HD4850X2 review

[ionicsachin]

Originally Posted by ultimategpu

if they launch also their rates will be more than the performance

No, thats not the case always....bak in March, when 9600GT was released, it was very decently priced and was a very very good card(using it now), looks like Nvidia is slowly taking budget gamers into account, only extreme performance cards are costly, there are ppl who use tri-sli GT280 and thr are those who still stick with 6600GT

[keith_j_snyder2]

Originally Posted by comp@ddict

Well according to reports, the price of HD4870X2 is about 499$ while HD4850X2 has been priced at about 449$ making it unattractive since u can get 2 HD4850's, 2GB RAM, and a CPU cooler for the xtra.

The cheapest 4870X2 is $509 & the 4850X2 is for $400 & GTX280 selling for $425 on newegg.com
The card is supposed to take on GTX280 so how they could keep such big price difference?
Besides the price chart also says the same.
And if they are counting on the 1GB version, i m sure GTX280 won't let them take away the position.

[comp@ddict]

Well, now 2 HD4850's are for about 173+173= 346$ which is unattractive against HD4850X2

[desiibond]

Originally Posted by keith_j_snyder2

The cheapest 4870X2 is $509 & the 4850X2 is for $400 & GTX280 selling for $425 on newegg.com
The card is supposed to take on GTX280 so how they could keep such big price difference
Besides the price chart also says the same.
And if they are counting on the 1GB version, i m sure GTX280 won't let them take away the position.

yeah. GTX295 is released now and is available for 500$. I think it's time for price cut on HD4870 X2.

and HD4850X2 price is now 300$. Thats 15k rupees. It's steal if you can get it from US.

HD4870x2 is retailing for $450 in some stores

[LoRdKsHiTiJ]

end result is - nvidia still has the edge over ati.
with addition of physx & more games being designed to take advantage of that fact makes it even more tougher for ati to come up & retain the title of best gpu performance.

and dont forget, ati kept the title with itself for only 6 months till nvidia took it back with its gtx 285 & gtx 295 gpus.

ati has already been running on gddr5 whereas nvidia will be switching to gddr5 NOW. ati might lose the race again for quite sometime.

[spidy333]

I think for Nvidia 2008 has been the worst year possibly.. they lost the fastest GPU title.. they lost to ATI in mid range sector with HD48XX cards.. XFX also started making radeon cards instead of their earlier exclusivity to Nvidia.. CF enabled motherboards popping all around..

I think it will take time for them to get back.. but hey they seem to be doing well in this year..

[LoRdKsHiTiJ]

yeah. probably. lets see.
but im doubtful anybody might abandon their nvidia configs to ati over little performance boost.

but hey, i can be wrong.

[comp@ddict]

Originally Posted by keith_j_snyder2

The cheapest 4870X2 is $509 & the 4850X2 is for $400 & GTX280 selling for $425 on newegg.com
The card is supposed to take on GTX280 so how they could keep such big price difference?
Besides the price chart also says the same.
And if they are counting on the 1GB version, i m sure GTX280 won't let them take away the position.

HD4850x2 sells for 269% Newegg price after in-mail rebate.

[keith_j_snyder2]

Dude u do realize that's a 2 months old post & at that time the 4850X2 was for $400. Now eventually every price has to fall down after a time period. For instance the GTX295 will be thrown around withing next 6 months.

Originally Posted by desiibond

yeah. GTX295 is released now and is available for 500$. I think it's time for price cut on HD4870 X2.

and HD4850X2 price is now 300$. Thats 15k rupees. It's steal if you can get it from US.

HD4870x2 is retailing for $450 in some stores

Now speaking of steal,
The MSI 9600GT OC (seaweed Cooler) is selling for $99.99 which makes it INR 4829.5!!!
the XFX 9800GT is selling for $129.99 & that INR6275.5!!! And after $30 mail in rebate it will cost $99.99!!!!
And we don't even get a Palit 9600GT for 6K!
Now where can we get that price in here?

[comp@ddict]

^^Palit and Sparkle 9600GT sell for less than 6k now

Originally Posted by LoRdKsHiTiJ

end result is - nvidia still has the edge over ati.
with addition of physx & more games being designed to take advantage of that fact makes it even more tougher for ati to come up & retain the title of best gpu performance.

and dont forget, ati kept the title with itself for only 6 months till nvidia took it back with its gtx 285 & gtx 295 gpus.

ati has already been running on gddr5 whereas nvidia will be switching to gddr5 NOW. ati might lose the race again for quite sometime.

