Alarmingly, though, is how the technology has changed. I found my HD4850 already big, but here is a Doppelwopper, ie it is twice as thick as a HD4850 and takes two slots on the back of the case, but only one PCI-Express 2.0 slot for plugging. But she is also shorter than a HD4850. So if you have installed cards in the dimensions of 4850 and under its current card or a backplane slot has free, in which fits in this card.
Brief appearance:
Packaging is very good, as it protects the card with a narrow cardboard, plastic and foam from most (even hard) influences. In addition to the map of the pack is a "mini" instructions for installation in, two adapters for power supply of 6-pin to 4-pin Molex, VGA adapter, Brochure and an activation code for the full version of Dirt 3, which one via Steam can download.
The design of the card is great. Chic fan design, fan dimensions are very well sized, fit for slots and PCI-E slot are very good. And by the thickness of the card it can also handle well without rumzuwischen on the transistors. It is striking that the map now have two 6-pin connectors has as previously only one. In my case, both terminals must be supplied with power, otherwise no image signal is sent.
At first use falls on very positive that the card is extremly quiet. My HD4850 is almost disengaged at PC startup and during exercise, the 6850 seems as likely to have a relaxed character. Highly suitable for Silent systems. The operating temperature can be seen. In the 2-hour test games at high settings, the card was never warmer than 57 degrees, indicating definitely for the temperature management of the map. The map is very powerful, I probably need not mention. Bad Company 2 at highest settings puts his card without getting even warm. Soon I test it in Crysis. 2
This time my PC components with which the card is operational:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4 Ghz
Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3 mainboard
OCZ OCZ2T800C44GK 4096 (4GB) RAM
But the downside par excellence:
the operating instructions. I can only say that the well is a joke. Believe ATI all seriousness that every hobby PCler is a technology genius? The mini-guide gives only simplest software installation instructions that do not need two pages per language.
And how to install the card, is shown by icon on the plastic cover of the card. The blast is that this is wrong. Apparently ATI has forgotten that they still need to modify the instructions, if you change the design of the card. Because it is described that man to power a 6-pin 12V connector to the power supply needs only (or on the adapter to 4-Pin Molex), the second in CrossFire use.
But one that actually both built 6-pin connectors must use, I noticed on the Internet only after rich two hours research. Meanwhile, I have several times over various ports switch the card and expanded and wanted to send it back already. There has handled my front fan in the housing after dozens reboots and Herunterfaren.
So Attention: in layout with two 6-pin sockets both use.
I find that an absolute impudence. I have as Technikleihe gepusselt me arm and a leg to take the card into operation, wasted three hours, my brother annoyed and sweated fear water.
Summary:
per:
- For such a card a super price
- Very powerful
Contain activation code for Dirt3 full version -
- Great design the map
- Large cards fan
- Very good fit
- Extremely quiet operation
- Very low heat development
- Shorter than a HD4850
Cons:
- The description bzw- installation guide is a joke
--- Instead of both 6-pin connectors to be used for power, only one will be described, need to
Who looks away over the ridiculousness of the descriptions given here probably one of the best cards in the price segment between 100-130.
