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Gigabyte GV-R485MC-1GH Graphic Card
"Utilising the AMD/ATI Radeon HD 4850 GPU with 1Gb of DDR3 ram, and featuring a unique custom cooling that's fanless ... the Gigabyte GV-R485MC-1GH gives good performance, with some great features on it."
Introduction
In this review, we'll be taking a look at the Gigabyte GV-R485MC-1GH graphics card. It's powered by ATI's already proven and powerful Radeon HD 4850 (RV770) GPU featuring 55nm technology, upto 480 processor streams, 1Gb of DDR3 ram, as well as supporting DX10.1, HDMI, HDCP and CrossfireX. To add to this, Gigabyte have also overclocked the GPU core slightly, from the standard clock of 625Mhz to 640Mhz, and they've done the same for the memory too ... from the satndard clock of 900Mhz to 960Mhz.
It's a decent card and should perform in-line with other Radeon HD 4850s on the market. However, what makes this card different is the fanless "Multi-Core" cooling technology which Gigabyte have included. It should appeal to a lot of gamers who cherish silence as well as some HTPC enthusiasts.
In our tests we'll be benchmarking the Gigabyte GV-R485MC-1GH with several GPU intensive DX10 games ... with both 4xAA and 16xAF options enabled, as well as your usual 3D Mark 2005, 2006 and Vantage tests. Our test rig includes an Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ default 2.4Ghz, Gigabyte GA-X48 DQ6 (X48) motherboard, Kingston HyperX DDR2 PC2-9200 2Gb Kit, PC Power & Cooling Turbo Cool 860W PSU and a 24" Samsung SyncMaster 245B LCD monitor. All-in-all, it's a decently spec'd system for DX10 gaming.
Super HQ settings (4xAA, 16xAF, Highest/Ultra Quality)
Games/Software used
- F.E.A.R. (DX9)
- Call of Juarez (DX10)
- Crysis (DX10)
- 3D Mark 2005
- 3D Mark 2006
- 3D Mark Vantage
Catalyst Drivers v8.8
Verdict & Conclusion
Gigabyte's fanless and silent "Multi-Core" Cooling system finally gets to be featured on their Radeon HD 4850 graphic cards. After seeing it work so well on their Geforce 9600GT it was only natural to see this special cooling technology featured on their Radeon HD 4850 graphic cards too.
We put this card through 8 hours of heavy DX10 gaming and we were surprised to see that the "Multi-Core" cooloing technology was wroking flawlessly, with temperatures averaging around 48 degrees Celsius. It's definitely much cooler than what you would get from a stock cooler which can be in excess of 70 degrees Celsius. So, this is excellent news for the gaming enthusiast who love silence, but expect good performance from a card that won't heat up the system like a radiator.
Final words
The Gigabyte GV-R485MC-1GH with it's fanless "Multi-Core" cooling technology is ideal for any gamer and HTPC enthusiast who cherish silence. The "Multi-Core" cooling technology really lowers the GPU temperatures by as much as 15-20 degrees Celsius over a standard stock cooler. The overall performance is on par with other Radeon HD 4850s, so it's all good here ... but for the hardcore enthusiasts, you might want to look elsewhere.
"Utilising the AMD/ATI Radeon HD 4850 GPU with 1Gb of DDR3 ram, and featuring a unique custom cooling that's fanless ... the Gigabyte GV-R485MC-1GH gives good performance, with some great features on it."
Introduction
In this review, we'll be taking a look at the Gigabyte GV-R485MC-1GH graphics card. It's powered by ATI's already proven and powerful Radeon HD 4850 (RV770) GPU featuring 55nm technology, upto 480 processor streams, 1Gb of DDR3 ram, as well as supporting DX10.1, HDMI, HDCP and CrossfireX. To add to this, Gigabyte have also overclocked the GPU core slightly, from the standard clock of 625Mhz to 640Mhz, and they've done the same for the memory too ... from the satndard clock of 900Mhz to 960Mhz.
It's a decent card and should perform in-line with other Radeon HD 4850s on the market. However, what makes this card different is the fanless "Multi-Core" cooling technology which Gigabyte have included. It should appeal to a lot of gamers who cherish silence as well as some HTPC enthusiasts.
In our tests we'll be benchmarking the Gigabyte GV-R485MC-1GH with several GPU intensive DX10 games ... with both 4xAA and 16xAF options enabled, as well as your usual 3D Mark 2005, 2006 and Vantage tests. Our test rig includes an Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ default 2.4Ghz, Gigabyte GA-X48 DQ6 (X48) motherboard, Kingston HyperX DDR2 PC2-9200 2Gb Kit, PC Power & Cooling Turbo Cool 860W PSU and a 24" Samsung SyncMaster 245B LCD monitor. All-in-all, it's a decently spec'd system for DX10 gaming.
Super HQ settings (4xAA, 16xAF, Highest/Ultra Quality)
Games/Software used
- F.E.A.R. (DX9)
- Call of Juarez (DX10)
- Crysis (DX10)
- 3D Mark 2005
- 3D Mark 2006
- 3D Mark Vantage
Catalyst Drivers v8.8
Verdict & Conclusion
Gigabyte's fanless and silent "Multi-Core" Cooling system finally gets to be featured on their Radeon HD 4850 graphic cards. After seeing it work so well on their Geforce 9600GT it was only natural to see this special cooling technology featured on their Radeon HD 4850 graphic cards too.
We put this card through 8 hours of heavy DX10 gaming and we were surprised to see that the "Multi-Core" cooloing technology was wroking flawlessly, with temperatures averaging around 48 degrees Celsius. It's definitely much cooler than what you would get from a stock cooler which can be in excess of 70 degrees Celsius. So, this is excellent news for the gaming enthusiast who love silence, but expect good performance from a card that won't heat up the system like a radiator.
Final words
The Gigabyte GV-R485MC-1GH with it's fanless "Multi-Core" cooling technology is ideal for any gamer and HTPC enthusiast who cherish silence. The "Multi-Core" cooling technology really lowers the GPU temperatures by as much as 15-20 degrees Celsius over a standard stock cooler. The overall performance is on par with other Radeon HD 4850s, so it's all good here ... but for the hardcore enthusiasts, you might want to look elsewhere.
