Graphics Card ATI 4870 1GB Any Good??

cheekycharly · 29 Jul 2010 at 18:36

Im looking at doing a cheap gaming rig and using one of these cheapy but apparantly very overclockable boards "Gigabyte GA-G41M-ES2L G41" I read that the Ati 4870 is a good card for budget gaming and about £100 is my max for a card...What is your thoughts and what quiet psu will it need. :confused:

AiiR · 29 Jul 2010 at 19:00

Pay the extra and get http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-124-XF imo

cheekycharly · 29 Jul 2010 at 19:02

Whats the diff? if anything? Oh and does the fact its only compatible with DX 10.1 and up matter? now that DX11 is here.

J-I-M · 29 Jul 2010 at 19:04

The 4870 is a very good budget card, i had one for a few years and still manages to handle everything i through at it (with the exceptions of losing AA here and there) However overall it's a good card, i'd recommend one but if you can afford the extra, get abit more bang for buck and get that 4890.

Puppetmaster · 29 Jul 2010 at 19:07

What screen size / resolution do you use? or will you use

cheekycharly · 29 Jul 2010 at 19:17

my LG LX40 is only something like 1280 x 1024 but I also have a LG 47LX9900 TV on order and would like to link it through that as well via DVI or HDMI if poss

coupe69 · 29 Jul 2010 at 19:23

I'd probably opt for a 5770 over a 4890, same sort of price too.

cheekycharly · 29 Jul 2010 at 19:33

Are these cards noisy as? Because i just noticed the 5770 for £150 is the Vapor-X edition and is built to be quiet.

bells · 29 Jul 2010 at 20:44

cheekycharly said:
Are these cards noisy as? Because i just noticed the 5770 for £150 is the Vapor-X edition and is built to be quiet.

I wouldn't pay £150 for a 5770 and i would rather get a 460 or a 5830 for that amount of money as they are a good bit better

Puppetmaster · 29 Jul 2010 at 20:47

4870 would be fine for 1280 x 1024. Mine runs a lot of stuff @ high using 1920 x 1200 but is overclocked and a heavy overclock on my cpu.

fizzle-187 · 29 Jul 2010 at 21:06

Don't get a 5770 they suck ass, get a 4890 if you don't play DX11 titles.

Tute · 29 Jul 2010 at 21:10

coupe69 said:
I'd probably opt for a 5770 over a 4890, same sort of price too.

This.

cheekycharly · 29 Jul 2010 at 21:24

so if i want to view through my big ass all singing all dancing 47inch 3D LED TV then 4870 isnt good enough? and i need a 460? and the higher number 5770 sucks "Ass" is that correct?

J.D · 29 Jul 2010 at 21:37

You'd be better off with the 460 if your new TV has resolution of 1920x1080/1920x1200 than the 5770 and 4870. Plus it's DX11 capable, has Physx (a bit pointless but it's still a feature), 3D capability and it's new to also match with the new TV. Ta-da!.

I'd spend the extra on the 460 GTX personally so you can enjoy your gaming more. I think it's worth it.

jigger · 29 Jul 2010 at 21:41

cheekycharly said:
Im looking at doing a cheap gaming rig and using one of these cheapy but apparantly very overclockable boards "Gigabyte GA-G41M-ES2L G41" I read that the Ati 4870 is a good card for budget gaming and about £100 is my max for a card...What is your thoughts and what quiet psu will it need.

A HD5750 can be had for about £80 and you can get a 4890 for a little over a ton. Both are very solid performers for the money.

jigger · 29 Jul 2010 at 21:44

cheekycharly said:
so if i want to view through my big ass all singing all dancing 47inch 3D LED TV then 4870 isnt good enough? and i need a 460? and the higher number 5770 sucks "Ass" is that correct?

No both would do a sterling job, its just for more money you can have better relative performance.

cheekycharly · 29 Jul 2010 at 21:46

So should I go for a specific brand?

cheekycharly · 31 Jul 2010 at 11:16

bobert50 · 31 Jul 2010 at 14:06

It will be quite noisey unless its a custom fan one like the vapor-x edition.

malachi · 31 Jul 2010 at 14:39

bobert50 said:
It will be quite noisey unless its a custom fan one like the vapor-x edition.

My 4870 is quite noisy but thats because I am running it in crossfire.