ASUS Released Non-Reference Radeon HD 4870 with Expanded Power Circuitry

Hayder_Master · Sep 3, 2008

is this fan enough for high overclock , i don't think so

eidairaman1 · Sep 3, 2008

btarunr said:
If Intel sells a QX9770 without a stock cooler (assuming anyone who buys a $1500 CPU would use aftermarket cooling), they might as well start selling video cards sans coolers. Unfortunately, installing a aftermarket cooler (before which, finding one that fits perfectly, cools well) is cumbersome. So they have to provide cooling that is sufficient. Going by the 4870 'fiasco', definitely OC'ed RV770s don't do well with even double slot cooling. Like what originally came up with SuperRV770 specs only cards with water-blocks or pre-fitted WC solutions can tame a RV770 at 850+ MHz.

Not to mention Most companies wont cover cards that have been modified (aka aftermarket cooling) your best to keep the stock cooler around incase of total failure.

R_1 · Sep 3, 2008

What is the difference in PWM block here PowerColor HD4870 PCS+ and here Powercolor HD 4870 1GB and finally stock here Sapphire HD 4870 . Asus are a bunch of greedy people.

PCpraiser100 · Sep 3, 2008

With this extended power usage, you don't really need to risk it all with VoltMods (sorry W1z), especially if you are dealing with a good $300-$400 video card. But personally, I'm still disappointed about the power usage. But not for long, I hope. I am getting rumors in other forums that as referring to the 22nm Phenoms coming in mid/late 09', admins and co-workers from AMD are saying that they've noticed a lot of energy-efficiency in mind to the engineers OUTSIDE of the CPU-engineering department, which is not referring to the upcoming HD 4000 siblings. Could there be an upcoming power-saving revision to the present HD 4000 series, or are they just making more efficient chipsets for the next iPhone revision? :laugh:

As for this card, I;m still very impressed with the voltage. Get a Viva cooler from Coolermaster and you got yourself a $400 overclocking video card that will last for more than 6 months.

largon · Sep 3, 2008

R_1 said:
What is the difference in PWM block here PowerColor HD4870 PCS+ and here Powercolor HD 4870 1GB and finally stock here Sapphire HD 4870 . Asus are a bunch of greedy people.

There is no difference.
PowerColor HD4870 PCS+ is identical to Powercolor HD 4870 1GB , they're both AMD reference design upgraded from 3 to 4 phase vGPU as the reference board has an option for that.

PCpraiser100 said:
(...) I am getting rumors in other forums that as referring to the 22nm Phenoms coming in mid/late 09', (...)

No need to worry about AMD 22nm coming in 2009... Try year later than Intel 22nm @ 2012.

R_1 · Sep 3, 2008

largon said:
There is no difference.
PowerColor HD4870 PCS+ is identical to Powercolor HD 4870 1GB , they're both AMD reference design upgraded from 3 to 4 phase vGPU as the reference board has an option for that.

Exactly! That is my point too. Why bothering with this new ASUS "Bottom" HD 4000 series. :laugh:

blaxez · Sep 25, 2008

does this card has the same bios as the asus reference cards? apparently when i flashed mine with the normal reference bios, my card doesn't work anymore.

maxor1980 · Nov 10, 2008

Hello everybody i have a big problem, i have buy the eah4870 D5 for my crossfire just the second one, and i have flashed my card and finaly the bios is die. I need the original bios of this card to reflash this one. contact me please.

thoughtdisorder · Nov 10, 2008

maxor1980 said:
Hello everybody i have a big problem, i have buy the eah4870 D5 for my crossfire just the second one, and i have flashed my card and finaly the bios is die. I need the original bios of this card to reflash this one. contact me please.

Give this one a shot....

http://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/19112/Asus.HD4870.512.080626.html

maxor1980 · Nov 10, 2008

Is it for new card 4870 from Asus?

maxor1980 · Nov 10, 2008

After flash it's not the good bios, i need the last bios of the new card at page 1 first message.

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Motherboard	Asus Rampage IV extreme
Cooling	Corsair H100i
Memory	4x4G kingston hyperx beast 2400mhz
Video Card(s)	2X EVGA GTX680
Storage	2X Crusial M4 256g raid0, 1TbWD g, 2x500 WD B
Display(s)	Samsung 27' 1080P LED 3D monitior 2ms
Case	CoolerMaster Chosmos II
Audio Device(s)	Creative sound blaster X-FI Titanum champion,Creative speakers 7.1 T7900
Power Supply	Corsair 1200i, Logitch G500 Mouse, headset Corsair vengeance 1500
Software	Win7 64bit Ultimate
Benchmark Scores	3d mark 2011: testing

System Name	PCGOD
Processor	AMD FX 8350@ 5.0GHz
Motherboard	Asus TUF 990FX Sabertooth R2 2901 Bios
Cooling	Scythe Ashura, 2×BitFenix 230mm Spectre Pro LED (Blue,Green), 2x BitFenix 140mm Spectre Pro LED
Memory	16 GB Gskill Ripjaws X 2133 (2400 OC, 10-10-12-20-20, 1T, 1.65V)
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon 290 Sapphire Vapor-X
Storage	Samsung 840 Pro 256GB, WD Velociraptor 1TB
Display(s)	NEC Multisync LCD 1700V (Display Port Adapter)
Case	AeroCool Xpredator Evil Blue Edition
Audio Device(s)	Creative Labs Sound Blaster ZxR
Power Supply	Seasonic 1250 XM2 Series (XP3)
Mouse	Roccat Kone XTD
Keyboard	Roccat Ryos MK Pro
Software	Windows 7 Pro 64

System Name	REBEL R1
Processor	Core i7 920
Motherboard	ASUS P6T
Cooling	Stock
Memory	6GB OCZ GOLD TC LV Kit 1866MHz@1.65V 9-9-9-24
Video Card(s)	Two Sapphire HD 5770 Vapor-X Xfire'd and OC'd (920/1330)
Storage	Seagate 7200.11 500GB 32MB
Case	Antec Three Hundred
Audio Device(s)	ASUS Xonar D1 PCI Sound Card
Power Supply	OCZ StealthXStream 500W
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
Benchmark Scores	16585 Performance Score on 3DMark Vantage

System Name	Ladpot ◦◦◦ Desktop
Processor	R7 5800H ◦◦◦ i7 4770K, watercooled
Motherboard	HP 88D2 ◦◦◦ Asus Z87-C2 Maximus VI Formula
Cooling	Mixed gases ◦◦◦ Fuzion V1, MCW60/R2, DDC1/DDCT-01s top, PA120.3, EK200, D12SL-12, liq.metal TIM
Memory	2× 8GB DDR4-3200 ◦◦◦ 2× 8GB Crucial Ballistix Tactical LP DDR3-1600
Video Card(s)	RTX 3070 ◦◦◦ heaps of dead GPUs in the garage
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Power Supply	Corsair AX860i
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Keyboard	Logitech Elite Keyboard from 2006 / Contour Balance Keyboard / Logitech diNovo Edge
Software	W11 x64 ◦◦◦ W10 x64
Benchmark Scores	It does boot up? I think.

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Motherboard	Asus Striker II Extreme
Cooling	Watercooling
Memory	Gskill pc14400 @ 1800mhz GT1 Series
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Storage	Seagate Barracuda 500gb x2
Display(s)	Futjitsu Siemens 22' 5ms
Case	ANTEC Skeleton
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