Unboxing of my Ichill GTX260 and Asus 500 watt psu

[hasanJ]

Anyways ... yahan saab baray baray gpus dhek kar my lil 4670 jus cried, ran away and hid in a corner

my 8600GT iz hiding behind ur 4670 :8

 

[LeGenD123]

Hey LeGenD123 I see you are running Q6600 at stock speed as well. What are your 3D mark 06 scores? Or do you use Vantage now?I think I am going to download vantage too. See how my scores turn out then.

I primarily use 3DMark03 and 3DMark Vantage for performance validation.

3DMark06 is heavily CPU bound. At 100% stock configuration and settings, I got 13300 points. But once the CPU is overclocked, much higher scores can be achieved. But I am not OC'ing my system in these days.

However my new GPU tore through 3DMark Vantage even at stock levels. Never before I have seen all tests in this benchmark run so smooth. My old GPU was no match against my current monster of a GPU in this program and neither in 3DMark 03.

 

[Nomad]

I know this question was not pointed at me but I would like to say that you are mistaken. There is no such sticker on the box that says either 192sp or 216sp, in fact there is hardly anything mentioned on the box at all. There is just one random number written on the sticker which I am guessing is serial no.

I think what Ahsan meant is that normally Core 216 is clearly mentioned on the box. When it was launched GTX260 had 192sp units so it was not mentioned on the box as all the cards had the same units.

But when Core 216 version was launched it became necessary to mention this information on the box for clear identification. It's like when 9800GTX+ was launched. All previous cards were simple 9800GTX, and they continued to be called 9800GTX. It was not required to mention that this is not a + version, as the + version clearly mentioned it.

So if the card is a core 216 version, chances are that this information is mentioned somewhere on the box. Any box which does not have any such information has a big chance of being the 192sp version.

 

[NinjaWithin]

I primarily use 3DMark03 and 3DMark Vantage for performance validation.

3DMark06 is heavily CPU bound. At 100% stock configuration and settings, I got 13300 points. But once the CPU is overclocked, much higher scores can be achieved. But I am not OC'ing my system in these days.

However my new GPU tore through 3DMark Vantage even at stock levels. Never before I have seen all tests in this benchmark run so smooth. My old
GPU was no match against my current monster of a GPU in this program and neither in 3DMark 03.

Heck even 13.3 K ain't half bad. My score is truly the lowest you can achieve with q6600 + 260 GTX combo. Its kind of freaking me out.

I think what Ahsan meant is that normally Core 216 is clearly mentioned on the box. When it was launched GTX260 had 192sp units so it was not mentioned on the box as all the cards had the same units.

But when Core 216 version was launched it became necessary to mention this information on the box for clear identification. It's like when 9800GTX+ was launched. All previous cards were simple 9800GTX, and they continued to be called 9800GTX. It was not required to mention that this is not a + version, as the + version clearly mentioned it.

So if the card is a core 216 version, chances are that this information is mentioned somewhere on the box. Any box which does not have any such information has a big chance of being the 192sp version.

Okay I get it now. Yes I was a bit curious when I didn't see 216 or MAXCORE or whatever written on the box thats why I asked the guy whether it was 216 sp and he said yes it is. I knew my instincts was telling me different that there is no way in hell a 216 sp card with an I-chill cooler can be this cheap in Pakistan but I was too excited at that time to listen to my own instincts. Lesson learned I suppose.

 

[thugangel123]

Just my 50 cents but palit's 4850 would have been a great buy if I were you. I mean you just overclock the coreclock and you pratically got a 4870. The palit cooler is also pretty good not better then the inno3d one ofcourse but does it job with temps staying below 60C on load and it even has gpu throttling.

Also at which resolution are you gaming ? More resolution also helps in solving the bottleneck issue, 1680 res should be ideal.

 

[NinjaWithin]

Also at which resolution are you gaming ? More resolution also helps in solving the bottleneck issue, 1680 res should be ideal.

Yes I realized that too. I get slightly better framerate when I am playing at 1400X1050 but only in some games.

 

[fajoo24]

Just my 50 cents but palit's 4850 would have been a great buy if I were you. I mean you just overclock the coreclock and you pratically got a 4870. The palit cooler is also pretty good not better then the inno3d one ofcourse but does it job with temps staying below 60C on load and it even has gpu throttling.

Also at which resolution are you gaming ? More resolution also helps in solving the bottleneck issue, 1680 res should be ideal.

yar palit gpu is not available and it is not gonna come back......

 

[mave3]

guys if u guys are satisfied with ur buy then thats gr8.
now there is not point in talking now.
u had ur chances @fajoo..
trust me u can ask any user on the forums....
what a 4870 can do as compared to ur normal card..
its no where near the performance of the 4870...
i dont believe in 3dmark scores anyways...
its just for fun sake.....if u wanna test ur gpu then run crysis bench marks and show us what juice this card has...!!!

