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g160689 Original post #1
May 29, 2010 at 2:33 PM
i am confused of different version of hd4670 512mb(sapphire). planning to buy one. but confused among:
SAPPHIRE HD 4670 512MB GDDR3 PCI-E (New Edition)
SAPPHIRE HD 4670 512MB GDDR3(HDMI On-board)
SAPPHIRE Ultimate HD 4670 512MB GDDR3 PCI-E
SAPPHIRE HD 4670 512MB GDDR4 PCI-E (HDMI On-board)
SAPPHIRE HD 4650 512MB GDDR3 PCI-E
please explain the difference.
will these be available in kolkata?
also the price.
ajai5777
ajai5777 #2
May 29, 2010 at 2:51 PM
Saphire HD 4670 GDDR3 HDMI @ 4.4k
best would be Sapphire HD 5670 GDDR5 DX11 @5.4k
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g160689 #3
May 29, 2010 at 3:13 PM
@ajai5777: thanx for ur suggestion. I found some post stating that hd 4670 512mb:2.9k.
which version is that?
coderunknown
coderunknown #4
May 29, 2010 at 3:51 PM
g160689 said:
@ajai5777: thanx for ur suggestion. I found some post stating that hd 4670 512mb:2.9k.
which version is that?
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i2 heard such a rumor. but maybe it was just a typo. Metal Head Gautam quoted HD4670 available for that price. but street price is 4-4.5k. you may try get your hands on HD5570 if found for 4.5k. performance wise, both are same. just price matters
ajai5777
ajai5777 #5
May 29, 2010 at 5:10 PM
That must be a mistake its HD 4650 512MB DDR2 @2.9k

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No 4670 with DDR2 ram and Nothing under 4k

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HD 5570 is faster than HD 4670.Also it has got DX11
Then go for HD 5570 512MB DDR3 @ 4.4k
Cool Buddy
Cool Buddy #6
May 29, 2010 at 5:27 PM
I don't think GDDR4 exists, go for a 512MB or 1GB GDDR3 card. should cost around 4-4.3k in Kolkata. available at Saboo, Bengal Chemical building on G. C. Avenue.
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g160689 #7
May 30, 2010 at 8:55 AM
Cool Buddy said:
I don't think GDDR4 exists, go for a 512MB or 1GB GDDR3 card. should cost around 4-4.3k in Kolkata. available at Saboo, Bengal Chemical building on G. C. Avenue.
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i found gddr4 version in the sapphire website itself. Have a look:
*www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/product/?leg=&psn=000101&pid=204
Cool Buddy
Cool Buddy #8
May 30, 2010 at 11:26 AM
I'd never heard of any GDDR4 card, so I thought it had been skipped in favour of GDDR5. If it does, then it must be better than GDDR3.
coderunknown
coderunknown #9
May 30, 2010 at 1:53 PM
Cool Buddy said:
I'd never heard of any GDDR4 card, so I thought it had been skipped in favour of GDDR5. If it does, then it must be better than GDDR3.
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GDDR4 was used only in HD3870 & 3870X2. maybe Sapphire got some old stock of GDDR4 left so using it here.

@OP, each manufacturers make many variants of same card & getting each one available is not easy. even if Sapphire card freely available in India, many cards from Sapphire itself are not. so pre-planning may give you a little sad time. do a market survey before jumping on any particular card.
Cool Buddy
Cool Buddy #10
May 30, 2010 at 5:30 PM
yes, when I was looking for the same card, Many shops said they did not have the card. many of them didn't have GT 220 DDR3 either. saboo offered the lowest price on 4670 1GB DDR3, but that was Palit or XFX card, don't remember very well.
Eventually I didn't buy the card cuz I figured I would have to change the PSU too for which I did not ahve money & did not want to go for anything lower than 4670.
coderunknown
coderunknown #11
May 30, 2010 at 10:45 PM
Cool Buddy said:
yes, when I was looking for the same card, Many shops said they did not have the card. many of them didn't have GT 220 DDR3 either. saboo offered the lowest price on 4670 1GB DDR3, but that was Palit or XFX card, don't remember very well.
Eventually I didn't buy the card cuz I figured I would have to change the PSU too for which I did not ahve money & did not want to go for anything lower than 4670.
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HD4670 can run on desi PSU of 400W-500W.
ajai5777
ajai5777 #12
May 30, 2010 at 10:51 PM
Sam.Shab said:
HD4670 can run on desi PSU of 400W-500W.
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ya even I had run my HD 5670 in zebronics 450W Sata plus for a month with out any issue.
Cool Buddy
Cool Buddy #14
May 31, 2010 at 5:26 AM
It was this forum itself which made me feel that I should change my PSU, it's a frontech 450W. I didn't want to take any risk as my computer is kept in such a way that it is always 2-3 degrees hotter than normal & i can find no way to move it.
coderunknown
coderunknown #15
May 31, 2010 at 1:13 PM
Cool Buddy said:
It was this forum itself which made me feel that I should change my PSU, it's a frontech 450W. I didn't want to take any risk as my computer is kept in such a way that it is always 2-3 degrees hotter than normal & i can find no way to move it.
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that way u took right step. however HD4670 will run on a 450W desi PSU provided you got some entrylevel stuffs.