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Well back in the day these cards were the storm, featuring dual BIOS, by flicking a switch on the cards backplate they go into TURBO mode, uprated clock speeds by switching BIOS on the fly. Then even more importantly the Golden Sample Editions have GDDR5 memory and lastly they come fitted with heatpipe Twin Fan coolers.
Those who remember these cards will remember they were truly awsome back in the day and are extremely close to 4890 performance levels and most certainly on par with 5770. Yet the price were offering the first few of these sold is going to be half that, check out these cards:-
Gainward ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card - Retail (Grade A 3 Months Warranty)
The ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series GPUs bring the power of graphics ‘supercomputing’ to gamers, setting a new standard for visual computing. Redefine the way you play and take HD gaming to the extreme with best-in-class performance. The new TeraScale graphics engine delivers an immersive, cinematic gaming experience. Add this GPU to your PC and watch Blu-ray movies and play HD content with incredible visual fidelity. Do it all with break-through efficiency that doesn’t compromise performance.
- ATI Radeon HD 4850 GPU @ 625MHz
- 512MB GDDR3 Memory @ 1986MHz
- Silent Cooling Solution
- 24x custom filter anti-aliasing (CFAA) and high performance anisotropic filtering
- PCI Express 2.0 support
- 256-bit GDDR3 memory interface
- ATI CrossFireX Multi-GPU Technology
- Microsoft DirectX 10.1 support
- Shader Model 4.1
- ATI Avivo HD video and display technology
- Unified Video Decoder 2 (UVD) for Blu-ray and HD Video
- Built-in HDMI with 5.1 surround sound support
- On-chip HDCP
- 3 Months Warranty (Grade A Refurb)
Price: £55.31 +VAT (£64.99 Inc. VAT)
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Gainward ATI Radeon HD 4870 "Golden Sample" 512MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - OEM (Grade A Refurb 3 Months Warranty)
The ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series GPUs bring the power of graphics ‘supercomputing’ to gamers, setting a new standard for visual computing. Redefine the way you play and take HD gaming to the extreme with best-in-class performance. The new TeraScale graphics engine delivers an immersive, cinematic gaming experience. Add this GPU to your PC and watch Blu-ray movies and play HD content with incredible visual fidelity. Do it all with break-through efficiency that doesn’t compromise performance.
- ATI Radeon HD 4870 GPU @ 775MHz (Turbo Mode)
- Twin Fan Silent Heatpipe Cooling Solution
- 512MB GDDR5 Memory @ 4000MHz (Turbo Mode)
- Dual BIOS Design (Turbo switch on blanking plate)
- Two DVI Connections
- One Display Port Connection
- 24x custom filter anti-aliasing (CFAA) and high performance anisotropic filtering
- PCI Express 2.0 support
- ATI CrossFireX Multi-GPU Technology
- Microsoft DirectX 10.1 support
- Shader Model 4.1
- ATI Avivo HD video and display technology
- Unified Video Decoder 2 (UVD) for Blu-ray and HD Video
- Built-in HDMI with 5.1 surround sound support
- On-chip HDCP
- 3 Months Warranty (Grade A Refurb)
Price: £68.08 +VAT (£79.99 Inc. VAT)
BUY NOW!
Gainward ATI Radeon HD 4870 Golden Sample 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - OEM (Grade A Refurb 3 Months Warranty)
The ATI Radeon HD 4870 GPU brings the power of graphics "supercomputing" to gamers, setting a new standard for visual computing. Redefine the way you play and take HD gaming to the extreme with best-in-class performance. The new TeraScale graphics engine delivers an immersive, cinematic gaming experience. Add this GPU to your PC and watch Blu-ray movies and play HD content with incredible visual fidelity. Do it all with break-through efficiency that doesn't compromise performance.
- ATI Radeon HD 4870 GPU @ 775MHz
- 1024MB GDDR5 Memory @ 3800MHz / 4000MHz (Turbo)
- Dual BIOS support for easily select two different over-clocking speeds, “Normal” mode and “Turbo” mode
- Provides DisplayPort, Dual-Link DVI, HDMI and VGA connectors
- 24x custom filter anti-aliasing (CFAA) and high performance anisotropic filtering
- PCI Express 2.0 support
- ATI CrossFireX Multi-GPU Technology
- Microsoft DirectX 10.1 support
- Shader Model 4.1
- ATI Avivo HD video and display technology
- Unified Video Decoder 2 (UVD) for Blu-ray and HD Video
- Built-in HDMI with 7.1 surround sound support
- On-chip HDCP
- 3 Months Warranty (Grade A Refurb)
Price: £76.59 +VAT (£89.99 Inc. VAT)
BUY NOW!
For the money these are pretty incredible as they have performance and a huge amount of connectivity too, the quantities are very very limited as you might expect as these are not exactly a current product as Gainward don't even make ATI cards any more.
