HD 4870 resource and discussion thread.

[headcrabcake]

i got my 4870 yesterday (thursday)

wow it is a amazing card i used to lag in healf life ep 2 but now i do niot o get none stop 60 fps in bio shock HF ep 2

increased my fps in TF2 but i think i need to wait till my new cpu and mobo come TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!! (saturday) i should get 60fps no prob in TF2 then

ill post pics here so stay Tuned!

[headcrabcake]

[dannyaml]

Could I add a HR-03 GT without a fan or would temps be to high?
and if I could get away with adding the heat sink without a fan could I go crossfire considering the size of the HR-03 GT?

[headcrabcake]

Originally Posted by dannyaml

Could I add a HR-03 GT without a fan or would temps be to high?
and if I could get away with adding the heat sink without a fan could I go crossfire considering the size of the HR-03 GT?

i think a antec nine hundred should do fine with a HR-03 passive

with cross fire i think it could fit but its hard to say with the antec nine hundred and the shape of your mobo but if its stranded the space between the pcie etc then yea it should fit if you fold the cooler around the card

im going to order a HR-03 for my card so ill let ya know how it does

i think people on this forum have tried it so would be great if they could post here or you can try and find there posts

[headcrabcake]

i just found this



yea it will fit even with out folding the HR-03 around the card (not phicaly ofc lol just fitting it so it goes around the card) from what i geather from the picture

+ as a bonus

theya re on 4870's but they have fans on but that atleast answers 1 of your questions

[ericccclau]

congratulations headcrabcake pls post up more about the powercolour 4870...............
is it good and so on XD

[Deadguy]

Mounted a D-Tek fuzion GFX2.Have a 120 fan with shroud on both side's.Id recommand a full water block.A lot of heat is generated besides the GPU.



http://ekwaterblocks.com/shop/produc...roducts_id=289

$140+ with shipping and everthing.




Koollance also makes one just dont like it.
http://www.koolance.com/water-coolin...product_id=706

Im waiting on DD to make one.

[Robilar]

Originally Posted by headcrabcake

i just found this



yea it will fit even with out folding the HR-03 around the card (not phicaly ofc lol just fitting it so it goes around the card) from what i geather from the picture

+ as a bonus

theya re on 4870's but they have fans on but that atleast answers 1 of your questions

And that is about the only motherboard that type of layout will work on and provide full crossfire functionality with air cooling.

The asus striker II formula has a low profile nb. Every other X38 and X48 board has a much larger nb sink.

Not to mention most of them are crap. The rampage formula I currently own passively runs my NB in the mid 50's under load.

I had to remove my heatpipes and replace the TIM, add cardboard risers to the springs that hold the NB to increase torque, and ghetto mod a 60mm fan on top of the chipset. Now it runs around 51C under load. Still way too hot....


Ironic as I've been an SLI guy for years and we always heard "those SLI chipsets sure run hot....".

My last board, the EVGA 790i Ultra ran the NB in the mid 40's...


Also, that is an antec 1200. There are only so many cases that provide a space between a bottom mounted power supply and the bottom edge of the motherboard. If you look at a pic of my case with a dual slot card in the bottom, you can see that there is no space for an additional fan below it. And my case is a full tower.


and to top it all off, thats a $400 motherboard....

[alexgheseger]

Ok, i finally worked up the courage to volt mod my 4870's. The first one is done, and it posts! OC results will follow.

[Robilar]

Nice Alex. Lets see some numbers. If yours survive, I will torture mine as well!