XFX 4870 1024mb on TWO

[BlastRadius]

Hello peoples of the internets.

I have just purchased myself the XFX 4870 1024mb which is on TWO. I just kind of want someone to tell me I did good and that I will notice an improvement in every game ever created and that i havn't just wasted my (almost) birthday cash.

I can live with it if it is noisier than the old 8800 , but I had noticed it begin to struggle with anything close to max resolution. Anybody have the XFX to comment on daily use and how it runs.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-120-XF&groupid=701&catid=701&subcat=
Specs in sig:

Many thanks.

 

[Happy]

It'll be one hell of a boost over the G80 GTS

 

[Wiggins]

It will eat you're 8800 as a 5 course meal.

 

[BlastRadius]

Phew, the internets has quelled my anguish at parting with the cash. OCUK have already picked it, their storeboys must have nothing to do

 

[kylew]

It will eat you're 8800 as a 5 course meal.

I would have said breakfast or a small snack or something, 5 course meals are pretty big you know .

It's far superior though, it'll be a very nice card. Should be over twice as fast as a G80 GTS considering the GT200s are around twice as fast as them and the 48701GB is on par with them.

 

[jimmybates]

Yeah big big improvement

 

[LoadsaMoney]

Gona be one hell of a performance increase that.

 

[Wiggins]

I would have said breakfast or a small snack or something, 5 course meals are pretty big you know .

It's far superior though, it'll be a very nice card. Should be over twice as fast as a G80 GTS considering the GT200s are around twice as fast as them and the 48701GB is on par with them.

Yeah I did go a bit over the top.

I'm seriously considering one to slide in the with the new pc purchase for the wife and she can have my 4850. I have just got to cook her a few more lush dinners and I'm sorted.

Ooooh just seen the price drop. Sod it, she can have Fish & Chips now. I'm having it.

 

[Lightnix]

I went from an 8800 GTS 320MB to a XFX 4870 1GB (as per sig) because I upgraded to a 22" monitor, 1680x1050. The 8800 GTS 320 had trouble running a fair few games at that resolution at high settings, GRID for example easily hits that memory wall and goes plowing through it. In contrast, I can run most games with 8xAA at 1680x1050 at usually whatever are the highest settings (except for Crysis, obviously, but then I only have the demo for that so eh). Lovely card this is.

 

[BlastRadius]

I went from an 8800 GTS 320MB to a XFX 4870 1GB (as per sig) because I upgraded to a 22" monitor, 1680x1050. The 8800 GTS 320 had trouble running a fair few games at that resolution at high settings, GRID for example easily hits that memory wall and goes plowing through it. In contrast, I can run most games with 8xAA at 1680x1050 at usually whatever are the highest settings (except for Crysis, obviously, but then I only have the demo for that so eh). Lovely card this is.

Thank you. Exactly what I wanted to hear, same monitor size as well makes it all good.