Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4770 - Review

[Micke19147]

Hey, hope you can help me. If it is an HD grafic card. Why can't I have HD resolution. Max is 1680x1050. Also, I do not overclock but my temperatur is at +70 celsius. Hope you can help me with this matter. // Micke

[picketina100]

PLS REPLAY can my power supply IW-ISP350J3-1 handle 4770 pls i dont wana my card damage pls see on internet IW-ISP350J3-1

[aStrayforMyTime]

i've been running a 5770 with only 250w psu. i play crysis 2 with no problem I don't know how i'm getting away with it but it been about 5 months now

[exoticg9]

plz i need help urgently.From these 3 processores which on is better for games ? Intel Pentium Dual Core E6500 2.93Ghz , Core 2duo 2.40ghz or Intel Dual Core E5800 3.2GHZ ???

[marcelo85765]

@exoticg9 the highest the GHz, the better performance you get.

[angelite143]

if only 4770 comes with 1gb it would be the best of both worlds

[goodsoccerkid9999]

That won't fit in my laptop

[Babymike360]

@goodsoccerkid9999

It wasnt Made for Laptops

[yiri16]

copper? ofc not

[hakera19973]

haha on my old pc i have xfx radeon hd4770 on 350W fortron psu and it runs perfect

[BannedIP]

excellent review, tx

[xXMyXKipXIsXFreshXx]

would this run css better than a geforce 8800gts 512mb?

[SOADDBZ2]

@xXMyXKipXIsXFreshXx Yeah

[mitko1251]

I got 31 fps on the bench of crysis (enthusiast) 1600x1200 with gts 250

[fosutasu]

hi, i currently have ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT, and i was wondering if my computer can install this ATI Radeon HD 4770 and run it ???

i don't know much about computers :(

[DeltaPhi79]

@fosutasu Would need to know how much wattage your power supply can put out, whether your motherboard has the right slot, how much RAM you have, and what CPU you have.

[leerman22]

i ran this stable with a small OC on a 350W PSU with a Core2Quad 2.4Ghz

[Thoragz]

I still have a AMD Athlon 64 3500+ (S939). My X1950 broke down on me, so I was thinking about getting a 4770 for 60 euro. Will this be a significant upgrade, since my CPU is bottlenecking?

[darkapple13]

love that card

got it overclocekd to 850 mhz core and 1000 mhz memory

temp on idle is 38C and at full stress it can get up to 60C and thats really good

[arvelos76]

@darkapple13 I have two on CrossfireX 925 mhz and 1000 mhz memory. Its 8.0 Gbps... Its awsome and cheap...

[davo2217]

ive got 2 in cross fire

[nelizmastr]

Fallout 3 always feels laggy to me, even though I get over 60 fps .. hmmm

[srknth19]

@PCWizKid what about the dimensions, i have a smaller cabinet

[jayjjj3]

Where can I buy this, everywhere is out of stock!!!

[MzS7]

hey pc i have a question, when ever i replace something either it be a video card or soemthing, there is always a open slot in the back of my computer, does that contribute to dust or lower performance?

[camdened123456]

will this throughput audio through a HDMI cable

[xxkevinxx323]

so is this good for high quality games?

[KronoReaper]

hi pcwizkid! i have a problem...probably a big one

i bought a 4770 for my home theater pc and i recently noticed it runs pretty got

55*c on idle and up to 68 when i stress it a bit

is this normal ? please reply fast... i need to know

[camdened123456]

@KronoReaper you might want another fan on the inside, mine runs at 37c idle and 49ish stress, but i run my fan at 100%, and that's with a slight memory overclock. You should try to stop your components going above 60c

[no1Reality]

@KronoReaper nop,my 9800GT at idle44-45-46C

HD5750 idle-36C

.... 55c on idle is little high

[phatmonk6195]

wait wait wait!!!! do they have a single slot version?

