Hi also bought the 4870 today. Sold my 8800 GTS 512, so didnt have to pay so much for the upgrade. Anyways testing Test drive i think i saw a steady 30 fps upgrade, so that made me happy. However when i tested 3dmark06 i was kinda surprised. Got basically the same score as my clocked 8800 GTS 512 card. The scores:
clocked 8800 gts 512:
sm2.0: 6412
sm3.0: 6078
unclocked 4870:
sm2.0: 5644
sm3.0: 6925
then someone posted their 3dmark06 score too with following score:
sm2.0: 6271
sm3.0: 7992
conclunsion, my drivers or something must be fucked up cause i got much lower GPU score then his. I think i gonna do a windows reinstall. I use these drivers btw:
http://support.ati.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=894&task=knowledge&questionID=35298
Since i saw the good FPS upgrade i calm and also its alot more quiet then the 8800 gts card. The card is pretty hot though and i hope riva tuner will support it so i can use the fan controll. Set the fan to a static number doesnt feel so good, even if its safe
clocked 8800 gts 512:
sm2.0: 6412
sm3.0: 6078
unclocked 4870:
sm2.0: 5644
sm3.0: 6925
then someone posted their 3dmark06 score too with following score:
sm2.0: 6271
sm3.0: 7992
conclunsion, my drivers or something must be fucked up cause i got much lower GPU score then his. I think i gonna do a windows reinstall. I use these drivers btw:
http://support.ati.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=894&task=knowledge&questionID=35298
Since i saw the good FPS upgrade i calm and also its alot more quiet then the 8800 gts card. The card is pretty hot though and i hope riva tuner will support it so i can use the fan controll. Set the fan to a static number doesnt feel so good, even if its safe