My 4870 Thread (Benchmarks)

[b.walker36]

hot fix. But should all that equal 1k more at stock

[Robilar]

it seems a bit off. the bench i ran with one card were with the hotfix as well. I'm on the 8.7 betas now but they seem pretty much identical.

[b.walker36]

i guess all that really matters is games ill try the crysis benchmark and see what that does i dont care about 3d mark. My score with my other card is probably goign to be like 17k with the two of them

[Robilar]

Here is my two at 3.33 cpu (again cards at stock)

[gtarmanrob]

hey Robilar,

in games, do you feel that 1680x105, which im guessing is your native res, is bottlenecking Crossfire?

reason i ask is i want either Crossfire 4870's or a 4870X2, but i feel 1680x1050 is too small a res for that much power.

[b.walker36]

Here is crysis at v.High dx10 1680x1050 not sure where this stands

[Robilar]

Originally Posted by gtarmanrob

hey Robilar,

in games, do you feel that 1680x105, which im guessing is your native res, is bottlenecking Crossfire?

reason i ask is i want either Crossfire 4870's or a 4870X2, but i feel 1680x1050 is too small a res for that much power.

I guess it would depend on the game. COD4 is stupid fast at 1680x1050. I am going to try Crysis out over the weekend but nothing else I've tried (Rainbow six vegas 2, quake enemy territory) even comes close to stressing the cards.

I only bought two because its my intention to go with a 24" monitor very soon which runs at 1920x1200 native. That is the area where two of these cards should provide a significant difference.

[gtarmanrob]

Originally Posted by Robilar

I guess it would depend on the game. COD4 is stupid fast at 1680x1050. I am going to try Crysis out over the weekend but nothing else I've tried (Rainbow six vegas 2, quake enemy territory) even comes close to stressing the cards.

I only bought two because its my intention to go with a 24" monitor very soon which runs at 1920x1200 native. That is the area where two of these cards should provide a significant difference.

yeah see thats what im gonna do, move up to 24" for 19x12. i have my heart set on the BenQ V2400.

i rekon that with Crossfire 4870's, 1680x1050 would be seriously holding them back from their full potential.

[Robilar]

Probably you are right.

I love benq monitors btw...

They are in my opinion the most under rated maker out.

I have the Samsung 226bw (and enjoy it) because the distributor I buy from was selling them new for $215 (I bought one for my kid too) with a preferred dealer instant rebate.

There are a couple of benq 24" models that are really amazing.

BenQ FP241VW

[gtarmanrob]

Originally Posted by Robilar

Probably you are right.

I love benq monitors btw...

They are in my opinion the most under rated maker out.

I have the Samsung 226bw (and enjoy it) because the distributor I buy from was selling them new for $215 (I bought one for my kid too) with a preferred dealer instant rebate.

There are a couple of benq 24" models that are really amazing.

BenQ FP241VW

yeah i recently became a fan.

samsung are of course imo the best, i had a 19" samsung, 240b i think. beautiful picture. the 226 that you have i imagine is even better. i'd really like the new samsung 24" but it costs heaps down under..bout $620 AUD +.

the BenQ is $499 AUD.