[phatmonk6195]

well i want this card but idk if i should get the 4850 since they are so close in price

[crackerdamn]

Can someone help me. I'm thinking about getting this card. Can I run MW2 on average settings. I have an intel quad core running at 2.4 Ghz and I have 4gb of ram.

So if i get this card can i run MW2 on average settings. I really need to know. thx

[SuperMrBram]

Why do people like AA? I cant see the difference

[phatmonk6195]

@SuperMrBram it's just a tad smoother..

[acefilms2008]

you couldnt run Crysis warhead enthusiast with a 4770? really? i ran it on enthusiast, all AA max out, with a 4670 and a core i7 860 all stock settings. i got like a 24FPS average.... it was pwn... i sold it though and got a 5830

[TheMetalTown]

Hi! Can you please tell me how bid this card is in CM? thanks :P

[pazsion]

smaller NM means more heat, but uses less energy...and faster.. overclocking could actually make it very hot.. cooling will be more demanding

[BillyJimmyLee]

this card over here doesn't seem to drop in price. Since it's been a year since this video came out, I would buy a 5770 for some extra euros, you get an HDMI port, scales down considerably in 2d mode (only 18 Watts). This would be great with my cheap 770 MSI and a Phenom II 555. I'd better dump the 955 BE, because it's merely hot and useless! Great work ATI!

[Avataryoutuification]

I have a 500 w psu with 27 amps combine on the 12 v railing ( 12v+ = 14amp and 12v2+ = 13 amp)

Made by CIT, will it work?

[andreyRUS17]

my ATI 4730 has a temperature 70-80 C.is it norm?

[R4MB025]

Also got this good grapgic card but it lags on counterstrike but i can play high grapich on mw2 :S

[Atomfreak2009]

Hay guys , i have this Grafikcard

When you watch HD and Bluray Movies its nice ..

You can play Cod 4 with highest settings....

But I want to buy the GTX275 ... :D

[bendelubyo0903]

what is the counterpart of hd4770 on nvidia version? is it 9800gt? thanks

[abom4u]

Hey i have a 400PSU, will this card run fine on it since i heard that ATI cards dont actual need what ATI says on the product half the time. Can anyone tell me if i can run it?

[PCWizKid]

@abom4u you have a 70% chance that it will be stable with your 400W. You need a good 400W PSU otherwise you might fall short.

[basbas63]

@PCWizKid I know someone who runs it absolutely fine on a 300W psu that came with an cheap pc case, ofcourse it also depends on the rest that is in the system =)

[picketina100]

@abom4u i runing it on 350 watt D

[TheYungKray]

Automated overclocking?

[n33dw33d3333]

can i put this into my motherboard? its a gigabyte but with only pci e 1.0

[901fsb]

The card also draws power from the pci-e slot to. so the power usage would be around 100w

[haoliver1]

hi this is me, again again. i got a CPU. the amd phenom 965 be. very nice. now i need a new GPU: i only have one PCI slot, so what 1 pci slot good gpu do you recommend? please respond thank you:)

[MJBDC07]

tigerdirect delivered it to me just now, the xfx 4770 version didn't come with a dvi to hdmi adapter or a crossfire adapter which sucks. i'm using a nexxtech adapter and i'm getting no audio. if you guys are getting this card do not get it from Tiger Direct get it from NewEgg or NCIX instead.

[MJBDC07]

@MJBDC07 this card is awsome, performs better than i expected it to. I'm running all my games at 1080p and maxed settings with no lag.

[Willd86]

better like 4850

[MJBDC07]

i just ordered the xfx version for tigerdirect, than pcwizkid for the review

[Richxx105]

i though u needed a minimum of 450 psu

[helldrag0n47]

Whats the best card for a 350w PSU?

