Sapphire 4870 arrived!

RangerXLT8 · July 2nd, 2008

She came in today from MWave and it's the Sapphire version with the hot chick on the cooler.
I ran some benchmarks on my HD2900XT 512 and I gotta run through them with the 4870 and then I will post a graph.

Here it is installed in the Torture Rack. The card runs hot as hell with default fan control, at 0% usage it's temp is 75C. I'm wondering if replacing the TIM with AS5 or IC7 Diamond will help that.

Stand by for benches and whatnot.

RangerXLT8 · July 2nd, 2008

Here is a shot of GPUz. Now the fun begins I cant wait to OC the snot out of this card. CCC allows 300MHZ of OCING the GDDR5, which is 600mhz effective :)

Elysium · July 2nd, 2008

Very cool! Supposed to be one hell of a card!

RangerXLT8 · July 2nd, 2008

Here is the 4870 vs my 2900XT 512mb, all stock video clocks with the CPU at 2.8ghz.

azianai · July 2nd, 2008

Yeah i wonder if the 4870s are reference coolers like the 4850s were. Because my 4850s run at the 70s/80s temp. People who've swapped out the cooler for an S1 report a drop to 40s/50s in their temps, i'd do it myself but the ramsink being exposed is what makes me hesitate on it.

Btw, don't you love how the sapphire "ruby" is like a cross between ATI's Ruby and Lara Croft?

Almost makes me want to get sapphire over Visiontek, but the warranty for visiontek gets the nod.

screwballl · July 2nd, 2008

I'll take that 2900 off your hands for cheap... like free

that 4870 looks liek a helluva card! keep us posted

RangerXLT8 · July 2nd, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by screwballl

I'll take that 2900 off your hands for cheap... like free

that 4870 looks liek a helluva card! keep us posted

It's for sale in the classifieds, offer me a price.

garetjax · July 2nd, 2008

That is a beast of a card, Ranger. I'm suprised at the high temps. It can't hurt to use some good ole AS5 if you have it, or some of that kick-ass Ceramique stuff.

theburan · July 2nd, 2008

Sweet card! I hope it's working good for you. I know I'm glad to see ati coming back like this... especially since crossfire seems niftier than sli was.

azianai · July 2nd, 2008

must...resist...buying...now...
gotta...sell...gx2...1st...
but honestly, i'm a bit worried bout those temps. I put OCZ Freeze and IC Diamond 7 on my 4850s, and i get 70s also. Guess we gotta get some aftermarket cooling, unless rivatuner decides to update.

Oh ranger, if you want the cooling i hear the fix for the 4850 works for the 4870 too.
Radeon HD 4850 Heat issues - Guru3D.com Forums

The other way is to pull out the PWM wire and have it run at 100% all the time.

I just did the profile fix and put my fan at 75%. Since i usually have a fan blowing in my room to keep the air circulating, im not that worried about the noise. I can tell you both my cards in crossfire are less noisy than my GX2 with 70% fan speed was. Im look at a 50 for idle.

July 2nd, 2008	#1
RangerXLT8 Worker Ant Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 955	Sapphire 4870 arrived! She came in today from MWave and it's the Sapphire version with the hot chick on the cooler. I ran some benchmarks on my HD2900XT 512 and I gotta run through them with the 4870 and then I will post a graph. Here it is installed in the Torture Rack. The card runs hot as hell with default fan control, at 0% usage it's temp is 75C. I'm wondering if replacing the TIM with AS5 or IC7 Diamond will help that. Stand by for benches and whatnot. Quad Core Xeon 3210@3.22ghz GA-EP35C-DS3R 460FSB x 7 -- 60mm Delta fan on NB 2x2gb Patriot Viper DDR3-1333 Sapphire 4870 512mb GDDR5 2x Raptor 150 ADFD RAID 0--WD320YS RE 16mb Storage Samsung Super WriteMaster 20x DVDRW X-Fi eXtremeGamer w\Logitech Z-2300 Silverstone OP650 54A 12v Rail @50C DamgerDen Torture Rack--MC-TDX--Black Ice GTX240--MCP355 Rev 2--Swiftech MicroRes-- Tygon 3603 3/8"ID Logitech G5 - Logitech LX-710 wireless KB Vista Ultimate 64

July 2nd, 2008	#2
RangerXLT8 Worker Ant Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 955	Re: Sapphire 4870 arrived! Here is a shot of GPUz. Now the fun begins I cant wait to OC the snot out of this card. CCC allows 300MHZ of OCING the GDDR5, which is 600mhz effective :) Quad Core Xeon 3210@3.22ghz GA-EP35C-DS3R 460FSB x 7 -- 60mm Delta fan on NB 2x2gb Patriot Viper DDR3-1333 Sapphire 4870 512mb GDDR5 2x Raptor 150 ADFD RAID 0--WD320YS RE 16mb Storage Samsung Super WriteMaster 20x DVDRW X-Fi eXtremeGamer w\Logitech Z-2300 Silverstone OP650 54A 12v Rail @50C DamgerDen Torture Rack--MC-TDX--Black Ice GTX240--MCP355 Rev 2--Swiftech MicroRes-- Tygon 3603 3/8"ID Logitech G5 - Logitech LX-710 wireless KB Vista Ultimate 64

