DAAMIT 4xxx

[Nephilim]

Wow, 2 x 4770 in SLI xfire beating a 4890!?!?!

think you means xfire

[Netizen1]

woops, my bad, fixed and noted.

[Berzerk]

Hmm seems my card still putting in a decent position 

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he Radeon HD 4850 X2 is essentially two Radeon HD 4850s in CrossFire mode on a single card, and it will beat the similarly priced GeForce GTX 280 hands-down. It will even put the hurt on the new, more expensive GeForce GTX 285.

I think ill do them benchmarks today oui....

[Arcmanov]

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-4770-crossfire,2288.html

nice little read, men with xfire boards takes notes

...a pair of 4770s is able to oust the Radeon HD 4890. Moreover, the 4770s use less power under load, run cooler, and, if our samples were any indication, overclock like mad. Need I even mention the two cards keeping pace with the GTX 280—a $305+ board?

Just read that article.  I was mightiliy shocked by the results.
Its interesting that ATI has kinda shot itself in the foot with respect to
the 4830, and nearly did so with the 4890.

The fact that two of these cards, together, cost less than a GTX 275,
and perform JUST AS FAST is even MORE shocking.

It would seem that 2 x HD4770 is 'de flick'.

[Wa_DoDem]

Just read that article.  I was mightiliy shocked by the results.
Its interesting that ATI has kinda shot itself in the foot with respect to
the 4830, and nearly did so with the 4890.

The fact that two of these cards, together, cost less than a GTX 275,
and perform JUST AS FAST is even MORE shocking.

It would seem that 2 x HD4770 is 'de flick'.

it's all bout price point

and 2 x HD4770 cost more than a 4890 and GTX 275,

[Kraeoss]

Just read that article.  I was mightiliy shocked by the results.
Its interesting that ATI has kinda shot itself in the foot with respect to
the 4830, and nearly did so with the 4890.

The fact that two of these cards, together, cost less than a GTX 275,
and perform JUST AS FAST is even MORE shocking.

It would seem that 2 x HD4770 is 'de flick'.

it's all bout price point

and 2 x HD4770 cost more than a 4890 and GTX 275,

dude show us your awesome calculations that prove the statement you just made

[Nephilim]

don't forget power consumption + heat output

[Wa_DoDem]

sorry you right i type 4890 and gtx 275 but was thinking 4870 and gtx 260 prices @ $180-$190

[W1nTry]

Arc, ATI did NOT shoot themselves in the foot. Recall the 4830 is built using the same GPU as the more expensive kin 4850 and 4870. You pointed out that ppl should read the article and indeed in that said article it is mentioned that mainstream parts that are derivative of their flagship brethren are the logical step in the evolution of the product that lowers cost. The 4770 is cheaper to make than the 4830 and performs as good as and better. Thus expect the 4830 to be phased out. THe 4830 was created to fill the gap that Nvidia was filling with the 9800 but now DAAMIT has an even better part with a lower nm tech so think of it this way they kill 2 birds with 1 stone:
1. Decrease production costs (in 2 ways, more GPUs per wafer AND no longer needing to manufacture DUMBED down 4850s)
2. Proof test the 40nm tech -> inherently we'll see the benefits of this in the HD5xxx or optimized versions with lower power consumption of the HD4xxx.

[Arcmanov]

Simma down W1n...notice I said 'kinda'.

don't forget power consumption + heat output

Yes...that too.  Its amazing that the power/heat of the two cards are lower than
all the single cards at full load.  More points for ATI there.

Of course, it goes without saying that I'll be getting two of these. 

[Netizen1]

and probably before anyone else on the site....

[W1nTry]

Of course, it goes without saying that I'll be getting two of these. 

Arc... you have access to future artificial organ technology or something? cause I sure all your internal organs were sold at LEAST a year ago.. O_O *W1nTry starts to think about vandalized cctv and where arc living...* hmm...

[Arcmanov]

LOL...nah.  I need to get my paws on a 710/720 BE first.

All in due time.

[W1nTry]

LOL...nah.  I need to get my paws on a 710/720 BE first.

All in due time.

if the price is right it can be yours XD now for now

[Kraeoss]

hrmm like somebody planning on a 955

[Wa_DoDem]

Arcman RAM: 6 x 2GB Corsair XMS3 DDR3-1333 ?? OMG

sorry 4 going off topic

[Arcmanov]

I was wondering when someone would notice.  I took advantage of cheap-ass DDR3 prices.

[Kraeoss]

amazingly ddr3 1800 is almost really cheap for 6 gb less than 100 usd in some places

[W1nTry]

amazingly ddr3 1800 is almost really cheap for 6 gb less than 100 usd in some places

Feh... who needs DDR3 1800 when you have DDR3 2000

[Kraeoss]

amazingly ddr3 1800 is almost really cheap for 6 gb less than 100 usd in some places

Feh... who needs DDR3 1800 when you have DDR3 2000

DDR3 1800 triple channel