[Maddoggy007]

Deffinetely a great comment ;)

[1994mehmed]

i am getting SAPPHIRE 4730 can my ms platinium 400 atx support that

[xMaJiiCz]

Hi Mate, You know the Graphics Card ATI HD 4770, Could it run on this PC: Emachines E3048 2GB Ram, 320GB Hard Drive ????? by the way it had 512mb ram and i upgraded it plus the hard drive

Thanks Reply ASAP

[pille121212]

whats better gt 240 or hd 4770?

[Uputz]

Thanks for the review, im looking at this card and this will help me with my decision. You got me subbing =)

[PcMrGaming]

hey PCWizKid can i keep this card cool with a linkworld 600watts pfc??

with a q9400 and 6gb of ram?

[MistaSL]

Wow I only get avg 46 fps in grid 1440x900 8xqaa 16xqaa on GTS 250, E2220, 2xddr2. (BTW my GFX card is green edition)

[latlonelyboyz]

LoL

mine HD4850 cheaper than this card and a abit faster (about 10% - tested) )even got GDDR3

but love this card bcoz less power from ur PSU and advance tech of GDDR5

[Krustenkaese92]

my power supply has 350 watt....would my power supply suffer this??..... hope you can help me! :D my system: processor: intel q6600 @ 2,4ghz memory: 2x ddr2 -> 2gb HDD: seagate; barracuda; SATA; 7200.10; 3,5"; 360GB display: 19" my old videocard: zotac 8400 gs i want to discard my old videocard and buy this HD 4770....would my system suffer this card? thx

[PCWizKid]

@Krustenkaese92 you might be able to get away with it yes, as long as you dont overclock anything.

[MJBDC07]

@PCWizKid hey i'm being bottlenecked with my 9850 will uprading my cpu to a 965 make things better or just bottleneckit more?

[PCWizKid]

@MJBDC07 Hi, yes it will help a lot.

[michiganboy10]

If I have 2 4770s and crossfire them, is that better than one 4870?

[1mper1alGuardsMen]

@

michiganboy10

2 4770 faster GTX280

[1mper1alGuardsMen]

@

michiganboy10

2 x 4770 Faster GTX280

[Slowlol]

its even better then an 4890 ;)

[drifter198807]

i bought the XFX 4770 and have had good luck with it so far. running all my games at 1280x1024 maxed out and i still get well over 100 fps. except for crysis, i get between 30-65 on medium detail but even that makes it look like a 360 calibur game, lol

[PcMrGaming]

hey man this card takes 2 slots??

[24allix]

one thing i find annoying is that people always say that VGA is only for CRT! I have a old LG VGA LCD monitor.

[Snorkelsson]

How do i know i can install it on my computer?

[1mper1alGuardsMen]

FeNoMinAL Card for price range!!!!

i very recomend 4770

[naruto952532]

should i get this or the xfx version($99)?

[1mper1alGuardsMen]

@naruto952532

xfx have life tome warranty

[naruto952532]

@ 1mper1alGuardsMen

correction: Double life time warranty lol.

I ordered it yesterday, thanks for ur comment.

[1mper1alGuardsMen]

@

naruto952532

Pig

[Snorkelsson]

is that the only difference?

[BlazeysTutorials]

good review

[7777phoenix]

I ordered Sapphire HD 4730 for my budget build and it's core is clocked at 750 Mhz, instead I recived Sapphire HD 4730 "Value edition" with 625 Mhz core clock. Did I get ripped off?

[ohnzee]

yes! lol

[7777phoenix]

@ohnzee hehe guess it's too late to return it it's already in my pc, it runs at 45C while net browsing is that normal?

[ohnzee]

yeah thats okay just dont go over 80c..

[7777phoenix]

@ohnzee tnx ;D

[camdened123456]

yes but just open up the catalyst control center and use overdrive to send it back up

[xiaodog100]

btw a 9800gt only has 112 stream processor but hd 4770 had 640 stream processor which is alot more than 9800gt

[1mper1alGuardsMen]

@xiaodog100

moron!!!!!!!

112 cores CloacK HIgher!

640 cores Cloack Lower!

