8800GTS 512 > HIS Radeon HD 4870 1GB GDDR5

FreedomEclipse · Jan 31, 2009, 04:31 PM

Ive managed to get a friend whose interested to take my 8800GTS 512 off me for £70-80. so i got a bit of cash to go towards my next card.

what do u guys think of the HIS Hightech Radeon HD 4870 1GB GDDR5 card?? keep in mind i will be buying this along with other parts for a completely new system so bottle necking wont happen hopefully.

I game at 1680x1050 on a 22" screen.

what are your thoughts on the card & is there a more bang for buck card available that you'd recommend???

ShadowFold · Jan 31, 2009, 04:34 PM

I think it would look great on a 22". If you get a quad core with it you'll be flyin

r9 · Jan 31, 2009, 04:35 PM

Before dissapaired on newegg 192SP versions of GTX 260. Were about 190$ after rebates. And you could freely get 512mb version I don`t think it would matter on 1680x1050. Future proofing for larger monitor does not make sence I bet that you will change the Graphic before you change monitor again.

FreedomEclipse · Jan 31, 2009, 04:42 PM

ive decided to go for the Q9550. even though AMD X4 940's are cheaper. im just not too confident about AMD right now after reading a lot of 'positive' but rather mixed bag of online reviews.

kid41212003 · Jan 31, 2009, 04:52 PM

That's not exactly worth to upgrade, your old GTS G92 can do gaming just fine at that resolution, going to HD4870 will give you like 10% performance boost but then cost you ton more.

I say you keep that vga card, get a new SLI board and a cpu.

FreedomEclipse · Jan 31, 2009, 04:54 PM

I dunno which review site you been reading from but some how i think its more then just 10% lol

kid41212003 · Jan 31, 2009, 05:39 PM

No, that will be on a different rig, not yours, your cpu gonna bottle neck the hell out of the newer GPU, it already do with the 8800GTS.

EDIT: If you have Company of Heroes, or Lost Planet, I will do a lil benchmark on those game with my single 8800GT at same setting as yours.

FreedomEclipse · Jan 31, 2009, 05:45 PM

well I was talking about a new rig after all but if my card really starts to improve in the new rig then i wont have to upgrade.

kid41212003 · Jan 31, 2009, 05:49 PM

How long will you move to a new set of CPU/Mobo?

Because CPU and mainboard have more stable prices than VGA cards.

If I were you, I would keep that card for SLI later, you don't need 1GB card at that resolution.

Darknova · Jan 31, 2009, 05:49 PM

My rig maxes out all games on my 20" 1680x1050 I can throw at it (with the exception of Crysis).

ShadowFold · Jan 31, 2009, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darknova

My rig maxes out all games on my 20" 1680x1050 I can throw at it (with the exception of Crysis).

Yea I couldn't even max crysis with a GTX 280 and 3.4ghz quad core so I would just leave that game out..

FreedomEclipse · Jan 31, 2009, 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kid41212003

How long will you move to a new set of CPU/Mobo?

Because CPU and mainboard have more stable prices than VGA cards.

If I were you, I would keep that card for SLI later, you don't need 1GB card at that resolution.

A long time. my next rig will keep me going for at least 2 years maybe more depending on the games i play.

Jan 31, 2009, 04:31 PM	#1
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Jan 31, 2009, 04:42 PM	#4
FreedomEclipse Crazy Dogmatic Bullsh!t! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: (British Born Chinese) London, United Kingdom Posts: 7,588 (3.37/day) Thanks: 827 Thanked 1,623 Times in 1,299 Posts System Specs	ive decided to go for the Q9550. even though AMD X4 940's are cheaper. im just not too confident about AMD right now after reading a lot of 'positive' but rather mixed bag of online reviews. __________________ “I used to be a serial upgrader like you, then i took a downgrade to the knee” -FreedomEclipse

Jan 31, 2009, 04:34 PM	#2
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r9 Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,054 (1.15/day) Thanks: 260 Thanked 286 Times in 258 Posts System Specs	Before dissapaired on newegg 192SP versions of GTX 260. Were about 190$ after rebates. And you could freely get 512mb version I don`t think it would matter on 1680x1050. Future proofing for larger monitor does not make sence I bet that you will change the Graphic before you change monitor again.

Jan 31, 2009, 04:52 PM	#5
kid41212003 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: California Posts: 2,560 (1.41/day) Thanks: 312 Thanked 533 Times in 435 Posts System Specs	That's not exactly worth to upgrade, your old GTS G92 can do gaming just fine at that resolution, going to HD4870 will give you like 10% performance boost but then cost you ton more. I say you keep that vga card, get a new SLI board and a cpu. __________________

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Jan 31, 2009, 04:54 PM	#6
FreedomEclipse Crazy Dogmatic Bullsh!t! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: (British Born Chinese) London, United Kingdom Posts: 7,588 (3.37/day) Thanks: 827 Thanked 1,623 Times in 1,299 Posts System Specs	I dunno which review site you been reading from but some how i think its more then just 10% lol __________________ “I used to be a serial upgrader like you, then i took a downgrade to the knee” -FreedomEclipse

Jan 31, 2009, 05:39 PM	#7
kid41212003 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: California Posts: 2,560 (1.41/day) Thanks: 312 Thanked 533 Times in 435 Posts System Specs	No, that will be on a different rig, not yours, your cpu gonna bottle neck the hell out of the newer GPU, it already do with the 8800GTS. EDIT: If you have Company of Heroes, or Lost Planet, I will do a lil benchmark on those game with my single 8800GT at same setting as yours. __________________

Jan 31, 2009, 05:45 PM	#8
FreedomEclipse Crazy Dogmatic Bullsh!t! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: (British Born Chinese) London, United Kingdom Posts: 7,588 (3.37/day) Thanks: 827 Thanked 1,623 Times in 1,299 Posts System Specs	well I was talking about a new rig after all but if my card really starts to improve in the new rig then i wont have to upgrade. __________________ “I used to be a serial upgrader like you, then i took a downgrade to the knee” -FreedomEclipse

Jan 31, 2009, 05:49 PM	#9
kid41212003 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: California Posts: 2,560 (1.41/day) Thanks: 312 Thanked 533 Times in 435 Posts System Specs	How long will you move to a new set of CPU/Mobo? Because CPU and mainboard have more stable prices than VGA cards. If I were you, I would keep that card for SLI later, you don't need 1GB card at that resolution. __________________

Jan 31, 2009, 05:49 PM	#10
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