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Customer Reviews for XFX HD-487A-YDDC Radeon HD 4870 XXX 512MB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
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Citrus
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg

Rating + 5 Sweet


Pros: It runs my 42" monitor really well and It doesn't drag. It does not run hot and it Was easy to install.

Cons: Was a little big. Also it is a power hog. The Fan is really loud. All cards of this size are though so that is to be expected.

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Bacon
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg

Rating + 5 Perfect Choice


Pros: Quite fast, a huge performance leap over my aging 8800GTS 640MB I bought almost 2 years ago. If you play games at 1920x1080 this is for you.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: Running this with
Q6600@3.0
Gigabyte p43 motherboard
8GB DDR2 Memory
Vista 64

COD4+CODW@W run at max settings with max AA at 1920x1080 with no less than 60FPS. WoW runs at 1920x1080 perfect also. Looks like this will be the last card I buy for a while.

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Brain
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg

Rating + 5 XFX Radeon HD 4870xxx 512 Video Card


Pros: This Card is the Bomb. It runs crisys on High Setings 38-65 FPS. I have no problems With this card at all. ( ran into only prob. Aera 51 Black Suite game will pause for afew sec. could be my processor 2.0 ghz intel duel core oc to 2.4 ghz mim requirements for game is 3.0 ghz single core Could be this.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: Awsome card ATi is The Bomb.

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg

Rating + 5 it just works


Pros: runs great so far. super cool with the reference cooler and low noise.

Cons: only thing i can't play max detail so far is Stalker: Clear Sky

Other Thoughts: great vid card no complaints. overclocks well.

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N/A
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg

Rating + 5 Wow


Pros: This Card is amazing. runs all games at max settings without a problem. A lot stronger than my old ati X700 PRO... but i think that isnt saying much.

Cons: none...

Other Thoughts: Card is Rather big, but when thrown into my first gamer build, it really isnt a problem.

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RediJedi420
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

Rating + 5 ATI'm lovin it!!


Pros: This card is an absolute beauty to behold, and that was just taking it out of the box. After installing it booted right up and driver installation was a breeze considering ATI's reputation for writing horrible drivers. My temp's according to everest were idling in the low 30's and in the mid 50's at full load, so for all the people who say these run hot, I suggest you not skimp on your computer case. I'm not saying everyone does, but I'm sure alot of people buy these cards and throw them in their OEM HP, Dell, or whatever cases with little to no fans for airflow and heat dissipation. I bought the NZXT Tempest with 4 120mm's & 2 140mm,s and it was worth every penny of the $100 spent. So basically if you have enough money to purchase this card then why not spend a little more to help increase the cards longevity. Sorry for the longwinded speech, but it had to be said.

Cons: None, this is the closest thing to magic that I've seen, love it!

Other Thoughts: Crysis is not a good game to judge the power of one's rig. Hell, NASA computers could'nt achieve 60fps on that poorly coded mess. Once again, sorry, but Crysis SUCKS!

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat low
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg

Rating + 4 XFX (as usual) is great


Pros: Fast and Clear. Worked strait out of the box. Got this card because I knew it would work Adding AA doesn't bog this card down.... If you have a 26" screen, this is the card you need. Liked the added game...quirky but fun.

Cons: Catalyst software is getting better.....not great, but getting better. Power requirements are alittle high and fan is loud when it is running over 40%. Big doublewide card.....like putting a brick in your box.

Other Thoughts: I knew it would work, XFX makes quality cards.
(had to RMA a saphire card that was DOA....very frustrating even though Newegg was great at RMA)

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chrisk
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg

Rating + 5 Back to ATI


Pros: fast, powerful, and silent card. allows me to run my games full settings at 1680X1050 with anti aliasing set to the max on almost all games. picture quality is great with High Def

Cons: Huge card, uses two pci-e connectors, and dual view set up isn't as good as Nvidia's (I use a 20 inch monitor and a 26 LCD TV with HDMI)

Other Thoughts: second XFX card I've bought an this one works out of the box, first was a 8800gt and was defective that got RMAed and replaced it with a evga 8800gt. this is the 4th ATI gpu I've owned to date. over all I'm impressed with the GDDR5 memory.

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Wavey
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg

Rating + 5


Pros: runs quiet and cool don't bother looking any further for the money.by the way newegg rocks.

Cons: NONE. well no free game.

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Gretch
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg

Rating + 5


Pros: Increadible card, runs very cool even without the fan speed adjusted. Came as advertised. Moved up from a 3870x2 from msi, huge boost in preformance. Had xfx cards before and happy to have one again. Life time warranty!

Cons: none so far, and not expecting any.

Other Thoughts: couldnt be more happy at the moment, THX NEWEGG AND XFX!!!!!! :)

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thinkingbiggar
Tech Level: high
Ownership: less than 1 day

Rating + 5 The warranty says it all.


Pros: I had XFX products fail in the past. The difference is that XFX the company has never failed me and the XFX cards they shipped me as replacements (with no questions) asked were superior to those I bought.

The XFX cards also have never failed to perform as specified which I can't say is the case with BFG.

Cons: They do cost more than the competition so in sence its like paying for an extended warranty but again the product is as good as the warranty. Keep that receipt as proof of purchase. This will run for years so if you have the receipt in email make sure its with a account not tied to your ISP so you don't loose it in the future.

Other Thoughts: Cards direct from ATI have better than a double warranty because they will replace a failed card without any proof of ownership or warranty. However cards direct from ATI are way over priced.

I am very happy to have this company using the superior ATI chipsets.

Also make sure your power supply can exceed the requirements on the 12V rails because even though this is much more efficient than the 280 nvidias, it is still a beast.

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

Rating + 5 It's about time ATI got a good manufacturer


Pros: Finally a company that makes ATI cards and offers a lifetime warranty and better yet its a double lifetime warranty. Always purchase products from XFX I know the idea of a lifetime warranty may be foreign to you ATI fanboys but you should embrace it, it's a good thing =)

Cons: Now if ATI could only eliminate driver issues...

Other Thoughts: Hopefully XFX will expand their Black Edition line to their ATI cards. Those cards are overclocking champs.

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Sullivan
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: less than 1 day

Rating + 5 XFX = GOLD


Pros: This is what I love about the graphics industry. It's constantly changing, and bettering itself for the good of consumers. XFX was one of the better OEM's on the nVidia side, being a pioneer in the warranty side of things from day one, and now those benefits come over to the ATI side along with awesome performance. We all know how good the HD4000 series is, and now that there's an awesomely reputable brand who stands behind their product with such ferve, I can see ATI only getting stronger as an chip maker.

Cons: I look forward to seeing what XFX does with overclocking these monsters and furthering the brand.

Other Thoughts: I bought an XFX 7600GT almost 3 years ago, and I must say it hooked me. Now that the same company is making cards on the ATI side (the warranty they provide simply can't be beat), I no longer will hesitate to consider an ATI card. I always was a bit taken aback to see that very few if any OEM's on the ATI side actually provided a lifetime warranty on their cards. A lot of us recycle cards in other systems or hand them down to others, and having this kind of warranty is only going to help with ATI's longevity.

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