Different arhitecture

[xiaodog100]

will i beable to install this without a blue ray dvd player? i saw the requirement online and it say a blue ray dvd require for playback or sth around the area.I had a psu with a sticker paste on it. The sticker stated that 350watt max, So am i able to install this graphic card into my cpu?

[PCWizKid]

@xiaodog100, you dont need the blu-ray, its optional. 350W is ok.

[xiaodog100]

@PCWizKid hi how do i check my psu? just check the sticker see wat max watt? for example it say 350 watt max dat mean my psu gives a maximum of 350 watt?

[xiaodog100]

@PCWizKid but in the video it say 450 watt or more so how do i noe hw much watt is needed? previously i fixed 9800gt into the 350psu then my cpu started to hang very often.den i put the 9800gt into other com with 450watt max stated in the sticker and it works fine. So my question is if a graphic card is provided with lower watt den wat it require, it will cause hang and problem to the cpu right?

[AMVDawg]

@PCWizKid I have a 350W PSU too and psu calculators showed me 312W required if I would have a 4770 and 309W if I have the 4670 (which i'm running currently 100% stable). Can I run this card

[Lee856]

Would I be able to run this card on a 305W PSU?

[KronoReaper]

@Lee856 u should gett a better psu mabye a 500w one at least

[1mper1alGuardsMen]

@Lee856

lol you need new sYstem!

[Gowalingla]

i read a forum where a guy said he can even run crysis for 3 hours using this gpu and psu.idk if its true but i proly have the same situation with u coz i not know much bout pc(i mean installing psu is quite complex than gpu)

[IP1NKYI]

Im thinking of buying a Mid-Range Budget Gaming PC. Ive found a pretty good offer and was wondering if anyone could help me. Found it on Novatech. Its in the Barebones section going for £209.98.

PC Specs:

> AMD Athlon II X4 620 @ 2.60GHz

> 2 x 2Gb 240Pin DDR2 800MHz

> ATX Tower Case With 400w PSU

> NVIDIA MCP61P Motherboard

Would a 500 - 550W PSU be enough for this Card?

Thanks in advance.

[NielsC68]

Absolutely. ATI/Asus recommend 450W minimum, and while my PC only has a Athlon X2 2.1GHz, it runs fine with a 400W supply.

What really matters is the amount of amps the supply can deliver , and how stable the supply is.

A good quality supply of 500W is by far desirable to a so-so 650W.

[IP1NKYI]

I just noticed that the Motherboard only supports AM2 sockets. So if i was to upgrade later on it could cost a fortune.

Anyway if I did go for this I would also have to buy a HDD and a GPU. which would bring the price just above £310. I also need an OS which would cost about £70. Im waiting till June, July before I actually buy one, so a better deal could come up before then.

Thanks for the info anyway.

[NielsC68]

Ok, you're welcome. However depending on the thermal limits of the MB you can get up to a 6000+ CPU and they are a bargain these days. Especially if you can "settle" for something around 5400/5600+.

A stop-gap perhaps, but not too costly. I consider that move.

[IP1NKYI]

Thanks for your help. Dont think Ive asked you this before. You seem to know what your talking about so hopefully you could help me with my GPU choice.

Im either going to try and get an...

> GeForce 9800GT

> Radeon HD4770

Do you know which is the most reliable, most power efficient, most powerful and which would give me the best FPS?

I know FPS will differ from game to game, but some cards are pretty good at keeping a stable framerate.

Thanks again.

[NielsC68]

Overall the HD4770 is the better choice IMHO.

It consumes less power (just over half), gives you better performance, and ATI has for a good while now innovated, while Nvidia has sold more or less new soup on older and older bones. (The main difference between the NV 8 and 9 series is a bit more clock, a new name and new stickers. Really!)

ATI is smart money at this time.

Finally, thank you for the kind words. :-)

[aef4266]

@IP1NKYI Hey man, I'm pretty sure that the 4770 is better than the 9800gt in pretty much every way. I think it scores on average 15-20% higher on benchmarks than the 9800gt.

