4870... huh

[Adam123]

HEllo

just looking at getting a new gfx card, maybe a 4870 1024mb (upgrading from a 4850 512mb) - i think i will notice a diff as it uses GDDR5

i have looked at the page on OCers and there are like 9 brands of it, huh? whats the diff between the £144 one and the £190 one? just a diff case, warranty and fan? is it really worth spending an extra £50?

Lol is it me, or is it poitnless that there is more than one variety of the same card avaiable as they both have the same clock speeds??

AJ

 

[queamin]

I would get the cheapest card as that is on this weeks offer,it will go back up to around 190+ after, and i would think they almost all the same really.

 

[b-star]

+1

there is HD4870 on sale for £166 with new fan!

but I wouldn't upgrade from 4850 to 4870...
save money for better card!

I had 4870 Oc edition (800mhz/3800mhz) was not very happy with it, now upgrade to gtx280

 

[Adam123]

i dont know how much i dare to spend on a gfx card, i dont think i could actually justify the money for a 295 or 285. lol

 

[JeremyW]

Why do you want to upgrade?

What are you playing that needs it?

 

[Ultim8]

the this weeks offer is an awesome offer at the moment and is officially the cheapest 4870 1gb in the coutry from any retailer/etailer, also sapphire are responsible for 70% of all ATI's cards sold so i would say they a very safe bet

 

[JeremyW]

the this weeks offer is an awesome offer at the moment and is officially the cheapest 4870 1gb in the coutry from any retailer/etailer, also sapphire are responsible for 70% of all ATI's cards sold so i would say they a very safe bet

Definitely cheap and an awesome offer, just make sure:
1) You need the performance &
2) What they deliver works...

I've still got a shi**y sapphire 1950pro in the loft that I should have RMA'ed because it never worked at stock speeds, if I underclocked it by 10MHz it was fine but at stock it froze after 5mins no matter what. I changed my original 400w PSU for an Antec 500w still no joy. In the end I put it in the loft and bought a NVidia 8800GT or 9800GT as they are known now. It worked fine of both my PSU's.

 

[jvowles]

agreed. Go with the offer...a few weeks ago a 280...this week a 4870