ATi 4870X2 Club House

[Yukikaze]

I got one too !

Yukikaze|Sapphire|800MHz / 925MHz

 

[musek]

Doh, I had one (PowerColor) for almost a year. I went 4870X2 -> GTX285 -> HD5870 but I still think that X2 is a beast!

 

[Melvis]

Doh, I had one (PowerColor) for almost a year. I went 4870X2 -> GTX285 -> HD5870 but I still think that X2 is a beast!

If you had the choice, what one would you take? 4870X2, 5870, 5850 or GTX 285?

 

[(FIH) The Don]

i would def take the 5870, it beats all of them, and uses less power than both the 4870x2 and the 285.

updated my previous post so you can count me in as well

 

[musek]

If you don't want to play with OC - take 5870.
If you wan't to OC your card to it's limits - take 5850.

OFC 5870 can also be OC'ed. But it delivers so much performance at it's default clocks, that it rocks in every game.
5850 can be OC'ed to near 5870 level.

Although 4870X2 is a beast (still ), 58x0 are waaaay moar energy efficient and free of any dual-CPU issues.
GTX285 - just no. 5850 is the way to go at this price point.

 

[(FIH) The Don]

i think its funny when you visit Nvidia's homepage and look at the 285/295 then they still claim that they are the MOST powerful cards

 

[musek]

lol yeah, the must have ferm... forgotten to change that to 'MOST powerful nVidia cards'.

EDIT:
But I must say, that my Galaxy TriFan GTX285 was a sweet card. Cool, quiet and still - blazing fast. If not one dude who was willing to pay enough for it, I'd still be on it. Guy gave me ~400$ and it was 2 weeks before 5870 launched.

 

[Melvis]

If you don't want to play with OC - take 5870.
If you wan't to OC your card to it's limits - take 5850.

OFC 5870 can also be OC'ed. But it delivers so much performance at it's default clocks, that it rocks in every game.
5850 can be OC'ed to near 5870 level.

Although 4870X2 is a beast (still ), 58x0 are waaaay moar energy efficient and free of any dual-CPU issues.
GTX285 - just no. 5850 is the way to go at this price point.

Yea id have to agree with you there, spot on in fact, i was realy looking at the 5850 but i still wanted to experience the dual GPU that is the 4870X2, and i must say its pretty good.
In COD5 WAW turned on Dual Cards and it instantly doubled the FPS, was amazed.

i think its funny when you visit Nvidia's homepage and look at the 285/295 then they still claim that they are the MOST powerful cards

lol realy? thats just silly, to much pride to admit defeat i guess?

 

[(FIH) The Don]

haha yeah its sooo funny http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_geforce_gtx_295_us.html

http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_geforce_gtx_285_us.html

i have to agree with Musek on the 5850, i would love to have 1 or 2 of them, but atm i've got the 4870x2 and my two new 5770s, wich is slightly better than my 4870x2 and usus about 100w less i full load

lol yeah, the must have ferm... forgotten to change that to 'MOST powerful nVidia cards'.

EDIT:
But I must say, that my Galaxy TriFan GTX285 was a sweet card. Cool, quiet and still - blazing fast. If not one dude who was willing to pay enough for it, I'd still be on it. Guy gave me ~400$ and it was 2 weeks before 5870 launched.

LOL how stupid can one be, he's gotta be a fanboy i think haha

 

[musek]

Well - I don't care if he's a fanboy or not.
All I care is that I was able to get new GPU at almost no cost at all.

 

[(FIH) The Don]

LOL yeah, guess it wasn't a bad deal for you after all

i might get a third 5770 just for the fun of it

 

[musek]

No it wasn't. In three months I've switched from 4870X2 to 5870 and it requied no cash at all (by selling X2 and getting 285 I've saved ~$40 and later I've spent it on 5870). Good deal I say.

 

[johnnyfiive]

Added anyone missing. Also, there is no doubt the 5870 is the better buy, but at the time of release, the 4870x2 was KING!

Was so expensive at launch.....

 

[Melvis]

Ill be doing some benching soon between my rig and my m8s, he has a GTX 295 Co-op, but has a AMD X2 5000+ as a CPU so it could be close match up. Just gotta wait for the temp to go down, its been omg hot here and with no A/C its just no good for the computers and me.

Ill post results if anyone is interested?

 

[(FIH) The Don]

haha a 295 for that cpu? talk about overkill

but yeah go ahead, post it.

 

[Melvis]

haha a 295 for that cpu? talk about overkill

but yeah go ahead, post it.

Yea i know, he started off wanting a 5850 then he changed his mind and went for the GTX 295, i told him if thats what you want then go for it but your CPU is going to hold back that card big time. (As he found out in games) So now he is going to get a AMD Phenom II 955 in the next few weeks. So since its going to be a few weeks i thought heck lets see hows his goes against mine since it be close ish in CPU power.

 

[imperialreign]

I loved mine so much, I bought a second

Naw, TBH . . . I had to buy two cause I'm a friggin Crossfire junkie - and nothing says extreme more than quadfire

Two Sapphire 4870x2s running 845/1056 through a modded BIOS. Both units look like so:

Nice, clean, bold . . . wicked.

 

[(FIH) The Don]

I loved mine so much, I bought a second

Naw, TBH . . . I had to buy two cause I'm a friggin Crossfire junkie - and nothing says extreme more than quadfire

Two Sapphire 4870x2s running 845/1056 through a modded BIOS. Both units look like so:

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb149/PaulyDUK/IMG_5603.jpg



Nice, clean, bold . . . wicked.

i do actually think that the 4870x2 looks more brutal in some ways that 5970, that one just looks like alle the other 5xxx cards,

but the 4870x2 its just a freak on a leash

 

[imperialreign]

I intend to upgrade to two 5970s when they're available (and I can afford them again) . . . but, in all honesty, there's not much two 4870x2s can't handle . . . and when they start getting some hiccups, it's only a matter of OCing the SYS BUS to open that firehose up some more

 

[johnnyfiive]

Who else is rocking a 4870x2 and is a proud owner?!?! Gotta be more ppl on TPU! Come on now!

 

[jhine5588]

JHine5588|Sapphire|750MHz / 900MHz

Idle temp is ~50 degrees C load is around 85 degrees. Set fan profile in Rivatuner so it remains quiet while watching videos but doesn't burst my ear drums while gaming either Never runs over 65% fan speed and only the ram gets extremely hot. I'll be purchasing the Accelero cooler soon.



Jeremy

 

[johnnyfiive]

added ya!

 

[cookiemonster]

I have one its an XFX and it runs at 750Mhz / 900Mhz as was said once you see one you just have to get one.
regards

 

[Assassin48]

I have an Diamond XOC 4870x2 with a koolance water block, bought it at launch and its been in my closet ever since.

 

[jhine5588]

I can see now why people say to change the thermal grease on these cards...

I also took some pictures of my card in my case next to my 9600GT with a t-Rad2 as some were talking about using it with another radiator for cooling the X2. I'm not sure but from what I can see it won't work for a couple of reasons:

A) It will hit the I/O panel unless you rotate it around and put it on the second GPU:

As you can see in this picture the 9600GT GPU is a lot farther back on the card than the 4870

But will flipping it cause the cooler to hit the motherboard because it sits about a half an inch above the 9600GT. It appears it would but I'm not sure.

Jeremy