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Ati 4850 price released.

I'm willing to pay 150-180 for a 4870, 115-130 for a 4850....I won't buy them til they are around that pricing.

Otherwise you can just pick up a used 8800GTX for 110-130 quid!
 
Erm, these seem pretty reasonable cards, but what are Ati's like to X-Fire?

Heard nothing but bad things about SLI (fan boys be gone ;) ), but not really found much out about X-Fire setup's because for the price of these it seems like it's a much preferred option than forking out for one of the Nvidia's new releases - although they do seem rather nice.. but would instantly double my budget so not worth it (until some reviews for both are out)
 
My experience of crossfire was a good one in terms of performance. I had a voltmodded 8800GTS 512mb and it couldn't even begin to keep up with my 3850/3870 crossfire.

However, the heat from two cards dumped into my case was a bit annoying, and it was more power than I needed so I sold my 3870.

I broke 17,070 in 3dmark06 with a dual core with the two cards though...highest dual core crossfire score using a Conroe on OcUK I think...and CoD4 played 16xAF 8xAA 1680x1050 max details averaging 90ish FPS.
 
Crikey! That's impressive, will be interesting to see how these perform then, cheers for that.
 
yes I'm thinking 2 x 4850s in crossfire are going to be miiighty powerful. That's 1600 SPs workin' for you!
 
Ben M said:
yes £200 does, because it's been released for $199...
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And we've all discussed the 1:1 dollar to pound conversion rate we often get over here in rip-off Britain.

I'm not saying that £200 would be a fair price, more that i wouldn't be *that* shocked.

I sincerely hope it's £110-£130 though.
 
Q6600@ 3.8ghz 8800GT 721/1022 15,554 (easyrider's clock)



QX9650@ 4ghz 4850 card at 700 /1100 15,824 (xtremesystems.org)


The 4850 is not worth buying if you have a 8800GT
 
"RV7000"
"480"

A particular seller on the river site doesn't know his subject very well tbh.

Although 'RV7000' sure does sound cool. I can't wait for that core to come out. I wouldn't even call the card by its real name, just 'RV7000!' I mean, come on, you can't say no to the RV7000 X2. :p
 
Mmm, to me, the 4850 seems exactly the same performance as the 8800GT, so yeah if it's £130 notes here, then yeah, it'll be the best card to go for, but then again, in a few weeks I'd assume the 8800GT will be what, £90? You can already buy them for £103 Inc VAT... so... it's one fo them really have the new technology or slightly older but same performance?

Cheers Pug
 
easyrider said:
14,254 with a 4ghz quad? :(


I was getting 15,554 with my 8800GT and Q6600@ 3.8ghz
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Yeah my single 8800GT at 750/1900/2200 and a Q6600 at 3.5ghz (all 24.7 settings) was 15301... so.. give or take the 4850 is around the same as a 8800GT... however, we have to bear in mind, ATI is releasing this for budget sector, it's the 4870x2 everyone is really waiting for... as that's the only one that WILL beat GT280! :p

Cheers Pug
 
gurusan said:
I'm willing to pay 150-180 for a 4870, 115-130 for a 4850....I won't buy them til they are around that pricing.

Otherwise you can just pick up a used 8800GTX for 110-130 quid!
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I agree with the 4850 price, but the 4870 is meant to be 40% quicker than a £220 9800GTX so why on earth would it only be £150-£180?

Expect the 4870 to be £230-£240 on launch, dropping 6 weeks later when the 4870x2 comes out.
 
pugheaven said:
Yeah my single 8800GT at 750/1900/2200 and a Q6600 at 3.5ghz (all 24.7 settings) was 15301... so.. give or take the 4850 is around the same as a 8800GT... however, we have to bear in mind, ATI is releasing this for budget sector, it's the 4870x2 everyone is really waiting for... as that's the only one that WILL beat GT280! :p

Cheers Pug
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too much variation in 3dmark06 scores to compare unless the reviewer does it on the same rig.. My 3.8 quad with a GTS G92 at 850/2100/2200 only got 15683 and i'm 3rd on the database on this forum for single gpu/quad core.

And comparing overclocked cards to stock cards is irrelevant. What happens when you run the 4850 at 900Mhz instead of 600Mhz?
 
Aekeron said:
And we've all discussed the 1:1 dollar to pound conversion rate we often get over here in rip-off Britain.

I'm not saying that £200 would be a fair price, more that i wouldn't be *that* shocked.

I sincerely hope it's £110-£130 though.
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Agreed, but they can to an extent get away with ripping off the high end gamers, but much less inclinded to screw around with the budgent/mid end that makes up more of there income. They wouldnt get away with a £200 that is supposedly a budget card, I dont think even bill gates would consider that a budget! Sub £150 my money is on, and a £199 for the 4870.

Martyn
 
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