Reviews - Force3D Radeon HD 4870 Black Edition: it's Vader Time!

[HEXUS]

What do you get if you cross a Radeon HD 4870 with an Arctic Cooling Accelero cooler?

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[toolsong]

A timely review, I got one of these today

The 4870 I was waiting for; fast, cool and quiet (ie silent).

[Lurkio]

How do the noise levels compare with the Sapphire Toxic that was previously reviewed?

Strangely, another review on the web shows this card to be noisier than those with stock cooling. The conflicting reports aren’t making for an easy buying decision.

[toolsong]

Here's a new review of three VGA coolers on a 4870, including the Arctic Cooling Accelero Twin Turbo

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coo...o-musashi.html

The Force3D is £30 cheaper than the Toxic

[Tarinder]

We found it to be a little louder than the TOXIC but still pretty quiet.

[Cichlidash]

A good review but I dont think this one even comes with a 6 pin adapter?

Also the price is only about £10 cheaper than the cheapest 260 with 216 Cores. Which should offer better performance. It could be argued that of course this card has a custom cooler and a good one at that. However at the end of the day is it not performance that counts with high end cards? That is as long as the 260 has no major noise or heat issues, which it should not have as it looks to have a reference cooler on it.

[Oobie-]

Should we be worried about the fact that the RAM chips aren't cooled directly?

You're going to be relying on case cooling otherwise, aren't you?

The best option looks to be the Force3D card or the Powercolor HD4870 OC - if you're looking to only spend £200~ (imo that is)