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nooobs · 12th July 2008, 8:10 PM

Anyone know if the HR03 fits

Shinanigans · 12th July 2008, 8:12 PM

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Originally Posted by aussie-revhead

The way my techbench is set up the vid cards exhaust right past my face so I cop a warm breeze every time the fans rev up..... but at that height and in an open setup (no case) the noise definately shits me , and whats worse is it draws the wrath of the missus every time I reboot ...

LOL!!

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Anyone know if the HR03 fits

Yep, the HR-03GT does.
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum...review-21.html

AussieTemplar · 12th July 2008, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by VL308

i'm still running a 256mb 3850 /sigh

I'm waiting for a 4870x2... can't wait...

Aye me too

Lardman · 12th July 2008, 11:04 PM

Seems like quite a few are holding out for the X2's.

EvilWang · 12th July 2008, 11:13 PM

I want to see how it goes, and if it's worth the cost.. but.. I'm really needing a new GFX!

TaroT · 12th July 2008, 11:13 PM

not sure about AA in 2142 as i can't even get mine to run...pos game

but i cna confirm it does work in ut, BUT i am using 16x16 box not edge detect, did you try one of the others?
there have been afew reports about AA not working in some things.

Shinanigans · 12th July 2008, 11:18 PM

Thanks for getting back to me on that Tarot... good to know i'm not the only one experience an issue

Hopefully next drivers will sort it out!

renel · 12th July 2008, 11:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VL308

i'm still running a 256mb 3850 /sigh

I'm waiting for a 4870x2... can't wait...

super bottleneck if you pair it up with the rest of the rig in your sig.. you'd benefit more on a rest of the system upgrade

VL308 · 13th July 2008, 1:32 AM

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Originally Posted by renel

super bottleneck if you pair it up with the rest of the rig in your sig.. you'd benefit more on a rest of the system upgrade

agreed =)
the rest of the system coming:

E8500
GA-X38-ds4
8gb reaper 1066
corsair hx620w

not 100% about the 4870x2 though... need a diff psu then i imagine if i wanna get a 2nd one later otherwise just xfire 2 4870 1gb or somethign like that... depends on price and timing... i reckon it'll end up as xfire 4870's...

renel · 13th July 2008, 1:41 AM

excellent

VL308 · 13th July 2008, 1:46 AM

could i ask you what the difference between the x38/x48 series? i'm struggling to find why i would want to pay more for the x48 unless i wanted to run about 1200mhz ram speeds.. i want a good xfire board for these puppies...

just noticed you were running the x48 board i looked at.. but thinking of going for ga-ex38-ds4 ('ex' for extra lan port) unless your about to change my mind? =)

Shinanigans · 13th July 2008, 1:50 AM

There's not much difference between them AFAIK. Mainly the "guarenteed" FSB speed which the X38 can probably hit anyway, if you needed to go that high.

Shouldn't we have a new driver by now? I guess maybe i'm used to nVidia releasing a driver every fortnight... kinda getting antsy

renel · 13th July 2008, 1:57 AM

yeah i want stable and official drivers...

well my board has 2 ethernet/lan ports if that helps 8 usb ports on the mobo itself

plenty of ocing settings. check out the intel thread for oc's and look at my results with the board. you can get these x48 boards for about 230-250 in the right places i picked mine up for $245 (not very cheap but i really wanted one yesterday arvo). only issue is u set vcore in the bios and it comes lower in windows but then the droops only like .2 and theres no fluctuation after that

VL308 · 13th July 2008, 2:00 AM

any brands seen to be better than others in the 4870 yet?

i've always had powercolor ati cards and never had a problem... much of a muchness? cos if not i'll prolly just get powercolor again $330ish

renel · 13th July 2008, 2:10 AM

there all still reference so, everything should be the same apart from the few bios differences (not clock speed) (fan settings / powerplay*powersaving*) and the extras they come with. Biggest difference would be the sticker on it

View Poll Results: Don't Vote Unless You Have the Card(s)..This Poll is Public
Radeon HD 4870 X2 In CrossFire	34	3.74%
Radeon HD 4870 X2	113	12.42%
Radeon HD 4870 In CrossFire	46	5.05%
Radeon HD 4870	260	28.57%
Radeon HD 4850 In CrossFire	37	4.07%
Radeon HD 4850	183	20.11%
I Just Want to Vote...	290	31.87%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 910. You may not vote on this poll

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12th July 2008, 11:13 PM	#3126
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12th July 2008, 11:18 PM	#3127
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12th July 2008, 8:10 PM	#3121
nooobs Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 228	Anyone know if the HR03 fits

13th July 2008, 1:41 AM	#3130
renel (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: 2768 Posts: 360	excellent

13th July 2008, 1:46 AM	#3131
VL308 Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Canberra Posts: 393	could i ask you what the difference between the x38/x48 series? i'm struggling to find why i would want to pay more for the x48 unless i wanted to run about 1200mhz ram speeds.. i want a good xfire board for these puppies... just noticed you were running the x48 board i looked at.. but thinking of going for ga-ex38-ds4 ('ex' for extra lan port) unless your about to change my mind? =) __________________ Video games don't make us violent, lag does.

13th July 2008, 1:50 AM	#3132
Shinanigans Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Frankfurt, Germany Posts: 4,813	There's not much difference between them AFAIK. Mainly the "guarenteed" FSB speed which the X38 can probably hit anyway, if you needed to go that high. Shouldn't we have a new driver by now? I guess maybe i'm used to nVidia releasing a driver every fortnight... kinda getting antsy __________________ i5 2500K @ 3.4GHz :: P67A-UD4-B3 :: 8GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1333CL8 :: Gigabyte GTX 580 WFX3 :: CM CM690 w/HX750 :: Samsung BX2450 LED :: *OCZ 60GB SSD/WD1001FALS2** Win7 Performance \| 4870CF Performance \| P182 vs 900

13th July 2008, 1:57 AM	#3133
renel (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: 2768 Posts: 360	yeah i want stable and official drivers... well my board has 2 ethernet/lan ports if that helps 8 usb ports on the mobo itself plenty of ocing settings. check out the intel thread for oc's and look at my results with the board. you can get these x48 boards for about 230-250 in the right places i picked mine up for $245 (not very cheap but i really wanted one yesterday arvo). only issue is u set vcore in the bios and it comes lower in windows but then the droops only like .2 and theres no fluctuation after that

13th July 2008, 2:00 AM	#3134
VL308 Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Canberra Posts: 393	any brands seen to be better than others in the 4870 yet? i've always had powercolor ati cards and never had a problem... much of a muchness? cos if not i'll prolly just get powercolor again $330ish __________________ Video games don't make us violent, lag does.

13th July 2008, 2:10 AM	#3135
renel (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: 2768 Posts: 360	there all still reference so, everything should be the same apart from the few bios differences (not clock speed) (fan settings / powerplaypowersaving) and the extras they come with. Biggest difference would be the sticker on it