Ati Hd 4870 - SRT Forums

M3LOVER · 07-11-2008, 11:54 PM

Just got one today to try it out since people have been going crazy about them. Now I can say I completely understand why. I mean seriously guys, it is quite simply fucking amazing. The performance boost is absolutely unbelievable. If you have a decent setup you can easily run crysis on high-very high with this video card.

I recommend this card to everyone. If you are low on budget, forget the GTX280 and get an HD 4870. Take my word for it.
Although I've tried both, the GTX280 does better in 3DMark benchmarking, but when it comes to gaming (especially crysis), my HD 4870 completely blew out my GTX280 out the water.

Adionik · 07-12-2008, 12:45 AM

Sounds like someone lost the memo that ATI fucking SUCKS!!!!!

I have an X1950Pro...i'm out of the "save a paycheck for a GPU" crowd

M3LOVER · 07-12-2008, 01:38 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Adionik

Sounds like someone lost the memo that ATI fucking SUCKS!!!!!

I have an X1950Pro...i'm out of the "save a paycheck for a GPU" crowd

Man I hear ya on that. But seriously, ATI has failed and just couldn't compete with NVIDIA, until they released the 4800 series. The 4850 can't even compare to a 4870. You can run 2 4850s and 1 4870 and the difference will be very little.

Adionik · 07-12-2008, 01:43 AM

What size monitor and resolution are you running?

I have a 22" @ 1680x1050...which can utilize a beefy GPU if needed

M3LOVER · 07-12-2008, 01:49 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Adionik

What size monitor and resolution are you running?

I have a 22" @ 1680x1050...which can utilize a beefy GPU if needed

the computer i'm running it has a 19" LCD, so my resolution is 1280x1024. Tomorrow I'm gonna test it out on my 30"

Adionik · 07-12-2008, 01:57 AM

I was going to say...19"...

SRTie4k · 07-12-2008, 12:01 PM

Hmm I may have to look into this over the GTX280. 2x the price for similar performance = fail.

M3LOVER · 07-13-2008, 12:29 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by SRTie4k

Hmm I may have to look into this over the GTX280. 2x the price for similar performance = fail.

Tell me about it. Like seriously, don't bother wasting your money with the GTX280. ATI completely hooked it up and you will not be disappointed. HD 4870 all the way!!

ShiRoTor4 · 07-13-2008, 12:39 PM

Im running a HIS 3850 right now. I cant wait to grab me a 4870.

**lifeisdeath** · 07-13-2008, 01:21 PM

i wouldnt say similar performance. a little better than the 260, but not as good as the 280. im still getting the 280 after the next price drop.

Radeon HD 4870: Better Than GTX 260! : Introduction - Tom's Hardware

M3LOVER · 07-13-2008, 11:43 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by lifeisdeath

i wouldnt say similar performance. a little better than the 260, but not as good as the 280. im still getting the 280 after the next price drop.

Radeon HD 4870: Better Than GTX 260! : Introduction - Tom's Hardware

For reals? Try this link instead...

4870 VS the Rest

A whole lot better than that tomshardware.com review.

smoger · 07-14-2008, 09:36 AM

all this ati talk is greek to me.

buy nvidia. you won't want to be waiting on 3rd party CUDA implementations for PhysX when that hits the market. cool that nvidia is supporting that development though..

i'll just stick with my 8800

SRTie4k · 07-14-2008, 09:40 AM

I'm still happy with my 8800GTX, but once new video card speeds hit about 50% increase, then I'll probably jump on the bandwagon.

**lifeisdeath** · 07-14-2008, 02:19 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by M3LOVER

For reals? Try this link instead...

4870 VS the Rest

A whole lot better than that tomshardware.com review.

so the gtx 280 does a whole lot better than the 4870. hrmmm.. and they didnt even get into phys-x.

knoxvilleR/T · 07-14-2008, 03:23 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by smoger

all this ati talk is greek to me.

buy nvidia. you won't want to be waiting on 3rd party CUDA implementations for PhysX when that hits the market. cool that nvidia is supporting that development though..

i'll just stick with my 8800

I'm with smoger. My 8800 is doing just fine that I got.