Count this:

ATi has it's own PHyx variant I FORGOT THE NAME NOW but ATI's Physx feature is already implemented in most games.

nVidia's GTX260 55nm with 216 shaders and 448-bit memory interface manages to JUST sOMEHOW beat an HD4870 256-bit memory, 800/5=160 shaders ina actual.

Which one's better?P Do the math!

[desiibond]

@compaddict, you can ignoore kshitij. i had a discussion with him in other thread and here are few quotes from him

i will be glad to point you the genuine review sites where its clearly shown how weak the latest HD4870 is compared to gtx 280. 1 on 1. 2 on 1, 3 on 2, 3 on 3

even if you stacked up 4 hd4870s against my 3 gtx 280s, i'll still have far more better FPS in crysis than your gpu config

HD4870x2 still costs arm & a leg. whereas gtx280 has come down

an overall amd build with ati cards cost > an overall intel build with nvidia gpu.

if i begin to count the piece of expensive hardware i have, it'll make you guys look like a toddler with their candy's.

i already own 3 gtx 280s in a 3-way SLI mode & i can challenge you & your hd4870s on any game

im the owner of 3 cards. never said im using it in 1 machine. did i? i dont have the funds for another psu atm so the tx650 is enough for 2.

where intel wins. nvidia wins.

hmm. isn't ATI the official partner for Intel in chipset and mobo business??

thats all my point in all of this mindless argument is.

seriously guys, as much as i would like to stick around for your pshycotic behaviour, you fail to say anything concrete at all which makes me enjoy this company of yours less, every passing second.

[keith_j_snyder2]

Originally Posted by comp@ddict

^^Palit and Sparkle 9600GT sell for less than 6k now


Count this:

ATi has it's own PHyx variant I FORGOT THE NAME NOW but ATI's Physx feature is already implemented in most games.

nVidia's GTX260 55nm with 216 shaders and 448-bit memory interface manages to JUST sOMEHOW beat an HD4870 256-bit memory, 800/5=160 shaders ina actual.

Which one's better?P Do the math!

Dude if it is 5950/- then i guess it doesn't even count. I hope its somewhat between 5.3-5.5K.

And i think the one u r talking about is HAVOK Engine that ATI holds physX to?

[comp@ddict]

Originally Posted by keith_j_snyder2

Dude u do realize that's a 2 months old post & at that time the 4850X2 was for $400. Now eventually every price has to fall down after a time period. For instance the GTX295 will be thrown around withing next 6 months.



Now speaking of steal,
The MSI 9600GT OC (seaweed Cooler) is selling for $99.99 which makes it INR 4829.5!!!
the XFX 9800GT is selling for $129.99 & that INR6275.5!!! And after $30 mail in rebate it will cost $99.99!!!!
And we don't even get a Palit 9600GT for 6K!
Now where can we get that price in here?

I've seen another 9600GT on newegg for 69 or 79$ after in-mail rebate.
512MB GDDR3 version o'course.
That should be Rs. 79(say)x50 + 4% VAT to 200 bucks taxes = Rs. 4308

Originally Posted by keith_j_snyder2

Dude if it is 5950/- then i guess it doesn't even count. I hope its somewhat between 5.3-5.5K.

And i think the one u r talking about is HAVOK Engine that ATI holds physX to?

Compare a 9600GT to any other card within 2k below and 1k more budget, it's the best in class.

I'm not in favour of any ATi or nVidia, I just speak or rather type, facts my friend.

And yup,the HAVOC engine it is.




DESIBOND, yes i noticed, was reading the same discussion in the other thread b'fore seeing this thread.

[keith_j_snyder2]

Originally Posted by comp@ddict

I've seen another 9600GT on newegg for 69 or 79$ after in-mail rebate.
512MB GDDR3 version o'course.
That should be Rs. 79(say)x50 + 4% VAT to 200 bucks taxes = Rs. 4308



Compare a 9600GT to any other card within 2k below and 1k more budget, it's the best in class.

I'm not in favour of any ATi or nVidia, I just speak or rather type, facts my friend.

Yeah myself isn't an ATI or nVidia fanboy, i m a technology fanboy.

As for the 9600GT, if it comes for 4308/-, may be someone can start a GO for this & i m sure one GO can go atleast upto 50 cards! But even KMD doesn't sell for this cheap so it's a blank for us.

[comp@ddict]

u're rite there