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    ATI 4870 Now shipping to retailers!

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by DRTH_STi, Oct 31, 2008.

  1. DRTH_STi

    DRTH_STi can't.stop.buying.laptops

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    DRTH_STi, Oct 31, 2008
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  2. mhooper1125

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    the 4870's arent in crossfire support yet.
     
    mhooper1125, Oct 31, 2008
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  3. alphazex

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    yeah i didnt see a 4870x2 in there =(
     
    alphazex, Oct 31, 2008
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  4. royk50

    royk50 times being what they are

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    right 4870 coupled with an i7 and i might...
     
    royk50, Oct 31, 2008
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  5. ichime

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    I want to hold out for 4870, but I doubt it will be out before at least February. Anybody got any more info on it?
     
    wud03, Oct 31, 2008
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  7. wanderer82

    wanderer82 Notebook Guru

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    do we have any updates from retailers on when we might see these on rigs?
     
    wanderer82, Nov 4, 2008
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  8. milamber1983

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    I doubt that HD4870 will hit the market before christmas, since driver implementations are usually 3 month ahead of the real shipment, but i might be wrong
     
    milamber1983, Nov 4, 2008
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  9. ArmageddonAsh

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    thats good news for me,i should have enough money by then. will be selling my Sager NP9262 for about £1000 - £1100 and i should be able to get another £1000-£1500 to put towards it - maxed out system :D
     
    ArmageddonAsh, Nov 4, 2008
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  10. mhooper1125

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    4870's arent shipping yet. They will not be available for a while yet.
     
    mhooper1125, Nov 4, 2008
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  11. ArmageddonAsh

    ArmageddonAsh Mangekyo Sharingan

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    yeah. by the time they are ready i should have the money ready to buy it :D
     
    ArmageddonAsh, Nov 4, 2008
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  12. mhooper1125

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    ATI took the mobile 4870's off their site.....
     
    mhooper1125, Nov 4, 2008
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  13. onlyone0001

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    Which site? I thought they haven't put them on the site. And what about 4850's ?
     
    onlyone0001, Nov 5, 2008
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  14. phoduma

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    16k 3dmark
     
    phoduma, Nov 5, 2008
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  15. zfactor

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    mmm nice maybe ill keep the 1730 till the 4870's come in crossfire then ill step up. not really much difference between the m1730 and the ocz right now..
     
    zfactor, Nov 5, 2008
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  16. dtwn

    dtwn C'thulhu fhtagn

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    Out of curiosity, where did you get that figure from?
     
    dtwn, Nov 5, 2008
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  17. zfactor

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    yeah if so its impressive my desktop dual 4850's get just over 20k.. so thats really good for a notebook
     
    zfactor, Nov 5, 2008
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    Do we know if the current OCZ will be able to be upgraded to the newer 4xxx series without a new motherboard or anything significant?
     
    wanderer82, Nov 5, 2008
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    From what I've heard (or what is known), yes.
     
    Thug21, Nov 5, 2008
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    Well, MSI already has the 4850 in their GT725 book in Asia, but it has DDR2 memory instead of DDR3. I'm guessing DDR3 will reserved for the GT735.
     
    ichime, Nov 5, 2008
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    The ATi Mobility Radeon 4850 and 4870's sound awesome so far, hopefully the price will be similar to that of the 3870's, then the gaming laptops' arena would be more balanced.
     
    Aeris, Nov 5, 2008
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  22. Kevin

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    High-end with DDR2 memory..... lame.
     
    Kevin, Nov 5, 2008
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    GT735 has 3850?
     
    onlyone0001, Nov 6, 2008
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  24. Rahul

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    Yes, the GT735 has the 3850 and AMD Turion.

    But according to MSI's site, the GT725 will have the 4850 and Centrino 2. Yes, its a lower numbered model but with the better specs.
     
    Rahul, Nov 6, 2008
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