ATI Radeon HD 4770 In CrossFire: Unbeatable At $220

[marraco]

[citation][nom]nottheking[/nom]...
The comment system isn't fully-featured compared to the forum software, hence it lacks a number of features, like being able to quote without a name for the quotee, the ability to directly include images, and lists. As for the charts, it's interesting to see that you arrived at largely the same conclusion as well. Though I also wonder how things might go if you intentionally cut off benchmarks well over 60, which would also bring the 280 into play.[/citation]
Oh, yes, those comments need some basic features... as better linking and images. I totally agree.

On cutting off benchmarks over 60 fps, well, I have forgotten to say that you can crank up the resolution to take advantage of the extra power.

 

[kelfen]

[citation][nom]Dax Corrin[/nom]Oh, the French are involved? They'll struggle for like 5 minutes and surrender. *sarcasm*[/citation]

lol!
just look up french battle's won on googles I'm feeling lucky

 

[LLJones]

An Phenom II X3 720 paired with 4770's would be an excellent review. While it is nice to dream about crossfired seriously overclocked atomic 4890's, some of us are still toying with the idea of tri fire 3870's and upgrading to the X3. Money is very tight right now and AMD has the right marketing idea.

 

[acherimoya]

Very interesting comparison. This is one of the few times I've seen where a dual-card solution is actually cost-effective, as well as performance-effective. The 4770 looks to be one of those best value parts.

I must have two of them.

 

[neiroatopelcc]

[citation][nom]cangelini[/nom]It isn't going to be a hard line. I suspect you'd see frame rates marginally lower than the Core i7 at 1280 or 1650, and then as you get closer to 1920, the numbers start evening out more and more. The Phenom II X3 720 would be a good match-up to these boards. This is actually a good story idea, though, discussing building a balanced PC and what you give up as you slide up or down the scale using different hardware. I'll see what I can put together.[/citation]

I don't mind new stories, but really. Isn't a budget matchup kinda what the smb events already cover? Or are they gone too like serveral other features and sections?

 

[cangelini]

SBM is back this month.

 

[tehsys]

I have a Gigabyte P45-DS3 and a single 4770, would my motherboard's pcie bandwidth (in CF 2x 8x pcie2.0) hold back a crossfire setup with a second 4770? Thank you in anticipation! Nice article btw

 

[neiroatopelcc]

[citation][nom]tehsys[/nom]I have a Gigabyte P45-DS3 and a single 4770, would my motherboard's pcie bandwidth (in CF 2x 8x pcie2.0) hold back a crossfire setup with a second 4770? Thank you in anticipation! Nice article btw[/citation]
I would think not.

Can't find the article about bandwidth, but it's from long before the 4770 anyway, but I'd wager 8x in version 2 is sufficient. I'm using a single 4870 on x16 version 1 and I don't think I'm limited by the bandwidth.

 

[xrarey]

I would love to get these - but can you use multiple monitors while in crossfire mode? I know SLI cannot. I have 4 monitors, and I want the other three to work, as they normally do, while I am in crossfire. I know that only my primary monitor would be accelerated.

Until ATI comes up with a way to do this, I won't be going crossfire.

 

[kelfen]

I had crossfire and I had two monitors working

 

[Guest]

I think everyone who wants to buy a new video card (or more than 1) is interested in running EVERYTHING with AA and AF. No doubt 4770 are nice but I'd rather take the 4850x2 2GB or 1 single 4890 focusing future upgrades. By the way, 4890 are cheaper already. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125276

 

[kelfen]

bring down da prices and increase the tempeture way to go ATI

 

[preyingrazor]

Can you do a 4850 512 mg xfire and 4770 512 mb xfire comparison too please? Thanks

 

[Dreamion]

Just got 2 HD 4770 in yesterday, works really nice, only tried crysis so far. It seems that ATI havn't put up any updated drivers on their website for the 4770 so i'll stick with the CD for now.

 

[mogwai72]

Interesting test. Since there's no word about microshuttering with this crossfire combination could it be that's not an issue anymore?

 

[hok]

Ditto ON THE ENGINEERING bits PLEASE TEST RETAIL! this makes no sense on a "budget" setup to test experimental hardware or stuff that only those in the "network" can get...

But overall awesome test... brings me back to want to get crossfire hardware... my crossfire experience with the 3870 pieeeeeeeed me to no end...

 

[justme_66]

I just buy 4870 512mb,2 weeks ago.Should i sold my 4870 for 2x4770(crossfire)???Any sugestions....

 

[justme_66]

I just buy 4870 512mb,2 weeks ago.Should i sold my 4870 for 2x4770(crossfire)???Any sugestions....

 

[W Craven]

Why would you use an i7 platform as a test bed for budget cards? I would think these an top end budget cards and should have been tested on a very overclocked e5200 because if i can afford the i7 you tested with then i would have no issue affording a 295GTX or twin 275GTX's..in SLi

 

[neiroatopelcc]

[citation][nom]W Craven[/nom]Why would you use an i7 platform as a test bed for budget cards? I would think these an top end budget cards and should have been tested on a very overclocked e5200 because if i can afford the i7 you tested with then i would have no issue affording a 295GTX or twin 275GTX's..in SLi[/citation]

read the first couple pages of the comments, and you'll find your answer

 

[Guest]

wrong. some games do not scale well with SLI or CF. in case of flight simulator X the preformance gain from second card in CF is exactly 0%. for the money you could have had 4870.

 

[spearhead]

i agree with pirateboy to have a 4830 CF GTS250 SLI round up maybe even with x8 pci e slots and x16 running both modes that should give a bit more clear view. these components are making an awsome deal for a fast gaming system under a 900 euro tie. phenom 940 4770 CF or 4890 4GB cheap pc8500 OCZ ram perhaps a nice 1TB harddrive a 23 inch acer or samsung monitor a cooler master modulair 620watt powersupply a GA-MA790X-DS4 and perhaps a not to expansive cooler master elite case then your pretty much around the 900 euro here and as good to go i think. might be a good deal for me to get.

 

[spearhead]

forget about the GA-MA790X-DS4 i meant the GA-MA790X-UD4 it is way better.

 

[Ciuy]

yea thsese tests are made with the best mobos and CPUs, See if u get the same results with an amd 7750 BE and 2x 4770 and 4x1gb 800mhz ram and a budget mobo.

i bet they will differ... alot

 

[kelfen]

[citation][nom]Ciuy[/nom]yea thsese tests are made with the best mobos and CPUs, See if u get the same results with an amd 7750 BE and 2x 4770 and 4x1gb 800mhz ram and a budget mobo.i bet they will differ... alot[/citation]
well this is just to show the maximum performance with out bottle necks from the cpu