The Official ATI RV770 Discussion Thread

[Blackfire]

@imgame2

yes its a sonic version. though get it from a reliable dealer in lamington. i do recomend cassete world. just waiting to assemble my rig as my maximus 2 formula is about to arrive tommorow. i know 6k is bit much but then you dont get the 1gb sonic version with dual bios easily which is premium flagship card. i had to wait almost 3 hours ( i was settling on 4850 1Gb since 4870 1Gb was not there, infact the dealkers did not knew if the 4870 comes in 1gb as ati cards are not that populer ( i dont know why as 4800 series is the best enginered product,)) when accidentally one dealer had this one piece. so i opted for it Gddr5, 1gb for future compatibility precisely because i also do lots of image and video editing for which ati radeon 4800 serious with its avivi and uvd beats nvidia by a long way


so have you assembled your PC now

[comp@ddict]

In the next two years, we will see many new generations of gpu cards and even memory!

Like XDR2 memory?

It performs 12x better than GDDR3, and nearly 2-3x better than GDDR5

[NIGHTMARE]

which one is better

Dual Slot (http://www.sapphiretech.com/us/products/products_overview.php?gpid=249&grp=3)

Single Slot (http://www.sapphiretech.com/us/products/products_overview.php?gpid=244&grp=3)


i know dual slot cooler is better than single slot but how much ? if u prefer any link so plz

[lodhra]

yes assembled my rig and man thank you i took that palit cards man all the hd video encoding , gameplay etc in one short word "Makhan".

my spes

Maximus 2 formula
Palit Radeon 4870 1Gb DDR5
Transcend 2Gb 800mhz (though i plan to do 16GB once the 4gb chip is cheap and the OS support it)
coolermaster 600w supply
zebronics antibiotic case
seagate 1tb hdd
lg dvdram sata with ls
sony bravia 37inch lcd
wireless logitech keyboard and mouse
intel q6600 (quad core) at 2.4ghz

hope i wont spend a money more uptil next 2-3 years

[NIGHTMARE]

i have got my beast Click Me (http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showpost.php?p=975583&postcount=2528)

[asigh]

it will be if you are running a game till 1900 res, anything above is when that extra 512 comes to play, for games till now.but i dont find a reason to shell out extra 6k for additional 512.

Before hand..am NOT questioning, the above statement, jus want to know more about the internal workings.

What does the extra 512MB do, till we are not using >900 RES..? Will 512MB be enough on the HD4870, I have a 19" display.?

From what I understand, the memory banks for RAM (not sure VRAM), fill as per requirement. So if we are using a display <900 RES, the >512 Memory will never get allocated for use...or will it...if the game is resource extensive (read Crysis / or anything hereon manufactured by Crytek). Will the 2nd 512MB VRAM module(s)..just sit there idle, never allocated for use..??

[hellgate]

Will 512MB be enough on the HD4870, I have a 19" display.?

a HD 4870 512MB is more than unuf for gaming in a 19".even a HD 4850 can do this effortlessly

[comp@ddict]

WHat's the resoultion of he monitor?

Must be 1680x1050

There, even the HD4830 newly launched wud do xcellent

[nvidia]

From what I understand, the memory banks for RAM (not sure VRAM), fill as per requirement. So if we are using a display <900 RES, the >512 Memory will never get allocated for use...or will it...if the game is resource extensive (read Crysis / or anything hereon manufactured by Crytek). Will the 2nd 512MB VRAM module(s)..just sit there idle, never allocated for use..??

AFAIK, some resource intensive games will use the additional memory to store textures and other things. But basically, that additional memory wont do much good if you are using it on low resolution. However, minimum 512MB of VRAM is recommended on most mid-range and high end cards today irrespective of the resolution of the monitor..

[comp@ddict]

^^Xcellent

And dun worry all cards nowadays hav 512MB VRAM

No, DDR2 and DDR3 is another story

Well, mostly till 1680x1050, it has been(I have) noticed that full out settings and 512MB VRAD love each other.
But at 1920x1200 and higher, the card starts begging to god tht y not 1GB VRAM.

Jus' my 2 cents

[asigh]

Thanks..! :)