** Official omg I just got my 5870 thread **

[gurusan]

Post up packaging and your initial impressions of the card! Benchies are welcome too!

 

[gurusan]

Same as me! Would like to see actual forum member opinions.

 

[gurusan]

Just benched my sapphire 5870 does 900 gpu 1300 memory max in card controls.
Hit 17700 in 3d mark vantage. not bad for 1 card will get pics up soon.
and will be testing 3 screens using a £10 dp-dvi dongle. see if this works.

http://downloads.guru3d.com/AMD-GPU-Clock-Tool-v0.9.26.0-For-HD-5870-download-2383.html

Try ocing more

 

[gurusan]

5870 for WoW :/

 

[gurusan]

I was expecting pics of people unwrapping around 9-10 AM. But yeah so far just 1 dude talking about WoW of all games

 

[gurusan]

SLI 285's is basically a 295 right?

285 has higher core and memory clockspeeds, more vram...and also a cooler for each card so overclocking should be better.

 

[gurusan]

run 3d mark vantage again scored http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dmv=1437453 will go for 18k should be np. with a bit of tweaking.

That says 5850?

 

[gurusan]

Mine turned up about 30 mins ago

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/702/5870001.jpg[IMG]

Got to say it is huge, biggest card I have every owned. Weighs a ton also.

I think we will see the odd person disappointed today when they find the card doesnt fit their case.[/QUOTE]

nice. post back with some benchies/impressions :D

 

[gurusan]

'gratz arsey, awesome pic as well

 

[gurusan]

owned by TUL corporation who also own Powercolor.

 

[gurusan]

nice. now bench!

 

[gurusan]

also are you installing the newest beta drivers from the amd site

 

[gurusan]

GPU now idling at 45 with the proper drivers

mind posting up a gpu-z and a screenshot of the sensors page wtih VRM temps and such?

 

[gurusan]

No benches so far but I'd be willing to bet CF 5850s are better than 285 SLI

 

[gurusan]

Sure!

Im on the 21st Sept drivers straight off the AMD site by the way.

http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/2139/gpuz.jpg[IMG][/QUOTE]

thanks for that. looks good, temps look good for fanspeed as well.

 

[gurusan]

I still think your wrong. or have your wires crossed.

can someone else jump in... and confurm the truth because im pritty sure i am lol

all reference 4870s and 4890s could be softmodded for voltage tweaks, same as 5850 and 5870

 

[gurusan]

Did they? I had a 4870 sapphire bought one day one and could never softmod the voltage up to the day i sold it. Or was it a later development?

if it was of reference design then yes. Voltagefactory or rivatuner could be used

 

[gurusan]

Im talking about memory voltage not Gpu voltage. are you sure ?

oh! nevermind then :/

 

[gurusan]

very nice,
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kablooey do you mind running furmark again and logging VRM temps with GPU-Z then posting a pic up of the results? Would be interesting to see how the power delivery circuit is coping in comparison with the RV770/RV790

 

[gurusan]

Sure, is there somewhere I could upload the log file to so you can see the results in full?

have a gmail acct?

http://docs.google.com/#


or just report back on the max and avg vrm temps?