Well back in the day these cards were the storm, featuring dual BIOS, by flicking a switch on the cards backplate they go into TURBO mode, uprated clock speeds by switching BIOS on the fly. Then even more importantly the Golden Sample Editions have GDDR5 memory and lastly they come fitted with heatpipe Twin Fan coolers.
Those who remember these cards will remember they were truly awsome back in the day and are extremely close to 4890 performance levels and most certainly on par with 5770. Yet the price were offering the first few of these sold is going to be half that, check out these cards:-
Gainward ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card - Retail (Grade A 3 Months Warranty)
The ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series GPUs bring the power of graphics ‘supercomputing’ to gamers, setting a new standard for visual computing. Redefine the way you play and take HD gaming to the extreme with best-in-class performance. The new TeraScale graphics engine delivers an immersive, cinematic gaming experience. Add this GPU to your PC and watch Blu-ray movies and play HD content with incredible visual fidelity. Do it all with break-through efficiency that doesn’t compromise performance.
- ATI Radeon HD 4850 GPU @ 625MHz
- 512MB GDDR3 Memory @ 1986MHz
- Silent Cooling Solution
- 24x custom filter anti-aliasing (CFAA) and high performance anisotropic filtering
- PCI Express 2.0 support
- 256-bit GDDR3 memory interface
- ATI CrossFireX Multi-GPU Technology
- Microsoft DirectX 10.1 support
- Shader Model 4.1
- ATI Avivo HD video and display technology
- Unified Video Decoder 2 (UVD) for Blu-ray and HD Video
- Built-in HDMI with 5.1 surround sound support
- On-chip HDCP
- 3 Months Warranty (Grade A Refurb)
Price: £55.31 +VAT (£64.99 Inc. VAT)
BUY NOW!
Gainward ATI Radeon HD 4870 "Golden Sample" 512MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - OEM (Grade A Refurb 3 Months Warranty)
The ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series GPUs bring the power of graphics ‘supercomputing’ to gamers, setting a new standard for visual computing. Redefine the way you play and take HD gaming to the extreme with best-in-class performance. The new TeraScale graphics engine delivers an immersive, cinematic gaming experience. Add this GPU to your PC and watch Blu-ray movies and play HD content with incredible visual fidelity. Do it all with break-through efficiency that doesn’t compromise performance.
- ATI Radeon HD 4870 GPU @ 775MHz (Turbo Mode)
- Twin Fan Silent Heatpipe Cooling Solution
- 512MB GDDR5 Memory @ 4000MHz (Turbo Mode)
- Dual BIOS Design (Turbo switch on blanking plate)
- Two DVI Connections
- One Display Port Connection
- 24x custom filter anti-aliasing (CFAA) and high performance anisotropic filtering
- PCI Express 2.0 support
- ATI CrossFireX Multi-GPU Technology
- Microsoft DirectX 10.1 support
- Shader Model 4.1
- ATI Avivo HD video and display technology
- Unified Video Decoder 2 (UVD) for Blu-ray and HD Video
- Built-in HDMI with 5.1 surround sound support
- On-chip HDCP
- 3 Months Warranty (Grade A Refurb)
Price: £68.08 +VAT (£79.99 Inc. VAT)
BUY NOW!
Gainward ATI Radeon HD 4870 Golden Sample 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - OEM (Grade A Refurb 3 Months Warranty)
The ATI Radeon HD 4870 GPU brings the power of graphics "supercomputing" to gamers, setting a new standard for visual computing. Redefine the way you play and take HD gaming to the extreme with best-in-class performance. The new TeraScale graphics engine delivers an immersive, cinematic gaming experience. Add this GPU to your PC and watch Blu-ray movies and play HD content with incredible visual fidelity. Do it all with break-through efficiency that doesn't compromise performance.
- ATI Radeon HD 4870 GPU @ 775MHz
- 1024MB GDDR5 Memory @ 3800MHz / 4000MHz (Turbo)
- Dual BIOS support for easily select two different over-clocking speeds, “Normal” mode and “Turbo” mode
- Provides DisplayPort, Dual-Link DVI, HDMI and VGA connectors
- 24x custom filter anti-aliasing (CFAA) and high performance anisotropic filtering
- PCI Express 2.0 support
- ATI CrossFireX Multi-GPU Technology
- Microsoft DirectX 10.1 support
- Shader Model 4.1
- ATI Avivo HD video and display technology
- Unified Video Decoder 2 (UVD) for Blu-ray and HD Video
- Built-in HDMI with 7.1 surround sound support
- On-chip HDCP
- 3 Months Warranty (Grade A Refurb)
Price: £76.59 +VAT (£89.99 Inc. VAT)
BUY NOW!
For the money these are pretty incredible as they have performance and a huge amount of connectivity too, the quantities are very very limited as you might expect as these are not exactly a current product as Gainward don't even make ATI cards any more.