Ati releases the 5870!

Task Force · 09-25-09, 09:01 PM

http://www.techspot.com/review/198-a...d-5870-review/

Cool, the first dx11 card... I still want the 300 series tho...

Arclight · 09-25-09, 11:12 PM

It looks funny.

* I see they finally cranked up the number of ROPs. That's gonna serve them wel.

Dowly · 09-26-09, 07:08 AM

ATI has always been critised for it's cards overheating like hell... looking at that card, it will propably catch on fire the moment you start your PC.

Arclight · 09-26-09, 07:48 AM

It does get pretty toasty under load, but very low idle temp.

ATI cards heating up so much usually has more to do with rather relaxed fan-profile to keep the noise down than "bad design" though.

Dowly · 09-26-09, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Arclight

ATI cards heating up so much usually has more to do with rather relaxed fan-profile to keep the noise down than "bad design" though.

Explain me how that isnt bad designing.

Arclight · 09-26-09, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

Explain me how that isnt bad designing.

Yeah, you're right. They should be more worried about their cards having a meltdown than keeping it quiet.

It's just that the average consumer isn't that savvy; they'll never check the temps the thing is running at; all they notice is how much noise it makes. Guess ATI is playing into that, while Nvidia only cares about their performance lead.

goldorak · 09-29-09, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

Explain me how that isnt bad designing.

Ever heard a 3500 rpm 60mm delta fan at full speed ?
You better get out of the house and even then you will hear the hiss.

You know what, I have a zotac 9800gtx+ and at idle I don't hear its fan.
But if it goes over 50%, and when playing COD 4 the fan ramps up to 70-80% you'd better be wearing headphones. I don't care if the gpu goes to 80-90 degrees, they are designed to go up to 105-100 degrees but I do care about not having a tornado in the room.
So yes ATI's decision to put silence before temperature is a good design.
Its not as if they let the gpu go beyond the maximal temperature in any case.

stabiz · 09-26-09, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

ATI has always been critised for it's cards overheating like hell... looking at that card, it will propably catch on fire the moment you start your PC.

I am getting an ATI this time too, I have been very happy with my first Radeons, the 4870 and 4890.

Arclight · 10-18-09, 08:38 PM

AMD’s Radeon HD 5770 & 5750: DirectX 11 for the Mainstream Crowd

Submarine · 10-18-09, 09:51 PM

I'm running a 5 year old laptop...

This is making me feel so outdated, but it will be years before I have the money to build a new computer

FIREWALL · 11-13-09, 01:45 PM

With the reasonable purchase price it's, a prime canidate for Liquid Cooling.

I have a BFG 295 GTX H2OC 1792 mb.

It's factory overclocked and liquid cooled.

The only thing that runs HIGH on my card is the Price.

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Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	It looks funny. * I see they finally cranked up the number of ROPs. That's gonna serve them wel. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia. Last edited by Arclight; 09-25-09 at 11:28 PM.

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Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	It does get pretty toasty under load, but very low idle temp. ATI cards heating up so much usually has more to do with rather relaxed fan-profile to keep the noise down than "bad design" though. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

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Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,005 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	ATI has always been critised for it's cards overheating like hell... looking at that card, it will propably catch on fire the moment you start your PC.

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FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	With the reasonable purchase price it's, a prime canidate for Liquid Cooling. I have a BFG 295 GTX H2OC 1792 mb. It's factory overclocked and liquid cooled. The only thing that runs HIGH on my card is the Price. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???