ATI HD 4000 series

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http://forums.vr-zone.com/showthread.php?t=277696

4870/4850 3DMark06 Comparisons.

As well my cousin in Hong Kong has the 4850 for $1750 HKD. Which is about $230 CAD.

http://my.ocworkbench.com/2008/amd/PowerCo...eview-intro.htm

More pre-launch benchmarks.

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The 4870 is out July too, check this out: http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/amd_ra...orce_9800_gtx+/

Just look at those specs, the mem speed alone is faster than most peoples overclocked processors. Imagine the bandwidth!

could a PCI-e 16X handle the bandwith as i think the 4870 is pcie2.0

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The HD 4870 X2 should be out in mid-August. It'll feature 2GB of GDDR5 memory. It's also expected to cost $499 USD. Keep in mind that the GTX 280 costs $649 and it only features 1GB of GDDR3 memory. ATi has done it again. Finally!

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that's good, now if only they'd revise the 4850 cooling and then the range would be perfect.

PCI-e are both compatible with each other and 2.0 doesn't offer any benefits as of yet as long as they both run at x16.

There's instructions floating around online on how to increase the fan speed using the built in Overdrive feature and a quick XML edit. My card now sits idle at 60 celsius using 65% fan speed as opposed to the 32% it shipped at.

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I firmly believe ATI's image quality is better on the desktop, my Vista wallpaper doesn't seem as, rigid, the colors blend more. Plus the 4870 plays everything I want on maxed out settings at 1680x1050. This includes Crysis with no AA (Very High). I'm happy with ATI, I think people probably should go the ATI route still, after all Nvidia did cause 30% of the Vista crashes....

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