It's a pity they couldn't have got the power requirements down so that it didn't need a pcie power connector. Looks like the 4670 is still the king of the 'no power cable' hill.
Is it possible to add a HD4870 512mb to these benchmarks (even if its results are from a older review) to get a comparison? The 512mb version can be picked up now for a little over £100 (£115 seems around the average from OCUK / aria) so it would be interesting to see what the additional £25-30 buys you in terms of raw GPU grunt.
Originally Posted by mystvearn mm, the link of the price goes to the ASUS 4770 card which is out of stock.
Another thing is that, there is no way you can find 4770's now without paying more than £100+. They've all vanished...
Not sure how you are going to make the what should I buy June issue..
Erm I've just checked and they both link to XFX cards?:| Which link was this - $ or £? Maybe the site in question changed something for while and has changed it back.
Originally Posted by DragunovHUN Not to derail this but, can i ask a quick question? How do i determine wether X memory clock counts as 2X or 4X effective?
GDDR5 memory doubles the effective bandwidth of GDDR3 and GDDR4, as it increases the bandwidth per pin by a factor of 2.
Originally Posted by DragunovHUN Not to derail this but, can i ask a quick question? How do i determine wether X memory clock counts as 2X or 4X effective?
GDDR5 memory doubles the effective bandwidth of GDDR3 and GDDR4, as it increases the bandwidth per pin by a factor of 2.
Nice review, I'm interested in one of these now, I was gonna get the Sapphire card because I trust Sapphire :)
Anyway I was just wondering about your 7/10 value rating, don't you think it's a little low? I mean this is a card that can beat the 4850 on some benchmarks/games which retailed for £120 at launch =\ Not trying to be critical I've just never understood your value ratings ^_^
If I want this card with the better cooler, I get the one with YDF7, right? Where YDFC and YDLC are the older coolers similar to the one seen in the Gigabyte review? The picture in the price link didn't serve to help me at all. :p
Originally Posted by mystvearn mm, the link of the price goes to the ASUS 4770 card which is out of stock.
Another thing is that, there is no way you can find 4770's now without paying more than £100+. They've all vanished...
Not sure how you are going to make the what should I buy June issue..
Erm I've just checked and they both link to XFX cards?:| Which link was this - $ or £? Maybe the site in question changed something for while and has changed it back.
The £ link. Goes to Microdirect site, with the XFX card sold by asus which is out of stock. I think you should review the links to not just simply place links which have no stock?
This card gets beaten by a GTS 250?
So that's actually just a 9800GT.. no wait, 8800GT in disguise?
Are you guys really telling us now that the best budget card to buy today still is the same card I recommended as a budget gamer card almost a full year ago?
This card gets beaten by a GTS 250?
So that's actually just a 9800GT.. no wait, 8800GT in disguise?
Are you guys really telling us now that the best budget card to buy today still is the same card I recommended as a budget gamer card almost a full year ago?
Well, seeing as the card is faster than an "Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT 512MB".. no
is there a way to determine which games will benifit from crossfire and which wouldn't? is it a general rule of thumb that all mainstream modern games do taje advantage of CF...
Originally Posted by mystvearn mm, the link of the price goes to the ASUS 4770 card which is out of stock.
Another thing is that, there is no way you can find 4770's now without paying more than £100+. They've all vanished...
Not sure how you are going to make the what should I buy June issue..
Erm I've just checked and they both link to XFX cards?:| Which link was this - $ or £? Maybe the site in question changed something for while and has changed it back.
The £ link. Goes to Microdirect site, with the XFX card sold by asus which is out of stock. I think you should review the links to not just simply place links which have no stock?
XFX card sold by Asus? Errm not sure when Asus acquired XFX but it doesn't say Asus anywhere on that page????
In relation to the SKUs...XFX told us that SKU numbers HD-477A-YDFC (standard box), or HD-477A-YDF7 (same as our X-shaped box) both have the same cooler and same accessories.
The SKU that will land you a cooler that IS NOT THE SAME is HD-477A-YDLC
As for stock, we've since learned that these cards (HD 4770's in general) are in very short supply although it was in stock when we wrote the article. You'll just have to keep your eyes open but we'll report back if we hear anything.
