*Official* ATI Radeon HD4850X2 Thread

[azianai]

I gotta take my name out of the club =(
just traded my 4850X2 for a 4890 with AC Twin Turbo cooler to keep the computer as quiet as possible.

[rico2001]

Originally Posted by azianai

I gotta take my name out of the club =(
just traded my 4850X2 for a 4890 with AC Twin Turbo cooler to keep the computer as quiet as possible.

Aw, hate to hear it man, but the 4890 is a good card as well. Be sure to stop back in on the thread from time to time, your experience with the card is invaluable to others.


Update to OP:
Owners list up to date 10-29-2009

[tipsycoma]

Is there a major difference in performance between the 1 GB and 2 GB version of this card?

[rico2001]

Originally Posted by tipsycoma

Is there a major difference in performance between the 1 GB and 2 GB version of this card?

The 2GB version is a lot better than the 1GB version. Here is why. How they call out the total amount of ram is a little misleading. The 2GB version has 1GB per gpu and the 1GB version have 512mb per gpu. In any crossfire configuration, including both X2 cards, the memory is not added together, it’s kinda shared/paired with each other. So the 2GB version has a total memory of 1GB paired and the 1GB version has 512mb paired.

So what does this mean performance wise? It means, with the 1GB version (512mb per gpu), that any game or 3D application it has been shown that at resolutions at or above 1600, the card is close to or out of vmem and performance suffers a good bit. This is also true with any 512mb card at this point. And results will vary, not all games demand the same amount of mem usage. So say at 1600 res, playing L4D, you will probably be as fast as a 2GB model but when playing Crysis or Stalker CS, you will be slower than a 2GB model.

[rico2001]

Resident Evil 5 - Cat. 9.8 vs. Cat 9.10 (4850 X2)

[guscol]

my 4850 x2 got new home

[Outcasst]

So close to 20k

[d4martin]

Originally Posted by guscol

my 4850 x2 got new home

Nice- I didn't know the HAF cases came in different colours- or have you had this thing power-coated?

Like the 2 tone - red/black look.

Martin

[rico2001]

Originally Posted by guscol

my 4850 x2 got new home

Nice guscol, I still love the shroud mod the best.

Originally Posted by Outcasst

So close to 20k

Good score man. Try to up the cpu a little more, you'll reach your goal.

[TehStone]

How's the stability/driver support fellas?