 

[opethian]

i think sir he has already posted his crysis benchez in ist post n they r very respectful considering he has a dualcore 2180@3ghz ...
but i think even then ichill 260gtx 192sp stock is slightly better than stock 4870 that ur having ... why cause of two things .. free physx n better OCing potential

 

[Dark Sith]

guys if u guys are satisfied with ur buy then thats gr8.
now there is not point in talking now.
u had ur chances @fajoo..
trust me u can ask any user on the forums....
what a 4870 can do as compared to ur normal card..
its no where near the performance of the 4870...
i dont believe in 3dmark scores anyways...
its just for fun sake.....if u wanna test ur gpu then run crysis bench marks and show us what juice this card has...!!!

GUYS , the dude made a mistake lets not RUB IT IN TO HIM , what ever he got he spent good money on it , he must be dissapointed but nothing can be done about it now . so let him enjoy his card as it is .

even if its a weak card fajoo play with it for some time , and at a later stage sell it of ASAP u might loose some money but if u can manage to get a 4870 even in used go for it , the performance is stellar.

i know the feeling of geting something and not geting good performance from it .

but still hang in there .

 

[bahnstrasse007]

^ LOL yes

 

[Dark Sith]

yar palit gpu is not available and it is not gonna come back......

i think another reason for u geting low scores us ur CPU , if u can exchange or sell it with a friend and atleast get a c2d e6400 or quad core q6600 ur scores will improve dramatically.

i am excpecting a min of 3000-4000 points if u shift to a quad core. 15000 3d mark 06 u can get with this card easily with a quad core.

but in the end be happy with ur card ..dont listen to any one saying other wise..

(1)

 

[fajoo24]

guys if u guys are satisfied with ur buy then thats gr8.
now there is not point in talking now.
u had ur chances @fajoo..
trust me u can ask any user on the forums....
what a 4870 can do as compared to ur normal card..
its no where near the performance of the 4870...
i dont believe in 3dmark scores anyways...
its just for fun sake.....if u wanna test ur gpu then run crysis bench marks and show us what juice this card has...!!!

bro already posted crysis benchies in the first post....did u see the review of 4870 by ali tayab on WCCFTECH?? he had 4870, he later shifted to GTX260 core 216 why?? i ain't gonna get involved in arguement but the web is full of reviews of gtx 260 192/216 sp vs 4870 512mb/1gb, see 3-4 reviews and decide for urself if ur statement it true or not.......i am getting impression of fanboyism here :looking:

GUYS , the dude made a mistake lets not RUB IT IN TO HIM , what ever he got he spent good money on it , he must be dissapointed but nothing can be done about it now . so let him enjoy his card as it is .

even if its a weak card fajoo play with it for some time , and at a later stage sell it of ASAP u might loose some money but if u can manage to get a 4870 even in used go for it , the performance is stellar.

i know the feeling of geting something and not geting good performance from it .

but still hang in there .

yar u should read the thread from the start, each page and then tell me how you got the impression that i am not satisified with my gpu......i am still wondering how u r making wrong conclusions on my behalf :|

and you too plz read 5-6 reviews and then comment.....

 

[syedshahzad786]

i really dont rely on scores....when a card can play all games at max then who cares of the scores....

my palit 4850 runs all games great so this beast can really make a bomb......and offcourse i never seen such a cooler..wao ..yaar fajoo do OC ur card ur card deserve a OC

 

[abdulrahim]

Congrates FAJOO on ur new purchase and enjoy gaming..
Damn boy i need to upgrade now :S

 

[syedshahzad786]

to me..

80 percent pgers use to giv negative comments on buyers purchase!!!

 

[bahnstrasse007]

to me..

80 percent pgers use to giv negative comments on buyers purchase!!!

specially me....:wink2:

 

[syedshahzad786]

u r born for this

 

[bahnstrasse007]

i also think so LOL.........

 

[Sire Ahsan]

I know this question was not pointed at me but I would like to say that you are mistaken. There is no such sticker on the box that says either 192sp or 216sp, in fact there is hardly anything mentioned on the box at all. There is just one random number written on the sticker which I am guessing is serial no.

The box itself will clearly say Core 216, its a mantadory thing to distinguish the normal and the C216s.

Otherwise the 'model code' im talking about goes something like this "H467QS512P" ... for HIS Radeon 4670 Ice-Q 512MB. A turbo model usually has T in the end if im not mistaken.

Though I havent seen myself, im sure a GTX260 would have a code clearly stating 216.