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I have decided that it is time to get rid of some of my old video cards, so here we are.


eVGA 9800 GTX+ 512MB: $50 OBO
Diamond HD 4870 512MB: $50 OBO
XFX HD 5870 1GB w/ Accelero dual fan cooler: $100 OBO SOLD!!!
Sapphire HD 7870 Ghz Ed. 2GB: $170 OBO SOLD!!!
Prices include shipping to US48.
Testing was just completed on all 4 cards to ensure that they are working properly, results below:
eVGA 9800 GTX+ 512mb
stock performance
Driver: 334.89 WHQL
Portal 2: 1920x1200, 4xMSAA, all high/very high settings
50-70 FPS average
Bad Company 2: 1680x1050, medium preset
45-60 FPS average
League of Legends (spectator mode): Maxed, 1920x1200
60 FPS (GPU usage, 45-50%)
BF4: 1680x1050, low preset
35-40 FPS average (siege of shanghai, 64p)
Idle: 50C (2 monitors), Max temp: 64C (very quiet fan)
Diamond HD 4870 512MB
stock performance
Driver: 13.1 WHQL (newest driver from AMD)
Portal 2: 1920x1200, 4xMSAA, all high/very high settings
60-110 FPS average
Bad Company 2: 1920x1200, medium preset
40-70 FPS average
League of Legends (spectator mode): Maxed, 1920x1200
60 FPS (GPU usage, 40-50%)
BF4: 1920x1200, low preset
35-45 FPS average (single player, 32-bit)
Idle: 78C (2 monitors), Max temp: 85C (quiet fan)
XFX HD 5870 1GB w/ Accelero dual-fan cooler (new application of AS5 on cooler)
stock performance
Driver: 13.12 WHQL
Portal 2: 1920x1200, 8xMSAA, maxed
120-170 FPS average
Bad Company 2: 1920x1200, maxed
45-70 FPS (GPU usage: 70-80%)
League of Legends (spectator mode): 1920x1200, maxed
60 FPS (GPU usage, 30-40%)
BF4: 1920x1200, high preset
45-55 FPS average (Paracel Storm, 64p)
Idle: 40C (2 monitors), Max temp: 68C (whisper quiet)
NOTE: cooler's fan is still extremely quiet @ 100%.
Sapphire HD 7870 OC 2GB (dual fan cooler)
stock performance
Driver: 13.12 WHQL
Portal 2: 1920x1200 8xMSAA, maxed
150+ FPS average
Bad Company 2: 1920x1200, maxed
45-70 FPS (GPU usage, 50-60%)
League of Legends (spectator mode): 1920x1200, maxed
60 FPS (GPU usage: very low)
BF4: 1920x1200, high preset
65+ FPS average (all maps, 64p)
Idle: 37C (2 monitors), Max temp: 67C (very quiet)
eVGA 9800 GTX+ 512MB: $50 OBO
Diamond HD 4870 512MB: $50 OBO
XFX HD 5870 1GB w/ Accelero dual fan cooler: $100 OBO SOLD!!!

Sapphire HD 7870 Ghz Ed. 2GB: $170 OBO SOLD!!!

Prices include shipping to US48.
Testing was just completed on all 4 cards to ensure that they are working properly, results below:
eVGA 9800 GTX+ 512mb
stock performance
Driver: 334.89 WHQL
Portal 2: 1920x1200, 4xMSAA, all high/very high settings
50-70 FPS average
Bad Company 2: 1680x1050, medium preset
45-60 FPS average
League of Legends (spectator mode): Maxed, 1920x1200
60 FPS (GPU usage, 45-50%)
BF4: 1680x1050, low preset
35-40 FPS average (siege of shanghai, 64p)
Idle: 50C (2 monitors), Max temp: 64C (very quiet fan)
Diamond HD 4870 512MB
stock performance
Driver: 13.1 WHQL (newest driver from AMD)
Portal 2: 1920x1200, 4xMSAA, all high/very high settings
60-110 FPS average
Bad Company 2: 1920x1200, medium preset
40-70 FPS average
League of Legends (spectator mode): Maxed, 1920x1200
60 FPS (GPU usage, 40-50%)
BF4: 1920x1200, low preset
35-45 FPS average (single player, 32-bit)
Idle: 78C (2 monitors), Max temp: 85C (quiet fan)
XFX HD 5870 1GB w/ Accelero dual-fan cooler (new application of AS5 on cooler)
stock performance
Driver: 13.12 WHQL
Portal 2: 1920x1200, 8xMSAA, maxed
120-170 FPS average
Bad Company 2: 1920x1200, maxed
45-70 FPS (GPU usage: 70-80%)
League of Legends (spectator mode): 1920x1200, maxed
60 FPS (GPU usage, 30-40%)
BF4: 1920x1200, high preset
45-55 FPS average (Paracel Storm, 64p)
Idle: 40C (2 monitors), Max temp: 68C (whisper quiet)
NOTE: cooler's fan is still extremely quiet @ 100%.
Sapphire HD 7870 OC 2GB (dual fan cooler)
stock performance
Driver: 13.12 WHQL
Portal 2: 1920x1200 8xMSAA, maxed
150+ FPS average
Bad Company 2: 1920x1200, maxed
45-70 FPS (GPU usage, 50-60%)
League of Legends (spectator mode): 1920x1200, maxed
60 FPS (GPU usage: very low)
BF4: 1920x1200, high preset
65+ FPS average (all maps, 64p)
Idle: 37C (2 monitors), Max temp: 67C (very quiet)