ATI HD4870 suffering from premature deaths

maroon1 · 06-30-2008, 03:21 AM

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The Radeon HD 4870 cards have only been available on retail shelves for a couple of days but already a handful of owners are complaining their card died prematurely.

A topic with complaints about 4870s biting the dust can be read at XtremeSystems Forums. Several guys report their card died within 48 hours, some of the problems were caused by a corrupt BIOS flash but in other cases it doesn't seem to be related to overclocking, overvolting or flashing the BIOS as one user points out he was running at stock and another unfortunate user reports he has four dead Radeon HD 4870 cards:
Got 4 dead here, as well.

To fuel the fire and speculation, both sets we have died in Crossfire mode. (may be a trend from the looks of it)
This happened to Radeon HD 4870 cards from various brands and because there haven't been any reports of dead Radeon HD 4850 cards it seems safe to assume this issue isn't related to the RV770 GPUs.

We're not sure what makes the 4870 cards die as there's insufficient data but at this point the GDDR5 memory is the main suspect. If you have a dead Radeon HD 4870 please report about it in our comment section and tell us how it happened.

UPDATE: It turns out that most (if not all?) of the Radeon HD 4870 deaths can be attributed to a failed BIOS flash. The reason why this wasn't clear at first is because the problem only arises after a cold boot. If that's the case you can get a fix for your card at Techpowerup.

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ATI Radeon HD 4870 suffering from premature deaths?

gurusan · 06-30-2008, 03:27 AM

this has already been wrapped up on xs. It was a bios flash and people were basically just lying that they did anything to the cards and blaming ati.

Ste · 06-30-2008, 10:47 AM

As gurusan stated, this is not a problem, just lies, further more there is a work around to manually adjust fan speeds that has worked for alot people.

veedubfreak · 06-30-2008, 10:55 AM

Man, these new ATI cards have brought out so much hate in the forums. Yes the ATI cards are great. The nvidia cards are overpriced. But theres really no reason to have this much animousity over it. I havent seen this much fanboy trolling and flaming since that ps3/bluray guy got banned.

Apokalipse · 06-30-2008, 11:28 AM

I for one like the GTX 280's. They are really fast cards. The problem they have is not that they're bad, it's that they have to compete against cards that are almost as fast, and very CHEAP.

I like Nvidia, I like ATI, and I like AMD. I don't like Intel as a business, and I've stated why. It isn't because I think their current products are bad.

I personally don't see why one would dislike ATI, hence why I'm asking someone who does what their reasons are. It was and is a genuine question....

gurusan · 06-30-2008, 11:40 AM

i like cheap stuff that goes fast

:/

vernong1992 · 06-30-2008, 12:03 PM

Well thats sad... but I read the update too... so its the owners fault for flashing it, they should have known the risk...

but who cares about that.. they still perform well for their price, and theres always RMA

Wildside · 06-30-2008, 12:05 PM

dude enough guys, let it go man. Heck i admit to post things to make Intel/Nvidia look bad too.

get a grip guys.

Trotter · 06-30-2008, 12:10 PM

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get a grip guys.

Agreed. I moved the off topic discussion to its own thread. Let's try to stay focused in this one.

Drizzt5 · 06-30-2008, 12:54 PM

So this is not true? I wouldn't care, just means more people would buy 4850's

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06-30-2008, 03:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
gurusan Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 5,068	Re: ATI HD4870 suffering from premature deaths this has already been wrapped up on xs. It was a bios flash and people were basically just lying that they did anything to the cards and blaming ati. __________________ :: Antec P182 :: Asus P5Q Deluxe :: Intel E8400 @ 4.45gHz :: :: Thermaltake Toughpower 750w :: HD4850 512mb 880/1150 :: :: 4gb OCZ @ 1186mHz 5,5,5,15 :: 120.3+D4+XSPC Edge+Maze4 :: *Wolfdale OC Database* Last edited by gurusan; 06-30-2008 at 05:34 AM.

