hm..........4670 is on the same (if not lower) level of performance as 3850...................
i was actually expecting closer 2 3870..................

oh well, still, it is better den 9500gt & 4670 is really does very good in price/performance ratio.

i think it is bios stability issues. ntgh 2 do wit driver.

if can, any 4850GS owner willing 2 flash their bios 2 other version & test?

u got ask gainward?
depends on manufacture. like my gigabyte, flashing bios doesn't void warranty
anything wrong flash bck b4 sending warranty la

people been blaming a lot on driver. bt 4870 user doesn't seem 2 b effected. i'm using it since release, ntgh wrong @ all.
actually the new driver is good. it doesn't bring much improvement 2 games. the main thing is, ATI created a furmark profile on the driver. u will notice dat using new driver, u will get significant lower score bt GPU temperature also lower.
ATI did ds so during benchmarking, it won't over stress & burn the GPU.

note: if u rename the furmark 2 sumthing else & run it, the result will b same as previous driver.

i suspect driver coz usually OC version, especially GS, implement a lot of changes to the bios compared 2 original.

so far, i know dat power coler 4k series got a lot of driver problem.

This post has been edited by tech3910: Sep 4 2008, 10:48 AM

4870 stock cooler shud works on 4850 as well.
if u c, all the aftermarket cooler, if can use on 4870, 4850 also can use.

bt the ram placement is different.

This post has been edited by tech3910: Sep 4 2008, 11:30 AM

welcome 2 the dark side.

u getting normal 1 or GS?
if normal, doesn't matter wat manufacture also same la, very good performance.

u can always flash 2 another manufacture bios (which is OC).
dis will b much safer.

even if reference card.......
67% fan speed on idle, temperature shud b much lower.

wats wrong wit clock speed?
power saying ma.............

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Added on September 8, 2008, 7:26 pmtry 2 tek a look of the fan 2 c if it is spinning.
67% fan speed, u'll definitely notice the fan noise.

may b censer error.
liky my 4870, if i put fan speed 2 auto, it detect few millions RPM............

This post has been edited by tech3910: Sep 8 2008, 07:26 PM

90+C....................not air-con room right?

it is normal for 4k series 2 go up 2 these temperature after gaming.

bt 90+ is a bit 2 high for 4850. usually stock fan, after gaming is 80+C near 90.

may b ur casing has bad air flow.

no use.
it will even do worst den 4850/4870 is most of the case.

i nvr experience any problem @ all wit CCC 8.8, even if i OC.

sapphire claim dat 4670 is 40% faster den 9500GT........................

just a claim, no official words yet.

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Added on September 9, 2008, 11:32 pmdude, i think u mistaken dis thread wit dis.

This post has been edited by tech3910: Sep 9 2008, 11:33 PM

depends on fan speed lo.
my 4870 (OC to 815/925) temperature highest also 45 regardless how long i ply game if i put my fan speed to 100%.

it won't b any ddr4/5 version.

perhaps 1gb ddr3.................

still, sum partner will do dat...............

v all c dat b4.................

hm...............
my twin turbo sit pretty on 4th. in fact, best 2 slots cooler...........

ATI already team up wit blizzard.

expect starcraft 2 looks good on ATI card........

Gainward GS

it won't b so soon.
@ least next year Q1 or Q2.