VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 512MB Video Card
VisionTek - 900244Last Review: Jun 2008
The VisionTek ATI Radeon HD 4870 brings the power of graphics "supercomputing" to gamers, setting a standard for visual computing. Redefine the way you play and take HD gaming to the extreme. The TeraScale graphics engine delivers an immersive, cinematic gaming experience. Add this GPU to your PC an... Read More watch Blu-ray movies and play HD content with incredible visual fidelity. Do it all with break-through efficiency that doesn't compromise performance. Play today while preparing for tomorrow with tessellation, support for DirectX 10.1 and scalable ATI CrossFireX technology. Minimize
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Reviewed by: aakshay on 31-Aug-08
Strengths: Great Card for its price. Alot faster than my 8800 GT.
Weaknesses: Huge card, wont fit in most cases. This thing is really hot 80 degrees celsius at bootup.
Summary: I bought this card and it is hands down an amazing card for the price. I mostly play Crysis and this has no problems playing with all settings on high 1440*900 getting a stable 40+ fps. It breezes thru games without any issue and should be able to play any game for years to come. The only real issue I have with it is it gets really hot really fast. It starts off at 80 degrees celsius and gets to 90+ when playing a game. I was able to modify the fan with a program and that dropped it to 50 at idle and 55-60 degrees during game play, however the fans at 50% which I have them set to, are really loud. About as loud as a desk fan. The only other issue with this card is that its huge. It fits in my case fine (Rosewill Conqueror) but thats a huge case. This thing wont fit into most cases. Also for those of you without 2 PCI Express cables, this came with an adapter, so thats a huge plus. Overall I'd highly recommend this card. It provided me with no lag in any game I've played. Well worth the money, very easy to install, and a great buy. I'd give it 4.5/5 stars.