[1mper1alGuardsMen]

@aef4266

abaut 5-13% better 9800GT,

But 9800GT in physics benchmarks better,

but overall 4770 better!

[IP1NKYI]

Are them 5400 - 5600 - 6000 Intel Processors? If they are im not really after a Dual Core / Core 2. I got one in my LapTop, I was hoping to get a Quad core in my PC. At the moment that Barebone bundle sounds like a good offer, but i wont be buying anything till the summer so ill see whats out then. At the moment im just doing some research and getting to know the basics of PC Hardware as ive never really looked into the different Hardware available, and what cards are better etc...

[NielsC68]

No mate. They're AMD (AM2 socket) processors. :-)

One little advice though: Many, well *most* really, applications and games *at best* support two threads (or cores). That means a game supporting two threads will run faster on a 3GHz dualcore CPU than it will on a 2.5GHz quadcore CPU.

[dharkbizkit]

Is an AMD X2 240 (2x 2,8ghz) too slow for this card? Or what Budget CPU would you recommand?

[NielsC68]

It's certainly better than my Athlon X2 2.1GHz CPU. Emperical evidence suggests that a X2 240 would be quite ok.

[NielsC68]

Nice no-nonsense review.

You concentrated on key issues from what I could tell.

Got a 4770 myself, lovely card.

[XxOddysseexX]

Fantastic... excellent presentation!!!

[TheGhostfreak212]

I really want this graphic card to play ra3 uprising

[MrDstdst]

Ordered this wednesday xFx 4770 :D

[DJRYAN132]

OMG i so got to get this card!! Is it the same as the HD4830 (better or worse). Plus ill also be getting the same brand

[KronoReaper]

it's almost as good as the 4850

[DJRYAN132]

@KronoReaper yea i know and people say that it is better !!!!!

[UnnamedPro]

Best graphic card ever!

[liod27]

is this for laptop?

[halfpol]

@liod27

Yes in only for laptops!

[FIAlex93]

no only desktops

[halfpol]

lol :) no for laptops

[halfpol]

lol

[AcidFalco]

@liod27 If you have a laptop big enough to fit that in then i think its a bit too old to run it :DDD

[infango]

lol 1

[halfpol]

easy funs on laptops!

[danjodan]

will ati hd 4770 run bluray

[TrantaLocked]

Oh yes for sure.

[halfpol]

YES!Run blurays

[danjodan]

do i need a special blu ray drive because i only have the DVD CD drive

[Morrimoo]

This card is amazing. I bought an Asus HD4770 formula model and it´s a rocksolid stable at 925mhz core, 1000mhz memory overclocks. Idle temp is low as 35c and few hours of furmark testing the temp was between 55-57. With only 100 euros I got an card that closes in my old HD 4870 in perfomance. Just amazing!!

[XTCLuNaTiC]

whats up with the 2 slots...could anyone pls tell me im not english and dont know what he meant in the vid

[halfpol]

учи

[nikosyv]

it means you can connect two monitors?

[TrantaLocked]

he means that it is INSERTED into one slot, but is as thick as two slots, meaning two slots will be covered when you insert the card.

[Amir4mir]

You're a life saver

[endow85]

thanks a bunch for this video. all infos I needed in 8minutes. now I know this card delivers what I want :>

[halfpol]

soory >,>

[halfpol]

@FedoraFTW

Soory fo fool! :I

But fact is it stay,

[jimmyjames1994]

cool might get it

[nikosyv]

YES YES YES, THANKS PCWIZKID!!! I've looked all over the internet to find a card that is proven to run FALLOUT 3 at good quality and decent frames.. FINALLY!!:D

[predoje]

He didnt say on what monitor are games tested and on what resolution?

[PCWizKid]

@predoje, yes I did , watch the video again please.

