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    OCZ with twin 4870s

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by ECyde, Jan 19, 2009.

  1. ECyde

    ECyde Notebook Consultant

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    I guess this is the first "LINK" that I've seen confirming anything for the Whitebook. Other than the guys here who are 100% guaranteeing that they'll fit, that is. Anyway, the more people saying it's true, the better for my incoming Whitebook, I say.

    "ATI Radeon™ HD 3870 (M88XT) 512MB VRAM DDR3 Single Or Dual-CrossFireX™

    Confirmed Support For Future ATI Radeon™ HD 4870 (M98XT) Single Or Dual-CrossFireX™"

    from: http://www.rkcomputer.net/rkcnotebooks/index.php?l=product_detail&p=95
     
    ECyde, Jan 19, 2009
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  2. dondadah88

    dondadah88 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    your link isnt working
     
    dondadah88, Jan 19, 2009
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  3. ECyde

    ECyde Notebook Consultant

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    Oh Crap. Yup, it's fixed now. It's just a little excerpt at the bottom of the page, but yea it just feels good to see it in writing more and more.
     
    ECyde, Jan 19, 2009
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    IDOXLR8, Jan 19, 2009
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    It was assumed that these cards will work, due to them being similar to the 3870 series, however, we`ll have to see real life compatibility.
    15000 3dmarks with a core 2 duo sounds nice indeed ...
     
    eleron911, Jan 19, 2009
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    Umm.. Try 18-19k :p
     
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  7. zfactor

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    doubtful with a regular say p9500 ^^^ at least imo
     
    zfactor, Jan 19, 2009
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  8. dondadah88

    dondadah88 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    how far do you think the p9500 can overclock to since it is 25w tdp or do you think the t9400 is the champ for c2d centrino 2. because i heard the that the t9300 is the t9400, t9500 and up just not overclock.

    sorry for high jacking the thread. but the ati's are very cpu dependent.
     
    dondadah88, Jan 19, 2009
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  9. Johnksss

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    hummm, new system....15k 3dmark06. wonder why they didn't run vantage mark.

    and im gonna go with E on this one..18k to 19k seems do able if the drivers are fitted right.
     
    Johnksss, Jan 19, 2009
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  10. zfactor

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    well make sure to know that the non extreme chips cant technically be overclocked like the xtreme ones can.

    but ive seen some p9500's oc pretty well from looking around the web
     
    zfactor, Jan 19, 2009
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  11. zfactor

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    i still think it will need a x9100 or qx9300 to get up to 19k+ but they will be impressive imo
     
    zfactor, Jan 19, 2009
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    im dammn near at 17k now with no cpu/whole system over clock. add in over clocking the cpu which is about another 1k to 2k points. oh yeah...it's do able.
    but im more interested in seeing what it nets running vantage mark. the 4800 desktops performed very well in this, so we shall see where the mobiles fall in at...
     
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  13. dondadah88

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    if it is a p9500 being able to hit 18-19k. i think your in trouble john. or should be worried. you crown is being taking away by a 25w cpu.
     
    dondadah88, Jan 19, 2009
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  14. zfactor

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    hey ill eat my words if it happens but i cant see that on a p9500 :D
     
    zfactor, Jan 19, 2009
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    well we will have to wait and see. i know i'll forget by that time.

    with the 4870 in crossfire. do you think the drivers will have all 1,600 stream cpu's running. cause i think when the 3870x2 came out. not all of them were.
     
    dondadah88, Jan 19, 2009
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    nah,it has to be a quad. no dual core can do it. im going to stand by that statement till it's proven differently. it will have to be a quad. and the system will need to be over clocked.
    as for sp's...the ati's are something like 5 to 1 ratio...i remember someone clearing that. so 1600/5 gives you the actual number. don't quote me on that.
     
