HD4770 Crossfire BEATS HD4890 with less Power too!

[X-Gamer]

Link (http://en.expreview.com/2009/04/28/first-look-at-radeon-hd-4770-crossfire-benchmark.html)

http://en.expreview.com/img/2009/04/28/4770cf_5.jpg



AND LESS POWER!!!! (Well, not in IDLE though, but that should be a Driver issue)

http://en.expreview.com/img/2009/04/28/4770cf_6.jpg

[Wesley]

Now, Tomshardware (http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-4770-crossfire,2288.html#xtor=RSS-182) did the same thing, and they found that two HD4770's in Crossfire managed to beat the HD4890 and GTX260 Core 216 in most games, but it suffers with AA turned on. Suffice to say, two HD4770 1GB cards will easily wipe the floor and trade blows with a GTX280 with AA on 4x.

http://media.bestofmicro.com/P/0/208260/original/crysis_noaa_gtx280.png
http://media.bestofmicro.com/O/X/208257/original/crysis_4xaa_gtx280.png
This is Crysis, for god's sake, how the hell is this possible??? It's beautiful!

[X-Gamer]

The only lacking thing in the review i found - NO Crysis benchies!

But this proves it - HD4770 = Best GFX card ever*!!!!??? (I'm open to discussion/persuasion on this!)


*Until ATI releases the High End version of its 40nm parts ofcourse!

[fleshwound]

All we need is a proper price, hoping for around R1500, I've only seen one for around R1700.

I would say HD4770 Crossfire = Best GFX setup!

[Wesley]

All we need is a proper price, hoping for around R1500, I've only seen one for around R1700.

I would say HD4770 Crossfire = Best GFX setup!

There are a few examples retailing for R1400 at Take2 (at least they were there), so our lowest prices will indeed touch R1400.

However, we should keep our excitement in check. Two HD4770's in tandem will cost you about R3k. Lets add on the price of a 780G AMD or Intel P45 chipset (both which run full Crossfire) at about R1200. We'll need a 500watt PSU, probably about another R750. And finally, we'll need a processor that wont bottleneck the system, which will likely start with an Intel E7200 or an AMD AM3 Tri-core. So yes, its now more viable to Crossfire than ever, but its still going to cost you quite a bit.

Lets not forget we also need a 22" screen to enjoy all the benefits of this amazing system ;-) Me personally, I'd run two HD4670's together to achieve similar results on a 1680 x 1050 screen, as well as spending much less on the whole thing. Running them will also mean I can use either an E5200 or Athlon X2 7750 Black Edition, along with a Cooler Master 460w PSU.

[fleshwound]

While I do agree that if you are considering an upgrade and you are playing on lower resolutions it would make more sense going that route. But if you are buying a new system (like I plan on doing soon) it sure beats the hell out of paying around R4000 for a HD4890 or even more for a GTX counterpart...

[Wesley]

While I do agree that if you are considering an upgrade and you are playing on lower resolutions it would make more sense going that route. But if you are buying a new system (like I plan on doing soon) it sure beats the hell out of paying around R4000 for a HD4890 or even more for a GTX counterpart...

Protip: no-one needs the HD4890. It is faster, but its much more expensive, and the HD4870 is now retailing at a perfectly stunning R2600. If one is already running a Crossfire motherboard (or buying a new system, as you said), then this is highly recommended, but otherwise most should still stick with the single cards.

[Tryxst3r]

Protip: no-one needs the HD4890. It is faster, but its much more expensive, and the HD4870 is now retailing at a perfectly stunning R2600.

Must know where!! Do tell!

[Wesley]

Must know where!! Do tell!

Uhhh...

HD4870 Freezer DHT @ R2600 (http://www.prophecy.co.za/force3d-hd4870-256bit-gddr5-512mb-p-29108.html)

[Miz3r]

so ati 4870 toxic 1gig or 2x4770? or the agig 4890?

[Wanbalans]

Uhhh...

HD4870 Freezer DHT @ R2600 (http://www.prophecy.co.za/force3d-hd4870-256bit-gddr5-512mb-p-29108.html)

price has come down to just over R2400

[Chevron]

so ati 4870 toxic 1gig or 2x4770? or the agig 4890?

I like sticking to one card solutions as it's just less of a hassle. It depends on the price difference between the 4870 and 4890.