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RangerXLT8 Worker Ant Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 955	Re: Sapphire 4870 arrived! Here is the 4870 vs my 2900XT 512mb, all stock video clocks with the CPU at 2.8ghz. Quad Core Xeon 3210@3.22ghz GA-EP35C-DS3R 460FSB x 7 -- 60mm Delta fan on NB 2x2gb Patriot Viper DDR3-1333 Sapphire 4870 512mb GDDR5 2x Raptor 150 ADFD RAID 0--WD320YS RE 16mb Storage Samsung Super WriteMaster 20x DVDRW X-Fi eXtremeGamer w\Logitech Z-2300 Silverstone OP650 54A 12v Rail @50C DamgerDen Torture Rack--MC-TDX--Black Ice GTX240--MCP355 Rev 2--Swiftech MicroRes-- Tygon 3603 3/8"ID Logitech G5 - Logitech LX-710 wireless KB Vista Ultimate 64

July 2nd, 2008	#5
azianai Aeria gloris Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: NY Posts: 1,613	Re: Sapphire 4870 arrived! Yeah i wonder if the 4870s are reference coolers like the 4850s were. Because my 4850s run at the 70s/80s temp. People who've swapped out the cooler for an S1 report a drop to 40s/50s in their temps, i'd do it myself but the ramsink being exposed is what makes me hesitate on it. Btw, don't you love how the sapphire "ruby" is like a cross between ATI's Ruby and Lara Croft? Almost makes me want to get sapphire over Visiontek, but the warranty for visiontek gets the nod. Asus Rampage Formula Q9450 @ 3.8 Ghz Thermalright Ultra 120 Black Edition 4gb GSkill 1066 DDR2 1 WD Velociraptor 150GB 1 500GB Seagate 7200.10 2 1TB Seagate 7200.11 EVGA GTX260 Core 216 Silverstone ST85F Coolermaster Cosmos 1000 Samsung TOC T240HD Last edited by azianai; July 2nd, 2008 at 13:56.

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screwballl Colonel Calamity Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sandy South Posts: 6,278 Blog Entries: 6	Re: Sapphire 4870 arrived! I'll take that 2900 off your hands for cheap... like free that 4870 looks liek a helluva card! keep us posted Thanks HL and Corsair! My opinions are my own and not representative of this site or its members.

July 2nd, 2008	#8
garetjax Audentes Fortuna Juvat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Somewhere south of sanity Posts: 1,617	Re: Sapphire 4870 arrived! That is a beast of a card, Ranger. I'm suprised at the high temps. It can't hurt to use some good ole AS5 if you have it, or some of that kick-ass Ceramique stuff. Last edited by garetjax; July 2nd, 2008 at 15:40.

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theburan oh noes Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rapid City, SD (ish) Posts: 971 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Sapphire 4870 arrived! Sweet card! I hope it's working good for you. I know I'm glad to see ati coming back like this... especially since crossfire seems niftier than sli was. e8500@4ghz\|Asus P5k-e WiFi\| 4gb OCZ ReaperX\|2x 3870's\|1.3tb storage space\|MSI tv tuner.

July 2nd, 2008	#10
azianai Aeria gloris Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: NY Posts: 1,613	Re: Sapphire 4870 arrived! must...resist...buying...now... gotta...sell...gx2...1st... but honestly, i'm a bit worried bout those temps. I put OCZ Freeze and IC Diamond 7 on my 4850s, and i get 70s also. Guess we gotta get some aftermarket cooling, unless rivatuner decides to update. Oh ranger, if you want the cooling i hear the fix for the 4850 works for the 4870 too. Radeon HD 4850 Heat issues - Guru3D.com Forums The other way is to pull out the PWM wire and have it run at 100% all the time. I just did the profile fix and put my fan at 75%. Since i usually have a fan blowing in my room to keep the air circulating, im not that worried about the noise. I can tell you both my cards in crossfire are less noisy than my GX2 with 70% fan speed was. Im look at a 50 for idle. Asus Rampage Formula Q9450 @ 3.8 Ghz Thermalright Ultra 120 Black Edition 4gb GSkill 1066 DDR2 1 WD Velociraptor 150GB 1 500GB Seagate 7200.10 2 1TB Seagate 7200.11 EVGA GTX260 Core 216 Silverstone ST85F Coolermaster Cosmos 1000 Samsung TOC T240HD Last edited by azianai; July 2nd, 2008 at 23:06.

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