06-30-2008, 10:47 AM	#3 (permalink)
Ste Insane Executioner Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Mount Prospect, IL Posts: 8,400	Re: ATI HD4870 suffering from premature deaths As gurusan stated, this is not a problem, just lies, further more there is a work around to manually adjust fan speeds that has worked for alot people. __________________ Read The Rules!! Power Supply Guide Intel Overclocking Thread AMD Overclocking Thread Other Important Threads I'm sorry but I do not accept support requests via IM, email, or personal messages There will come a day, such a day when all will be told more than they wish to know, what one hears may explain the past, it may explain the future, but it has never made a difference either way and it will change nothing. Some day.... But that is not this day, and I don't know when, I just don't know. Last edited by Trotter; 06-30-2008 at 12:08 PM. Reason: Editied out off topic comment

06-30-2008, 10:55 AM	#4 (permalink)
veedubfreak Official DFI Bricker Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,670	Re: ATI HD4870 suffering from premature deaths Man, these new ATI cards have brought out so much hate in the forums. Yes the ATI cards are great. The nvidia cards are overpriced. But theres really no reason to have this much animousity over it. I havent seen this much fanboy trolling and flaming since that ps3/bluray guy got banned. __________________ Gaming Rig Mountain Mods UFO Intel Q6600 g0 3.6ghz 1.4v Custom H2O 2x2gb Ocz Reapers@ 4-4-4-12 HIS 4870 Crossfire Asus Rampage Formula x48 Corsair 750TX 24" Acer + 24" Soyo #1 3dmark06 holder 21554 "U" is a letter, "you" is a word. Just say no to lazy typing.

06-30-2008, 11:28 AM	#5 (permalink)
Apokalipse Multicellular Eukaryote Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 12,620	Re: ATI HD4870 suffering from premature deaths I for one like the GTX 280's. They are really fast cards. The problem they have is not that they're bad, it's that they have to compete against cards that are almost as fast, and very CHEAP. I like Nvidia, I like ATI, and I like AMD. I don't like Intel as a business, and I've stated why. It isn't because I think their current products are bad. I personally don't see why one would dislike ATI, hence why I'm asking someone who does what their reasons are. It was and is a genuine question.... __________________ 1 + 1 = 3 if you define 3 as a result of 1 + 1

06-30-2008, 11:40 AM	#6 (permalink)
gurusan Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 5,068	Re: ATI HD4870 suffering from premature deaths i like cheap stuff that goes fast :/ __________________ :: Antec P182 :: Asus P5Q Deluxe :: Intel E8400 @ 4.45gHz :: :: Thermaltake Toughpower 750w :: HD4850 512mb 880/1150 :: :: 4gb OCZ @ 1186mHz 5,5,5,15 :: 120.3+D4+XSPC Edge+Maze4 :: *Wolfdale OC Database*

06-30-2008, 12:03 PM	#7 (permalink)
vernong1992 Mod and Post Count Hacker Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 15,154	Re: ATI HD4870 suffering from premature deaths Well thats sad... but I read the update too... so its the owners fault for flashing it, they should have known the risk... but who cares about that.. they still perform well for their price, and theres always RMA __________________ AMD Athlon64 X2 4600+ 2.4Ghz/ Arctic Freezer Pro64 Biostar TA780G-M2+ / 2GB DDR2 1066 RAM 80gb Western Digital Caviar / Windows Server 2008 Antec BP550 / Coolermaster Centurion 534 Soundblaster Audigy / Steelsound 3H Headset HD 2900Pro/ R600 HR-03 Cooler ~~~ Score 3.4 on WinSAT I need a better GPU haha ~~~ I do not accept support requests by PM, Profile or IM/Email. Please ask it on the forums!

06-30-2008, 12:05 PM	#8 (permalink)
Wildside I cry blood for AMD! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 1,604	Re: ATI HD4870 suffering from premature deaths dude enough guys, let it go man. Heck i admit to post things to make Intel/Nvidia look bad too. get a grip guys. __________________ --Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit - OEM --APEVIA X-JUPITER G-Type X-JUPITERG-BK Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Case --Xclio Greatpower series 700w X14 Silent 120mm Fan Series PSU --3GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 800 4-4-4-12 2.2v @ 860, 416MHz 4-4-4-12-24 2.2v --SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 3870 X2 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 640 SP PCI-E x16 58-60 C idle, 73 C load --AMD Athlon 64 x2 AM2 5000+ BE w/ MX-2 and Tuniq @ 3.3GHz, 30-32 C idle, 32-35 C load --MSI K9A2 Platinum 790FX SB600 AM2+ AMD ATX Motheboard --Seagate 3.5" 250GB SATA 3.0GB/s 7200.10 7200 RPM HDD --Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI --SAMSUNG SyncMaster 216BW 21.6', 5ms, 1680x1050 (Digital) --Saitek Cyborg series = mouse, keyboard, 2 controllers, 5.1 SS headset, 3 rare Saitek Cyborg T-Shirts; LITE-ON SATA DVD-ROM and IDE CD-RW, DYNEX All-in-1 Card Reader

06-30-2008, 12:54 PM	#10 (permalink)
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