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    ATI HD 4870 XT (MXM 3.0B) will be available in Q4 2009 to Q1 2010

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Gophn, Nov 7, 2009.

  1. Blacky

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    Let's hope Intel's Larrabee is rubbish. If it is indeed a good card then Intel can easily use it's monopoly position to chew on the market of Nvidia and Ati and become dominant in the GPU market -> higher prices for everyone :(. I can already see that the top end card from Intel will always cost 1100 USD.
     
    Blacky, Nov 9, 2009
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  2. spybenj

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    You doubt the power of notebookreview.
    If every nbr members bought nvidia or ati cards, I think we have a few hundred thousand members
     
    spybenj, Nov 9, 2009
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  3. Phinagle

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    Sure just like the people that say they'll only buy 16:10 screens in protest of 16:9. How do you expect to buy notebooks with the components you support if no manufacturer is going to make them? ;)
     
    Phinagle, Nov 9, 2009
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  4. spybenj

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    I didn't care about 16:9 and 16:10 :)
    I doubt clevo is going to switch to intel GPU's
     
    spybenj, Nov 9, 2009
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  5. BrandonSi

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    ATI = No CUDA = /me is not interested.

    If all I did was game though I could see how it might pique some people's interest.
     
    BrandonSi, Nov 9, 2009
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  6. spybenj

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    K brandon :)
    You have 580 posts :)
    I wonder who will get it first.
    You 600 posts or me my laptop
     
    spybenj, Nov 9, 2009
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  7. BrandonSi

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    Judging from my calendar today at the office, I'm going to say your laptop. :)
     
    BrandonSi, Nov 9, 2009
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    That makes two of us.
     
    ettornio, Nov 9, 2009
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  9. Kevin

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    Intel is on the slippery slope with Larrabee, and I bet ATI and Nvidia already have lawyers investigating and preparing antitrust lawsuits.
     
    Kevin, Nov 9, 2009
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  10. Cobra03

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    Didnt ATI make 2 versions of the 3870, 1 3870 and 1 3870 XT?
     
    Cobra03, Nov 9, 2009
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  11. firstn20

    firstn20 Notebook Evangelist

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    How does this card compare to the 4870's option available to the M17x All Powerful? (Sorry guys been away from the notebook scene for a few months). And is the 4870's that Alienware is offering better than the 280M gtx?
     
    firstn20, Nov 9, 2009
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  12. Phinagle

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    For the desktop cards there's an RV770Pro for the 4850 and the RV770XT for the 4870...with I believe the major difference between them being how much power each GPU gets to achieve their respective clocks.


    For notebooks the GPUs are downclocked and power consumption is reduced to the point where there's no real difference between the 4850 and 4870 GPUs other than the type of RAM the cards use.
     
    Phinagle, Nov 9, 2009
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  13. firstn20

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    Alienware/Dell is advertising the 4870 as being better than the 280m gtx in their config site, I thought the 280m gtx was the better gpu? If I remember a few months back, the Asus 18.4" ntoebook had those video cards which is really 4850's. Can anyone shed any light on this? Been away from the notebook scene for months!
     
    firstn20, Nov 9, 2009
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  15. Soviet Sunrise

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    Correction, the GTX 280 eats the ATi HD 4870 XT alive and craps the GTX 260's. Those are the desktop versions, chief. Be careful with that "M."
     
    Soviet Sunrise, Nov 9, 2009
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    Brock_Sampson, Nov 9, 2009
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  17. Soviet Sunrise

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    Notebookcheck is unreliable when it comes to gauging performance based on user submitted statistics. That's another no.
     
    Soviet Sunrise, Nov 9, 2009
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  18. firstn20

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    ok anyone can answer my question? Thx
     
    firstn20, Nov 9, 2009
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  19. Soviet Sunrise

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    We'll answer your question once the card is actually out.
     
    Soviet Sunrise, Nov 9, 2009
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  20. Mandrake

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    Any chance this is the "GDDR5 Broadway XT" cards that were rumored over the summer?
     
    Mandrake, Nov 17, 2009
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  21. Aryantes

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    Any chance that these cards work in my poor D901C / 8800M GTX?
     
    Aryantes, Nov 28, 2009
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  22. Blacky

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    Close to none I am afraid...
     
    Blacky, Nov 28, 2009
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  23. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    the M17x is using the XT version from what i understand ;)

    trying to find a sager vendor with these so i can grab one
     
    The_Moo™, Dec 2, 2009
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