    Johnksss, Jan 19, 2009
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  17. zfactor

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    ^^ now that i agree with that was my point i was trying to make
     
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    Yeah you have to divide ati's stream cpu's by 5 in order to compare to nvidia's. but nvidia are highly clock which i think makes up for it. and ati's core and shader are locked as one. i dont know. i have to do more research.
     
    dondadah88, Jan 20, 2009
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  19. zfactor

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    imo the 4870's will win overall until nvidia releases the next gen cards then we will start the battle all over again lol
     
    zfactor, Jan 20, 2009
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    we'll have to wait till the next clevo comes out to get an idea. if they add any type of over clocking at all...then the older dated 9800m gtx will still be a fair contender.
     
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    18-19K? Dude, seriousely now... you guys have really high hopes...we are talking dual core, still, right?
    Probably more , but sounds more likely this way...
    Just quoted you on that :D
     
    eleron911, Jan 20, 2009
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    In terms of 3dmark06, you probably won't see a huge increase over the 3870s in Crossfire granted that we're talking about the free basic edition. In the desktop variants at least, there is only about 1k difference between two 4870s in crossfire and a 3870x2 (which is very similar to two 3870s in crossfire). Click here to see what I mean. So, 18k might be possible if the guy who got 17.3k from his system changes his cards. 19k might be pushing it and would probably require some serious external cooling.

    Vantage, however, will be a different story.
     
    ichime, Jan 20, 2009
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    that score is still suspect...he hasn't resurfaced again. been waiting for him to repost ever since i caught that pic of that score..lol
     
    Johnksss, Jan 20, 2009
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    yeah..that was a flubbed score. I don't think they even ran it with the 3870s. I can flub a score too.. Heck, if ya want.. I can show that I'm already running 4870s in crossfire. :p
     
    E-wrecked, Jan 20, 2009
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  25. Johnksss

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    yep...he got a 6300 for cpu...desktops dont even get that...lol
    well my qx9650 didn't that is and it was over clocked to 3.8 ghz
     
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    just posted a new thread in AW.. Here's the 4870 w/ x9100 - not sure if it's crossfire or not. If not, expect 19k+

    [​IMG]
     
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  27. Kevin

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    Where did this gem come from?
     
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  28. ichime

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    That's definitely crossfire. A single desktop 4870 has lower SM2.0 and SM3.0 scores. Does the source you got it from also have vantage scores?
     
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    I'll look into that for you ich. :)
     
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    That's Crossfire, the desktop version doesn`t get that much of a score...yep.
     
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    Uhh..whats desktop crossfire get?
     
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    i think you can search orb for results on that, but it may take a while to find something to compare too
     
    Axman, Jan 20, 2009
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  33. Quadzilla

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    Here is a run i just did under Vista32 just for fun, but also to show it does not show both cards so it could be a similar situtation with the 4870s though i would think they could score higher with 2 cards.

    [​IMG]
    [​IMG]
     
    Quadzilla, Jan 21, 2009
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    Hellufa system Quad - Nice run. Curious, how much that desktop setup run you?
     
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    CPU $280ish Motheboard $280 Ram $250 Video Cards $270 each or around there
    Powersupply $170 i think, thats a rough guesstimate oh and the CPU Cooler another $90 .
     
    Quadzilla, Jan 21, 2009
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    not bad.. Build it yourself?
     
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  37. Quadzilla

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    Ya built it myself, as i love tinkering with stuff :)
     
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    Oh..and you wanna buy the OCZ Whitebook next ;) *looks at personal sig*

    Don't be skeered, never had any blue smoke :p
     
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    What do you score with just one 260 running?
     
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    Single card run

    [​IMG]
    [​IMG]
     
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    single gtx280. haven't retested it seriously in while...may have to see if things have changed...
     
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    Nice and im not suprised to see the difference, but there was no way in heck i was going to cough up the $$ for 2x280's for the few fps i would have gained in games :). Take a look at the difference in our CPU scores and your only 100mhz slower .
     
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