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Wow I just noticed this after I bought it...
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12. January 2009 @ 18:43 |
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Well i've been buying a few parts for my new computer, so far I have the case, monitor, power supply, and mother board. I have recently settled on buying a sapphire 4970, and i noticed you need two 6-pin adapters. Well, turns out my Corsair 450VX that I have already bought doesn't have any... what can I do? I did buy from newegg, but I don't really know how anything that has to do with returns, rebates, or RMAs work.. any suggestions...? *sighs*
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13. January 2009 @ 06:24 |
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450W is not enough to power that monster. Newegg is usualy nice about accepting returns within 30 days, but you will have to pay for return shipping & a restocking fee.
[Sorry, misread your post, I though you typed 4870. Have not seen any reviews or power tests on the 4970 yet...but I know the 4870 uses 25.5A @ 12v, and your power supply makes only 33A @ 12v...leaving only 7.5A @ 12v for everything else.]
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3437&p=10
If the 4970 is a core-shrink, it might use less power. Where did you find a review of this card?
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13. January 2009 @ 07:43 |
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A Corsair VX 450W is plenty to power that card. Don't return it. You need two 6-pin connectors, but the PSU already has one, I know, as I have built a PC with this unit. All you need is an adapter for the other connector, which the card should have come with.
No offense, but I wouldn't take PSU advice from someone who built a PC that uses 300W with a 1200W PSU from a terrible brand.
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13. January 2009 @ 18:27 |
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Oh thank god... I didn't know it came with adapters though, will it be as reliable as a power supply that comes with two 6 pins?
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13. January 2009 @ 18:34 |
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Alright, now that we covered that, what 4870 graphics card would you recommend the most? I'll be using a 22" monitor by the way. I feel like getting the Sapphire 4870 1GB, but I don't know if theres any better ones out there. I've read from that reviews that it's a really cool card, which is a big plus.. what would you get?
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13. January 2009 @ 19:17 |
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Yes, it'll work fine, because it's far better than the average 450W Power supply. For a 22" monitor, you don't need a 1GB HD4870.
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14. January 2009 @ 01:40 |
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Sorry I did mean the 4870 it was a typo :)
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14. January 2009 @ 01:47 |
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I don't really know which 4870 to get.. I want to get the toxic cooling one, I heard it runs nice and cool, but on newegg, there is this graphics card that had been picked twice as a best choice and has the highest rating for a 4870
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129113
Is it a good card? Or should I just stick with the sapphire 4870?
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14. January 2009 @ 05:18 |
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There's next to no difference between that and the Sapphire one, and it costs $85 more, and has no rebate. There's simply no reason to buy it.
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18. January 2009 @ 22:32 |
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Most HD4870s will perform exactly the same. So the price is really down to how many extras you want. Nicer cooling or added in game = higher price.
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T 4GHz(20 x 200) 1.5v 3000NB 2000HT, Corsair Hydro H110 w/ 4 x 140mm 1500RPM fans Push/Pull, Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5, 8GB(2 x 4GB) G.Skill RipJaws DDR3-1600 @ 1600MHz CL9 1.55v, Gigabyte GTX760 OC 4GB(1170/1700), Corsair 750HX
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19. January 2009 @ 11:42 |
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Not exactly though, there are some inexplicably higher priced 4870s, even with the same brand as cheap ones. Avoid these, there is nothing that justifies their extra cost.
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17. February 2009 @ 05:18 |
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Sapphire's "Toxic" coolers are junk; you will end up buying a good replacement after about a week when the super-close fins clog with dust.
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17. February 2009 @ 05:39 |
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Any heatsink will fill with dust if your case has no filters. I can understand criticising heatsinks for certain things, but that makes zero sense. In narrow environments like graphics cards, tight fins are absolutely essential.
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