Palit AE=4870S+0452 Radeon HD 4870 512MB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Retail

Reviewed By: on 10/10/2008

Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Haven't been able to not play a single game on all high settings yet.

Cons: The card is huge. Blocks off my PCI-E x4 slot and comes really close to a regular PCI slot. If you were to fill that slot you'd probably have some airflow problems.
If you're looking for whisper quiet, not for you.

Other Thoughts: Read a lot of other reviews about 4870's running hot. This one doesn't seem to have that issue.

Manufacturer Response:This thing has some awesome cooling! Glad you like the card.

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Palit 512K

Reviewed By: Bry on 10/10/2008

Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: less than 1 day

Pros: 4870 best current bang for buck in high performance category. Uses non-reference cooler. The addition of the second fan can help with cooling of the power supply.

Cons: The smaller fan with the 512K version runs at max RPM, therefore it is loud. Somewhat defeats the purpose of this card. The 1MB version ties the small fan in with the large fan so that both can be RPM controlled. The 1MB version seems like the one to choose.

Other Thoughts: Why design a lower - noise design that is louder? Doesn't make much sense.

Manufacturer Response:Most people don't mind the additional noise so much but I won't disagree that we learned something. You are correct that we addressed this issue with subsequent models.

The sacrifice in making the fan quieter comes in a loss of cooling. With this design we were focused on the best possible cooling we could achieve.

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Good Card, Bad output

Reviewed By: on 10/3/2008

Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Non-reference, a lot cooler than the nuclear-reactor type reference design.

Cons: Only one DVI output works without giving display corruption. And the display port periodically displays a black picture. What use is a new connector if the screen turns black every 30 seconds?

Manufacturer Response:Hi there-

Please contact me at support@palitmultimedia.com so I can work through this with you. Something is obviously not right and I'm not satisfied, as I'm sure you're not, with your result.

Let's get this fixed!

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