4870 is out

Parja said:
Only 512MB, but it's a pretty darn fast 512MB. Should be sufficient for all but the highest resolutions.
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Well I'm running 2560x1600 so the highest resolutions are specifically what Interest me, theres plenty of products in Nvidias line which already deal with lower resolutions for a decent price (8800GT's for example)
 
I'd love to upgrade to a nice 24" monitor, but I can't justify it when my current 1280x1024 LCD still works perfectly. So until then I just crank up the AA to 8x.
 
Eldragon said:
I'd love to upgrade to a nice 24" monitor, but I can't justify it when my current 1280x1024 LCD still works perfectly. So until then I just crank up the AA to 8x.
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I said the same thing until I saw the Gateway FHD2400, which is a Samsung panel with neat electronics and a glossy screen. Colors literally come to life and pop out. It isn't just a size/resolution upgrade but seems like you have an entirely new video card. Others like the Gateway produce similar results.
 
Yeorwned said:
I said the same thing until I saw the Gateway FHD2400, which is a Samsung panel with neat electronics and a glossy screen. Colors literally come to life and pop out. It isn't just a size/resolution upgrade but seems like you have an entirely new video card. Others like the Gateway produce similar results.
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Aww, now you have gone and made me sad again. Time to turn to the booze, and maybe hook my PC back up to the LCD TV.
 
Eldragon said:
Aww, now you have gone and made me sad again. Time to turn to the booze, and maybe hook my PC back up to the LCD TV.
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I hope by LCD TV you mean 1080P... Otherwise holy dot pitch Jesus! Unless the TV is like a 22 inch, then as a 720P computer monitor, it wouldn't look too bad.....



Without my glasses....
 
Yeorwned said:
I said the same thing until I saw the Gateway FHD2400, which is a Samsung panel with neat electronics and a glossy screen. Colors literally come to life and pop out. It isn't just a size/resolution upgrade but seems like you have an entirely new video card. Others like the Gateway produce similar results.
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That's what I have!!! Great monitor!
 
i will say some of us just cant help getting bigger and bigger

i had a bevy of 17 and 19 inchers

then when everything went widescreen i picked up a 20" wide scepter - hey i was cheap!

now ive got a 24" 2408wfp

and im really really really eyeing the 3008 from dell

the only thing holding me back is what to drive that beast with?!

i really dont want to spend $1200 on videocards alone

also, my 24" accepts both my 360 and my ps3 and looks good - lag isnt a problem either, i can still play rockband without fail

anyone want to buy my 24"?
 
I'm using 22" widescreen 1680x1050. However I've tried 52" LCD 1920x1080 for COD4 once. That was a fun experiment.
 
Gaming on a 37" 1080p Widescreen is pretty awesome, but only good for games where you can scale up the font size on the text. Otherwise you are either too close to be comfortable or too far away to read anything. WoW is the best example so far where I find it more fun to play on the couch than at my desk.
 
Should I wait for the 1 gig 4870, or just get the 512 version?

While the max res I can play at is 1680 x 1050, I'd still like to maximize the time before I have to upgrade again, so maybe 1gb is better in the long run.
 
Derfman said:
I hope by LCD TV you mean 1080P... Otherwise holy dot pitch Jesus! Unless the TV is like a 22 inch, then as a 720P computer monitor, it wouldn't look too bad.....



Without my glasses....
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Haha, even with a 1080P LCD TV, my 42" has bad dot pitch, but when i sit really far away its hard to tell!

But damn do movies look good on this TV, Hitachi has some of the best prices out there!
 
I have a 1080p Sansung 40", and sit maybe 5-6 feet away from the TV (in fact, I'm trying out my TV as my permanent primary monitor, browsing the forums now). I have no issues seeing most text at normal size, and games (especially Crysis on High/Very High) look amazing.
 
Belgain Roffles said:
I spent $250 and am doing just fine. (Going to grab another now that the price dropped though)
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so you're @ 25x16 - what games though

ive driven that resolution before but only on hl2, that's the only game i got to play

im thinking two 4870's or a 4870x2 1gb will do the job

now to just sell my monitor and pick up the 3008 :)
 
Yep, big monitors are just too cheap these days. Heck i bought my first 20" widescreen LCD back in 04 for 425 bucks to replace an ailing 19" KDS crt. Right now i'm on a Soyo 24" MVA (wish i had bought 2 :( ) but wouldnt mind going to a 30" if someone other than dell/hp sold them and didnt charge freaking 1200+ for them.
 
Can anyone name the last time that a card was so widely available BEFORE its official launch? I hope this creates a trend.

When did Kyle make all these other forums? :)
 
jamhamm said:
so you're @ 25x16 - what games though

ive driven that resolution before but only on hl2, that's the only game i got to play

im thinking two 4870's or a 4870x2 1gb will do the job

now to just sell my monitor and pick up the 3008 :)
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TF2, R6V2, Mass Effect, Bioshock, FEAR so far.

AA isn't much of a necessity at 25x16, and you can get perfectly playable rates without it.

I can justify spending on the monitor, as it holds its value much better than spending the same amount on video cards which will lose most of their value within a year or two. (Not that I am selling anything, but you don't need to replace monitors nearly as often as video cards)
 
Sheganks said:
Yes pricing would throw an interesting spin to the whole 4870X2 vs GTX 280 (I own the latter right now).

We know for almost a FACT that 4870 is at least on par with a GTX 280, judging from the 4850 benchmarks (on Anand's, numbers coincide with a number of private users' reports), backed also by the following:

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/251953-33-crysis-4870-benchmarks-includeshttp:

Let's just assume it is slightly under, in some situations, drivers voodoo coming into play etc.

Point worth noting is the 4870 1G will be selling at a 40% discount to GTX.

(I suspect the Asus 4870 1G is already out in the shops in HK....didn't have time to check today).
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wow thats awesome! 4870 crossfire ftw, and 4870x2 crossfire double win! :D
 
Eh, I'll wait for a legit benchie to come out, referring to that vr-zone link. It's just a single slide of Crysis which looks like a random AMD slide from who knows where. It's been posted in the ATi forum for a while now, likely fake lol. Either way, it's a toss-up for me between the 4870 and the GTX260 on price/performance, it's going to be close I think, but I think the GTX260 will pull out being likely only $50-80 more.
 
xBanzai89 said:
Don't say that ATI is looking for the best bang for the buck, because ANY company will try to earn as much money possible on a product regardless.
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Well there's a lot of money to be made from mainstream/low-end cards just because of sheer volume. The uber high-end parts may give more profit per unit, but they also sell a lot less units. Even on a gaming/computer enthusiast website like HardOCP many people are running mid-range cards (like the 8800GT). They are supposedly getting good yields on the 4800 series as well which should help prices/profits (and AMD really needs some profit these days..)

That being said, if AMD could compete for the "performance crown" they probably would (it makes for some great PR), but they seem to be reasonably competitive with the 4800 series at least (they seem to have good competition for everything other than the $650 GTX280)
 
parasitoid said:
How much? And keep in mind I can get one new for ~$600 us.
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Even cheaper, just bought one for 360, Boy, I cannot wait till they release the X2's.

I am getting my brand nw Screptre 24' Widescreen in only three days, only thing holding me back now is a video card..
 
His is the Dell 2408 WFP, a premium S-PVA 10 bit panel. So If you can get one of those -even used- for $360 let me know.
 
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