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gtx260 +++ edition is coming
Does anyone know if any ATI manufacturer (MSI, Gigabyte, Sapphire, etc) offers a step-up program like EVGA and BFG? I'm thinking of buying a 4870 now and stepping up to a R700 in 2-3 months.
I'll be getting two 4870s so when I get Crossfire results I'll let you know!
There is an English version of their site. This is the same article without as much commentary.
http://en.expreview.com/2008/06/24/first-review-hd-4870-and-hd-4850/
The translated one is more "detailed" though. It's up to you!
i'm wondering the same thing. anyone know if there's an ATI version of evga's stepup?
ok lets clear something up before these cards and reviews hit the states.
We were told that the first 4870 cards would be 512M ddr3.
this review card is 512M ddr5
IF the first cards we see in the states are ddr3. AMD is really going to look bad with reviews of ddr5 clocks and cards but selling ddr3 cards.
Or even reviews here of ddr3 and everyone saying yep the card is crap and these other sites were just lies.
This could be a big mess real quick.
ok lets clear something up before these cards and reviews hit the states.
We were told that the first 4870 cards would be 512M ddr3.
this review card is 512M ddr5
IF the first cards we see in the states are ddr3. AMD is really going to look bad with reviews of ddr5 clocks and cards but selling ddr3 cards.
Or even reviews here of ddr3 and everyone saying yep the card is crap and these other sites were just lies.
This could be a big mess real quick.
None of the ATI partners has a step up like evga or BFG.....someone should lean on them.
Are the power consumption numbers correct??
how is it drawing more power than the 3870x2 and 9800gx2 under load. seems very odd to me, I thought they specified power requirements similar to a 9800gtx .
Other than that, this card seems like a great deal, can't wait to see more benches.
4870 will cost no less than $370 until it becomes more widely available around July 8th.
The 4850 is currently selling well under MSRP so I doubt the 4870 will sell over MSRP. There isn't a shortage of 4850s so I doubt there will be a shortage of 4870s.
I noticed something too....isn't it already tomorrow in China?
If the 4870X2 really is going to have 2GB GDDR5 that pretty much eliminates the idea that the memory is shared. Even so, I'm esctatic that there will be at least 1GB of usable vram on it. I can definitely see this being my next card.
I think you have that reversed... getting a bit excited to see reviews eh?
Nah, there have been numerous postings already stating otherwise. There are very few cards ready for launch, so don't expect anything close to MSRP for the 4870 until at least a couple weeks.
I already inquired about it and $370 was the price given to me.