ATI Radeon 4800 Launch Details

vernong1992 · 05-15-2008, 06:08 PM

ATI Radeon 4800 Launch Details - Tom's Hardware

July 15th-22nd

Trotter · 05-15-2008, 07:07 PM

Looks like the race is about to get interesting again...

vernong1992 · 05-15-2008, 08:17 PM

Lets hope so, I've had enough of Intel and nVidia winning in the Enthusiast class

AMD and ATi are only winning in the HTPC market (45w CPU's and 780g with the HD3200 GPU)

Puddle Jumper · 05-15-2008, 08:53 PM

It will be nice to see Ati making a comeback. I hope this has the same effect on high end graphics card prices as the HD3850/70 did on midrange cards.

Wildside · 05-16-2008, 05:42 AM

i just read the whole article. What caught my eye is ATI screwed up on my HD 3870 x2 n made it PCI-E 1.1 instead of 2.0. If u read on wikipedia about the two, it says that 2.0 gives 150w through the slot alone, not the 1.1.

In June, i will be selling (really) my HD 3870 x2 for $285. I would like to announce this now, tell ur friends! If no one buys, then ill just give it to my close friend, Difolo, who doesnt come to this site hardly at all anymore for free.

zedman3d · 05-16-2008, 06:44 AM

Does this mean that a 4870X2 will be as cheap or cheaper than a 3870X2?

Trotter · 05-16-2008, 10:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zedman3d

Does this mean that a 4870X2 will be as cheap or cheaper than a 3870X2?

Tom's is figuring $199 for the 4850 and $249 for the 4870 at launch. Sounds about right, but we all know the street price will go up due to supply and demand... and us being gouged because the retailers know they can.

zedman3d · 05-16-2008, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trotter

Tom's is figuring $199 for the 4850 and $249 for the 4870 at launch. Sounds about right, but we all know the street price will go up due to supply and demand... and us being gouged because the retailers know they can.

I can vouch for that retailer screw over, i found a difference of $400 in the prices of a 9800GX2 between 2 or 3 Australian retailers. How is that possible....

vernong1992 · 05-16-2008, 12:15 PM

are you sure that the really expensive one wasn't the BFG Water Cool version?

Newegg.com - BFG Tech BFGR88768GTXWCE GeForce 8800GTX 768MB 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

somewhat like that? except its not a 8800gtx?

zedman3d · 05-16-2008, 10:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vernong1992

are you sure that the really expensive one wasn't the BFG Water Cool version?

Newegg.com - BFG Tech BFGR88768GTXWCE GeForce 8800GTX 768MB 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

somewhat like that? except its not a 8800gtx?

Nope, one shop had a standard XFX 9800GX2 for $1200 and the shop i goto had Asus, Gigabyte and Leadtek versions for $699.

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vernong1992 Bringer of Bans to Spam Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 13,763	Re: ATI Radeon 4800 Launch Details Lets hope so, I've had enough of Intel and nVidia winning in the Enthusiast class AMD and ATi are only winning in the HTPC market (45w CPU's and 780g with the HD3200 GPU) __________________ AMD Athlon64 X2 4600+ Biostar TA780g 80gb Western Digital Caviar Integrated HD3200 750mhz Core, around 8500gt performance 2gb DDR2 1066, Cas 5, 5-5-5-15 Logitech USB Headset I'm sorry but I do not accept support requests via IM, email, or personal messages

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Wildside Purge Intel! Praise AMD! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 1,471	Re: ATI Radeon 4800 Launch Details i just read the whole article. What caught my eye is ATI screwed up on my HD 3870 x2 n made it PCI-E 1.1 instead of 2.0. If u read on wikipedia about the two, it says that 2.0 gives 150w through the slot alone, not the 1.1. In June, i will be selling (really) my HD 3870 x2 for $285. I would like to announce this now, tell ur friends! If no one buys, then ill just give it to my close friend, Difolo, who doesnt come to this site hardly at all anymore for free. __________________ --Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit - OEM --APEVIA X-JUPITER G-Type X-JUPITERG-BK Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower --Xclio Greatpower series 700w X14 Silent 120mm Fan Series --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................keeping for now..... --AMD Athlon 64 x2 AM2 5000+ Black Edition w/ ARCTIC COOLING MX-2, w/ Tuniq 120 Ultra Slient CPU Cooler @ 3.3GHz, 30-32 C idle, 32-35 C load --MSI K9A2 Platinum 790FX AM2+ AMD ATX Motherboard --Seagate 3.5" 250GB SATA 3.0GB/s 7200.10 7200 RPM HDD 23-25 C idle, 25-29 C load --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

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05-16-2008, 12:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
vernong1992 Bringer of Bans to Spam Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 13,763	Re: ATI Radeon 4800 Launch Details are you sure that the really expensive one wasn't the BFG Water Cool version? Newegg.com - BFG Tech BFGR88768GTXWCE GeForce 8800GTX 768MB 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards somewhat like that? except its not a 8800gtx? __________________ AMD Athlon64 X2 4600+ Biostar TA780g 80gb Western Digital Caviar Integrated HD3200 750mhz Core, around 8500gt performance 2gb DDR2 1066, Cas 5, 5-5-5-15 Logitech USB Headset I'm sorry but I do not accept support requests via IM, email, or personal messages

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