Originally Posted by Denis_iii is there a way to determine which games will benifit from crossfire and which wouldn't? is it a general rule of thumb that all mainstream modern games do taje advantage of CF...
The best way would be to just take a look at some HD4770 CF reviews. ATI probably has a listing of games that work with crossfire somewhere, but the only way to know if it actually scales or not is to take a look at some actual numbers.
Why haven't you loaded the bios from the Asus Top 4770? It easily achieves 1Ghz/1Ghz core/memory and i think that this is what XFX 4770 is all about - overclocking beyond the limits where the regular cooler fails. It would be nice to see how far can it go.
Originally Posted by Combatus XFX card sold by Asus? Errm not sure when Asus acquired XFX but it doesn't say Asus anywhere on that page????
In relation to the SKUs...XFX told us that SKU numbers HD-477A-YDFC (standard box), or HD-477A-YDF7 (same as our X-shaped box) both have the same cooler and same accessories.
The SKU that will land you a cooler that IS NOT THE SAME is HD-477A-YDLC
As for stock, we've since learned that these cards (HD 4770's in general) are in very short supply although it was in stock when we wrote the article. You'll just have to keep your eyes open but we'll report back if we hear anything.
Sorry about that, my mistake.
I think next what should buy hardware should focus on the supplies. Right now, I have ordered a 4770 which was available at time of ordering but finished when they processed my order. So basically, I'm on a waiting list. CCL computers say they will get a batch of 10 very soon, and I suspect that most have already been snapped up and waiting for CCL to deliver them. Looks like will get the 4770 next week.
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ReplyAnother thing is that, there is no way you can find 4770's now without paying more than £100+. They've all vanished...
Not sure how you are going to make the what should I buy June issue..
Erm I've just checked and they both link to XFX cards?:| Which link was this - $ or £? Maybe the site in question changed something for while and has changed it back.
GDDR5 memory doubles the effective bandwidth of GDDR3 and GDDR4, as it increases the bandwidth per pin by a factor of 2.
Thank you!
Anyway I was just wondering about your 7/10 value rating, don't you think it's a little low? I mean this is a card that can beat the 4850 on some benchmarks/games which retailed for £120 at launch =\ Not trying to be critical I've just never understood your value ratings ^_^
If I want this card with the better cooler, I get the one with YDF7, right? Where YDFC and YDLC are the older coolers similar to the one seen in the Gigabyte review? The picture in the price link didn't serve to help me at all. :p
The £ link. Goes to Microdirect site, with the XFX card sold by asus which is out of stock. I think you should review the links to not just simply place links which have no stock?
This card gets beaten by a GTS 250?
So that's actually just a 9800GT.. no wait, 8800GT in disguise?
Are you guys really telling us now that the best budget card to buy today still is the same card I recommended as a budget gamer card almost a full year ago?
Well, seeing as the card is faster than an "Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT 512MB".. no
Ah Right.
All those renamings got me confuzed :p
XFX card sold by Asus? Errm not sure when Asus acquired XFX but it doesn't say Asus anywhere on that page????
In relation to the SKUs...XFX told us that SKU numbers HD-477A-YDFC (standard box), or HD-477A-YDF7 (same as our X-shaped box) both have the same cooler and same accessories.
The SKU that will land you a cooler that IS NOT THE SAME is HD-477A-YDLC
As for stock, we've since learned that these cards (HD 4770's in general) are in very short supply although it was in stock when we wrote the article. You'll just have to keep your eyes open but we'll report back if we hear anything.
The best way would be to just take a look at some HD4770 CF reviews. ATI probably has a listing of games that work with crossfire somewhere, but the only way to know if it actually scales or not is to take a look at some actual numbers.
Still same price and it's XFX so can't argue with that.
Although I'd like a more minimalisitic shroud, eh, I'll just get rid of the sticker like i Did with HIS' ICE-Q HD4850 if I ever buy it.
Sorry about that, my mistake.
I think next what should buy hardware should focus on the supplies. Right now, I have ordered a 4770 which was available at time of ordering but finished when they processed my order. So basically, I'm on a waiting list. CCL computers say they will get a batch of 10 very soon, and I suspect that most have already been snapped up and waiting for CCL to deliver them. Looks like will get the 4770 next week.
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