does the 4850 use 2, 6 pin power supply? if yes then i guess not enuf.

im my 4870 use only 1 -6pin power supply can the card run without problem?

Why izit that the 8.10 cat allow the idle gpu temperature up to 78 izit safe i use to use the previous drivers where i had to mod the profile settings to gain control of the fan n i know the new drivers allow to manually control the fan i thought that the new drivers will control the idle temp even better i mean idle at 56-60degrees i still feel my 4870 is runnin hot.

how izit bios mod can help the heat issue? when mod the bios the default fan speed is higher izit ?

yesterday i monitored the temp found out that the my 4870 idle temp does not reach 80, 8.10 drivers allows max temp at idle 78,my problem solved i custom a few profiles for my fan speed using the overdrive function works fine and even better.

i just got sapphire any comments for this brand?

just tried crysis warhead with my 4870 on the new 8.10 drivers i can run the game at enthusiast settings @1400x900 but not so fluid maybe i need a newer and faster cpu like c2d e8400,sifus out here does cpu speed really impact performance for crysis? Currently my cpu is a x2 5000+ BE cranked up the clock speed and saw some improvements.

for that resolution better get a 9800GT any game will have good performance.

i also have a 4870 standard idle at 70-74 degrees,u dont need to do the speed hack now as the new drivers 8.10 can control the fan directly from the ATI overdrive control panel.I set my fan speed at 30% and my 4870 idles at 55degrees now but when i do gaming i push it up from 40%-75%(noisy but great in overclocking mode).

i downloaded from ATI website 8.10 is the latest driver released by ATI

need some info from sifu's here as i c in the ATI overdrive tool i can only OC my GPU max 790MHZ and the memory max 1100mhz does the new riva tuner allow me to oc higher? any other OC tools that u pro's here use to OC the 4870?

wana mod bios i x berani la,riva tuner doesnt support ATI?

serious where can i get detailed explanation on how to flash my 4870 bios sorry many questions a noob here

thanks for the link bro

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Added on October 26, 2008, 10:08 amthanks for the link bro

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Added on October 26, 2008, 10:20 amjust 1 more question if i use Asus 4870 top edition bios for my sapphire 4870 can i OC higher than 825mhz,can i c improvements in Crysis warhead i usually run the game at enthusiast settings @1400x900 without AA.Does oc the CPU will give good results 2 as im using a slow mo AMD X2 5000+ black edition i can max out my CPU at 3.2ghz higher than that system unstable cant even complete super p.i at 32m

This post has been edited by S4PH: Oct 26 2008, 10:20 AM

omg 4850x2 so tempting mayb need to sell my 4870 and get that monster sifus out here do ya all think i should replace my 4870 wit a 4850x2 will it improve performance significantly and as i know need a powerfull cpu as the 2 cores will eat up more cpu cycles.

meaning ur using the standard settings the games select for ur pc hardware performance,i had to oc my x2 from 2.6ghz all the way to 3.2ghz and my 4870 core clock to 795mhz and 1195mhz for the ram,then only can get around 35fps-40fps avg at enthusiast settings n my resolution at 1400x900 and of course no AA la n why izit when i play farcry2 using DX10 i fell the frame rate not so smooth?

as i know that,512mb frame buffer on the 4870 not enuf as i push AA on crysis warhead my hard drive always reading.Need 1gb of frame buffer.

u need a black amd x2 5000+ edition bro all the miskin felas like me need to unlocked multiplier to get descent performance for crysis warhead,unless got more monay get a E8400 den super duper frame rate le.

not hot la just set the fan at 30% u can idle around 56degrees

as i know that 4870 gpu can tahan high temperatures around 68degrees also consider normal.