[nikosyv]

hooly crap!! i bought the xfx - 512mb version today..

Is it any good? well, lest just say that i'm playing fallout 3 on ultra high, on a fucking office pc!!:D seriously, it has a 1.6ghz celeron and 2gb of 667-ram xD that is soo fucking cool, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! also, i'm running it fine on a 350w psu!! food for thought huh?

[halfpol]

ye,and for crossfire is Exelent choise!

[blyfot96]

GDDR5 pwns everything!

This card with athlon x2 6000+ and 4gb of ddr2 ram is a really good budget pc.

[syafiqmilan]

can my psu run this card with my other specs smoothly???

COOLER MASTER 390W EXTREME POWER PLUS

amd athlon 64 x2 4200 2.21ghz

asus m2n68-am plus

2 gb ddr2 ram

250 gb hdd

and the ATI HD 4770

please i need the answer....

[Aragiss]

yes it can. look a few comments below. im running it overclocked at 350 w smoothly. my cpu is amd athlon 64 x2 4000 and memory is 3gb ddr2

[GarrettBMXes]

its not copper at all :D

its aluminum. cheap asses =p

I got the XFX version, i like the cooler design much better :D vents the warm air out the back of the case

[ericjay0809]

i have an acbel 560w psu hmmm can i crossfire the 4770??

[x2xHalox2x]

4770 vs GTS 250 .. which is better?

[halfpol]

GTS250 better!4770 = 9800gt +

[FedoraFTW]

the 4770 kills the 9800 GT

look at some benchmarks.

the 4770 can OC like crazy and can outperform the GTS 250.

the GTS is ddr3 and is clocked at 2200mhz while the 4770 has ddr5 and is clocked at 3200mhz making it faster, overclock better and use far less heat.

[halfpol]

but 4770 hace 128bit inter face,gts250 have 256bit

[FedoraFTW]

@halfpol that's one thing.

while the 4770 has ddr5, and when you OC you can easily 875mhz core clock and 4000mhz memory clock, it also has 640 stream processors while the GTS 250 sadly only has 128.

[FedoraFTW]

@halfpol if your talking about core clock, the GTS 250 has a core clock between 736 and 760. the 4770 is 750mhz but people have gotten these things to OC too over 1000mhz.

GTS 250 memory clock is 2200mhz while the 4770 3200mhz

4770 has has 5 times as many stream processors and it's 40nm.

the 4770 is a faster card when OC'ed

[murwaz]

You dont HAVE to have 550+ PSU BUT its recommended for best preformence and to ensure it allways work as its suppose too.

I'd say 400w+ will do fine, altho if you run more then one card then I'd say trying to get 500+ or 600..

[Aragiss]

I bought a Powercolor HD4770 today. Works on my 350w PSU and even fully overclocked to Catalyst Control Center limits! (core is overclocked at 830 and memory at 850 mhz)

Been playing Dragon Age at these clock rates for an hour. Although the fan speed is just 33 percent, the heat never goes beyond 70 celcius. This card definitely has more oc potential but I don't want to push it that hard from the beginning.

[murwaz]

My card is running 850/1000 atm just fine :)

[purpledinosaurus]

in Finland the 4870 is only like 30€ more than the 4770..

[parakeetman22]

I just bought this yesterday, can anybody tell me how much fps ill get in games like Half Life 2 and Left 4 Dead?

[amadzack]

my system

fps around (90-100+) on left 4 dead

with 1360x760 all max

[chri475r]

hey can i just get 3 of these (xfx hd 4770) and run triple crossfirex ??

[KronoReaper]

yeah u can

[timmytime1793]

why not get 2 5770's in cross

they will beat a gtx295 in some game

[theslyder]

I had chosen and ordered this card for my first home-built PC, I haven't gotten it yet, but this review was EXTREMELY helpful and in-depth.

Thank you very much for giving me an idea of what to expect.

[Aragiss]

im so gonna own everything with this card i just play at 1024x768