote=OmniAtlas,Jul 7 2008, 12:40 AM]
Hm..what do you guys think of the Sapphire 4850? Is this on sale here yet? Any idea how much? It includes an HDMI output.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductRevie...N82E16814102747

I heard you need to use some special software to tweak the fan because it doesn't turn on? Would it be preferable to add a passive cooler? The previous card I was looking at was the XFX 8800 with the Zalman fan, and the card doesn't go higher then 58 degrees (and thats when its active).

Heard the sapphire goes up around ~80 degrees which is not so good because I have a small box for a computer.

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This post has been edited by ganaz-x: Jul 7 2008, 12:46 AM

Right now I own Sapphire's HD4870 and Gigabyte HD4850. Price wise I think Gecube is among the cheapest and Gigabyte the most expensive for the HD4850. If you can wait then soon u'll start seeing cards with different coolers, clock rate and amount of RAM. For example Asus is coming out with the 1gb as well as OCed version.

This post has been edited by ganaz-x: Jul 7 2008, 01:42 AM

Dude, all HD4xxx has 7.1 audio via HDMI

I'd leave the audio job to the soundcard department. Let the HD4xxx do what its best at....producing stunning graphics