4870 X2 Benchmarks are Here!!

[-0MEGA-] · 07-15-2008, 08:57 PM

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/...2325446,00.asp

Looks like a great card, except that in some games there's little to no difference, lets hope it's a driver issue that is fixable.

EDIT: Another review as well.
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3354&p=1

Scubie67 · 07-15-2008, 09:48 PM

Finally! ...And Btw (not meaning to get off topic)Did you ever purchase that 28 inch Hanns g monitor?If so how does it look?

edit * after browsing through those previews it looks like the 4870 X2 really only gets better than the hd 4870 at 1920 x 1200 and higher res.with AA active.Which I was planning on getting a larger monitor anyways.I wonder if it will be like the 3870 x2 being that it would get more performance from from 2 separate hd 4870 cards?

Also it looks like nvidia is trying take some wind out of Ati's sails from their 4870 X2 release. Evga 280 GTX , $470 with rebate this makes it a hard decision if the X2 retails for $ 550

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130365

ThatGuy16 · 07-15-2008, 11:15 PM

The 4870X2 will beat the 280 by a long ways, the 4870 is the 280's competitor at only $299.

I can't wait for the release of the X2, can't wait to see the personal results.

Scubie67 · 07-15-2008, 11:21 PM

Yeah I guess it wont hurt to wait on some more tests from different people.I have to wait for the intel price cuts anyways before I start building a new comp.

Vipernitrox · 07-16-2008, 02:16 AM

more reviews:
http://www.pcper.com/article.php?typ...&aid=590&pid=2
http://www.driverheaven.net/reviews....d=588&pageid=1

just a noob · 07-16-2008, 02:49 AM

i expect that gtx 280 to be under 300 dollars by the end of the year(september maybe) if nvidia doesnt give me a cheap card to run tri sli with, im going crossfireX lol

Intel_man · 07-16-2008, 03:02 AM

^^ By the time it gets under $300, something new is going to come out.

just a noob · 07-16-2008, 03:28 AM

lets put it this way, im cheap

[-0MEGA-] · 07-16-2008, 04:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scubie67

Finally! ...And Btw (not meaning to get off topic)Did you ever purchase that 28 inch Hanns g monitor?If so how does it look?

Yes, I love it.

Scubie67 · 07-16-2008, 05:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by [-0MEGA-]

Yes, I love it.

I was wondering since it so cheap for its size.a lot of people say you need $ 1,000 or more to even get a decent 24 inch I really dont want to spend that much just to get a 1900 x1200 large screen so this may be a nice option.

07-15-2008, 08:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 27,069	4870 X2 Benchmarks are Here!! http://www.extremetech.com/article2/...2325446,00.asp Looks like a great card, except that in some games there's little to no difference, lets hope it's a driver issue that is fixable. EDIT: Another review as well. http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3354&p=1 __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM45 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // 512MB GDDR3 9800M GTS 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 4GB DDR3 800 750GB SATAII w/32MB // 200GB SATAII 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21391 // 9179 Last edited by [-0MEGA-]; 07-15-2008 at 09:02 PM.

07-15-2008, 09:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
Scubie67 Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: NC Posts: 335	Finally! ...And Btw (not meaning to get off topic)Did you ever purchase that 28 inch Hanns g monitor?If so how does it look? edit * after browsing through those previews it looks like the 4870 X2 really only gets better than the hd 4870 at 1920 x 1200 and higher res.with AA active.Which I was planning on getting a larger monitor anyways.I wonder if it will be like the 3870 x2 being that it would get more performance from from 2 separate hd 4870 cards? Also it looks like nvidia is trying take some wind out of Ati's sails from their 4870 X2 release. Evga 280 GTX , $470 with rebate this makes it a hard decision if the X2 retails for $ 550 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130365 __________________ Too ashamed of current PC to list specs. Last edited by Scubie67; 07-15-2008 at 11:05 PM. Reason: Added link

07-15-2008, 11:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
ThatGuy16 Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA Posts: 5,149	The 4870X2 will beat the 280 by a long ways, the 4870 is the 280's competitor at only $299. I can't wait for the release of the X2, can't wait to see the personal results. __________________ CPU: C2D E8400 @ 4Ghz 1.23v HSF: Apogee GTX MB: Gigabyte X38-DS4 Ram: 2x2GB G. Skill DDR2-1068 HDD: 320GB Seagate PSU: OCZ GameXStream 700w OS: Vista Home Premium 64bit GFX: HD3870 @ 837/1152 LCD: LG 22" L226WTQ My Old 3DMark06: 20008 =(

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Scubie67 Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: NC Posts: 335	Yeah I guess it wont hurt to wait on some more tests from different people.I have to wait for the intel price cuts anyways before I start building a new comp. __________________ Too ashamed of current PC to list specs.

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just a noob Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: cardboard mansion Posts: 1,439	i expect that gtx 280 to be under 300 dollars by the end of the year(september maybe) if nvidia doesnt give me a cheap card to run tri sli with, im going crossfireX lol __________________ free crysis killer I got 300mhz celeron@450mhz 32mb of ram windows 98 ati rage 8mb card baby :P

07-16-2008, 03:02 AM	#7 (permalink)
Intel_man Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 633	^^ By the time it gets under $300, something new is going to come out. __________________ CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 MOBO: Asus P5BW-LA PSU: CoolerMaster Power Extreme 500W VGA: eVGA 9600 GT 512mb GDDR3 @ 750/1870/1000 HDD: WD 250 GB RAM: 2 GB DDR2 PC2-5300 MONITOR: LG Flatron W2242TQ, NEC MultiSync LCD1530V __________________

07-16-2008, 03:28 AM	#8 (permalink)
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