Just use google.

http://www.google.com.my/search?q=149+usd+...lient=firefox-a

http://www.google.com.my/search?hl=en&clie...nG=Search&meta=

149 usd to ringgit = RM 553.9
129 usd to ringgit = RM 479

gto87: You never thought it might be your system RAM instead of your graphics RAM?

Latest rumours stated that they use a tweaked architecture of Radeon HD 4850/70. Well, when we have believers, we have skeptics as well, so I don't blame you for being a skeptic.

Here's a game loved by both cards. http://anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3517&p=10

So, let's see how much better gtx 280 is

25.4*x=(30.8-25.4)
x=(5.4)/25.4

21%.

Sounds like the same level as gtx285 to me.

You can take a look at other games, but it seems like 4870 is closer to gtx285 on lower resolutions, so I picked the highest here.

It's 250~300 usd dude. Only estimates around. I figure it's going to be 1GB version only though. Seeing as how rates went back to the roof these days, 1k~1.2k is completely possible.

From what I see, CUDA & PhysX isn't doing much damage to ATi. When OpenCL is out, HD 4xxx series also can use openCL(so does g92 and gtx260/280 I think), and CUDA & PhysX will be nullified already(maybe not physX, but cuda, yes. The whole industry is waiting for open standard).

Dx11 exploits unified shader, that's why it will work with Radeon HD 4870 as well(and the geforces starting with g80).

Things are looking up for those looking forward to a 1 GHz GPU .

Users at xtremesystems reported that 4870 and 4890 is indeed different.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showth...466#post3723466

Don't worry, the reference/stock cooler is awesome actually. The heat ramps up just because AMD has a strict sound level restriction, so the fans are running pretty low and the temps really high. Well, their chips can run up to 90C no problem so that's why they never bothered.

Sapphire's cooler is better though, .

NDA lifted as of 12 am GMT -8.

Late 1 hour, I got classes just now lol. Bad day, got bad results . Not exams yet though. Haiz uni life is a bit tough.. took me 3 months to adjust(and with it I got bad results also, haha). Enough of me,

here are the reviews!

http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-4890-review-test/
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-4890,2262.html
http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html...W50aHVzaWFzdA==
HardOCP also includes GTX275.
Too bad anandtech hasn't have their reviews out yet.

And for comparisons with GTX275....

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforc...x-275,2266.html
http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gtx-275-review-test/1


Anyone has any idea WHY guru3d changed their colour schemes? It's so ugly. Damn it give me a rainbow please.

This post has been edited by blindbox: Apr 2 2009, 01:43 PM

Oh btw, hardocp's review also contains GTX275 comparison. I haven't read it when I posted the sites.

Why on earth are you(both of you) comparing two cards with different price ranges?

[H] is a good site if you're looking for highest possible settings on a gc. Of course, some ppl prefer more fps though.

Oh, anandtech got their reviews up http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3539 .

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-4890,2262.html

Oh and, quite a lot of games actually.

Just to fix your statement .

This post has been edited by blindbox: Apr 2 2009, 08:22 PM

It depends on the review...

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/dis...eon-hd4890.html

shows mixed results. These statements to XS doesn't change anything.



Plus metsatsu, what are you implying? 4870x2? Oh, gtx 275. I don't think load wattage can be fixed by driver fix btw.

They said they were going to go offline to convert to SSDs. They did say it was supposed to be only till saturday last week though (they're not really good at keeping promises, mind you. Last time a 1 hour downtime notice meant 1 day).

GTX275 isn't out until April 14th I think. The reviews are out, yes. The cards aren't.

I think after a week, this thread should be closed(judged by its fame(the thread la), this is going to last ages) .

I doubt the person who does the OCing matters. This isn't CPU overclocking. Anyway, 1 GHz requires a voltage mod(see what HardOCP did, they used the ASUS tool to increase voltage) or you got a gem chip. Now for someone to give us that asus bios and the program as well.

Softmod zhen^wei. I think RivaTuner can increase its voltage. Volterra is the only one that makes digital PWMs anyway. Last time they showed that it needs 0.06 volts. Which results an increase from 970 MHz to 1 GHz.

I'd say 600W minimum. Each card is an extra 20 watts after all.

Any proof for that? Guru3d shows that(by comparing two reviews, though the other review uses a different setup) 4870 and 4890 noise level is pretty much the same. Plus, a slight increase in fan speed and an extra heat pipe can't explain for a 20~25C drop in chip temperature. It's the chip itself. Check the slides about the chip .


Here's a noise table. This one uses the same setup for all cards.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/dis...90_6.html#sect0

This post has been edited by blindbox: Apr 5 2009, 12:54 AM

The point is, the noise level is the same. 4890 is as noisy(or as quiet) as 4870. I wasn't talking about your heatsink statement, I was talking about the noise. My fault for not cutting off the other parts except for the bolded part I guess.

Well, the main argument was about how you're mistaken with the noise level, not temperature improvements(though I did mention about it).

Again, fan speed isn't the cause for the extra 20~25C cooling, so I fix that up for ya.

Hmm good report then. What about 100% load(at max temps)? Same fan speed? xbitlabs reports same noise level.

This post has been edited by blindbox: Apr 5 2009, 06:51 PM