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Great but Big
- Pros: Great graphics
OverClocking built into control software
4 dvi ports
- Cons: This thing is huge, you may want to consider upgrading to a bigger case if you are considering purchasing this card and you have a mid tower.
- Other Thoughts: People are complaining about the noise. These people must have cardboard cases that sit right next to thier heads. I have a solid case and it sits in my desks tower cubby and when I crank the cards fans I can't hear a differance.
Huge card, but fitting for its performance!
- Pros: This is a VERY fast card. I was really blown away when I started benchmarking it and playing games like Crysis and Supreme Commander. I've actually turned VSync ON, which I've never done before.
The cooling solution works well and it runs totally quiet at idle (I hear that older models had a different BIOS that ran the fans faster/louder at idle).
Windows 7 64-bit drivers have worked well with no problems so far.
The price for this card is amazing. I can not find a better card for the money.
- Cons: Biggest con is its size. It's about 11.2 inches long, which is .7 inches longer than the standard space allotted for a video card in an ATX mid tower. I had to cut out a portion of my 3.5" cage for this to fit. Thankfully I knew this beforehand so I was prepared with my power tools!
The dual fans keep the hot air inside the case, raising the system temperature. However, the hot air doesn't make it to my CPU because the card is so large that it blocks all of the airflow from the bottom of the case, which is another con, sort of. I installed an 80mm exhaust fan right by the card (it fit perfectly on the side panel of my case, which was not specifically designed for a fan, but convenient), and this helped tremendously.
The fans at max speed are the loudest I've ever heard, although it's never hit close to that in normal operation.
- Other Thoughts: One important lesson I learned about Crossfire: ENABLE Catalyst A.I. and set it to Standard. Disabling A.I. caused a 30-40% performance hit in all applications and caused enormous graphical glitches in 3DMark Vantage (i.e. Jane Nash "jumping water").
I also recommend disabling adaptive anti-aliasing. This made the shorlines in Supreme Commander very blocky and ugly.
System Specs and 3DMark Vantage scores and Windows Experience Index:
Cooler Master Centurion 5 Case
Asus P7P55D EVO
Intel i5-750 OC @ 3.2Ghz
CM Hyper 212 Plus CPU Cooler
4GB Corsair XMS DDR3-1600 (8-8-8-24)
2x WD Caviar Black 750GB in Raid 0
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
3DMark Vantage Performance Preset Score: 13305
3DMark Vantage High Preset Score: 8779
I can't run the Extreme Preset due to my monitor resolution topping out at 1920x1080 (1900x1200 is needed).
Windows Experience Index:
CPU: 7.4
RAM: 7.7
Graphics: 7.3 (both scores)
Hard Disk: 5.9
Pretty good!
Amazing Card
- Pros: Wonderful card,especially for the price. runs CoD MW2 at max settings without even a hint of lag.. ever
if coupled with a nice cooling case...
[i use a coolermaster haf932] this thing will almost never heat up and fans are slow and quiet. for the past 2 weeks i dont think this thing has ever reached 50'c and fans always stay at 3% [slowest setting] very quiet
for those who play mmo's... [i play guildwars] with my nvidia 8500gt 512, i got 60-80fps on max settings..
this new card easily reaches 800+
- Cons: Name can be a bit misleading, it is infact 2gb...BUT, that is 1gb per core ppl...so it will show as 1gb dedicated, and comps dont recognize dualcore gpu's per say.. but it is still being utilized
- Other Thoughts: Excellent card for any build.. higher price isnt always higher performance... this card can pretty much slap those higher priced cards right in the face =)
save your money.. buy this card.. you wont regret it
| Model |
| Brand |
SAPPHIRE |
| Model |
100270SR |
| Interface |
| Interface |
PCI Express 2.0 x16 |
| Chipset |
| Chipset Manufacturer |
ATI |
| GPU |
Radeon HD 4850 X2 |
| Core Clock |
625MHz |
| Stream Processors |
1600 Stream Processing Units |
| Memory |
| Effective Memory Clock |
1986MHz (effective) |
| Memory Size |
2GB |
| Memory Interface |
512-bit (256-bit x 2) |
| Memory Type |
GDDR3 |
| 3D API |
| DirectX |
DirectX 10.1 |
| OpenGL |
OpenGL 2.1 |
| Ports |
| HDMI |
1 x HDMI (via Adapter) |
| DVI |
4 x DVI |
| TV-Out |
HDTV / S-Video Out |
| General |
| RAMDAC |
400 MHz |
| Max Resolution |
2560 x 1600 |
| CrossFireX Support |
Yes |
| Cooler |
With Fan |
| System Requirements |
650 Watt or greater power supply with one 2x3-pin PCIeR power connector and one 2x4-pin PCIeR power connector is required (1K Watt with two 2x3-pin and two 2x4-pin connectors for ATI CrossFireX technology in dual mode) |
| Power Connector |
6 pin / 8 pin |
| Dual-Link DVI Supported |
Yes |
| HDCP Ready |
Yes |
| Packaging |
| Package Contents |
100270SR
Driver Disk
User's Manual
HDTV Cable
Power Cable
DVI to VGA/D-sub Adapter
DVI to HDMI Adapter
CrossFire Bridge
S-Video to Composite Adapter
Software Disk |
| Manufacturer Warranty |
| Parts |
2 years limited |
| Labor |
2 years limited |
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Reviewed By: MightyDathin on 2/8/2010
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
