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Review: Force3D Radeon HD 4870 Black Edition: it's Vader Time!

by Tarinder Sandhu on 30 October 2008, 14:00 3.5

Tags: HD 4870 Black Edition 512MB GDDR5, AMD (NYSE:AMD), ATi Technologies (NYSE:AMD), Force3D, PC

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Introduction



Pre-overclocked Radeon HD 4870s are much like London buses; you don't get any for a while and then a few pop along at once.

Leading the charge was the PowerColor HD 4870, packing in a 1GB framebuffer and ZEROtherm cooler. Sapphire then stepped up to the plate with its TOXIC card.

Now we have Force3D enter the fray with yet another pre-overclocked card featuring a different heatsink. Say hi to the Black Edition.

Arriving at just under £200 with a healthy boost in frequencies, let's see if this is the card to own.