bit-tech News: Palit's Revolution 700 (Radeon HD 4870 X2) graphics card

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Hi all,

 

We have just published a review of *Palit's Revolution 700 (Radeon HD

4870 X2) graphics card*. If you could post a link on your site that

would be very much appreciated.

 

*Link:*

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2009/01/13/palit-revolution-700-deluxe-4870-x2-review/1

 

 

*Picture:*

http://images.bit-tech.net/content_images/2009/01/palit-revolution-700-deluxe-4870-x2-review/fp_img.jpg

 

 

*Quote:

*/The final stumbling block for the Revolution 700 is its price. Despite

offering little in game performance advantage over a stock 4870 X2,

which can be picked up for around £340 following aggressive price cuts

in anticipation of the launch of Nvidia's GeForce GTX 295, the

Revolution 700 retails for in excess of £30 more.

 

While the improved cooling does go some way to justify this, the 4870

X2's stock cooler is nowhere near as insufficient as the Radeon HD

4850's. There is some nice overclocking headroom unlocked by the triple

slot monster, but we have to question how much extra performance you

really need when you're dealing with twin RV770 GPUs in the first place.

With a budget card the performance gained from a factory overclock is

often very much worth the extra investment, but here it just seems

almost pointless, especially with the sacrifice of the third slot.

 

All in all, the Palit Revolution 700 is a real let down. It's barely

faster than a stock Radeon HD 4870 X2, consumes a great deal more power

at idle, and really isn't worth the price premium, despite the improved

cooling and quieter running. To be brutally honest, it's a poor attempt

at a factory overclocked custom cooled card, and given the choice, we'd

rather use a stock HD 4870 X2, if only for the sake of our electricity

bill and a couple of DVI ports./

*

 

*Cheers guys!

 

Tim Smalley

www.bit-tech.net