Testseek.co.uk have collected 7 expert reviews of the Diamond Radeon HD 4870 1GB PCIe 4870PE51G and the average rating is 90%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Diamond Radeon HD 4870 1GB PCIe 4870PE51G.
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7 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Quiet even under load, Runs cool, Decent performance, Nice extras included
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When wanting to know if its worth it to go with the 1gig of ram over the 512mb of ram, the answer is a resounding yes. The difference between the cards isnt astronomical but, when it comes down to picking a graphics card, even the smallest winning m...
Can be used with the Dragon Platform, Yay, HDCP compatible, Play in 1080p, Price is coming down quickly, Crossfire X compatible, Only $4 more than the Diamond HD 4870 512MB version,
Not enough reason for those who own the 4870 512MB to upgrade, Diamond is still at the higher end of the HD 4870 price scale.
With the release of the 4870 X2, the HD 4890, and the top NVIDIA cards, the HD 4870 has gotten overshadowed and overlooked by many. But for those who still fondly remember looking at its benchmarks and thinking, "I am in love," but could not purchase t...
Great price, Wellrounded performance, CrossFireX potential
GTX 260 and up are still very competitive, Slightly less powerefficient than NVIDIA contemporaries
Sporting the extra-large framebuffer erases the niggling doubts I had concerning the 4870 I played with at its release. This is an excellent single-GPU card and its priced very well. If youre an AMD or ATI fan, this is the card to get--assuming youv...
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Published: 2008-12-16, Author: brian , review by: legitreviews.com
The Diamond HD 4870 1GB can take today’s latest games and blitz right through them, providing buttery smooth gaming enjoyment. At a price under $300, high end gaming never looked so good and cost so little. ...
Well made, Excellent performance in DX9 and DX10 games overall, Works well under stress, Adapters included
Can get rather loud when under load, Takes two slots, Takes two PCIE power connections
The Diamond 4870 1gig Video card is an excellent choice if you’re looking for a high end graphics card, it performs well in both DX9 and DX10 on the latest games with no problems at all.Yes it can get loud when under load, but it’s relative to...
The Diamond HD4870 video card with 1GB of GDDR5 RAM, has a great stock cooler installed on it, as it is able to keep it cool while under load as well as when it is idle. The card never went much over 85°C, which is higher than some of the other cards ...
