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

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Published: Thursday 30th October, 2008 | Author: Tarinder Sandhu
Products: HD 4870 Black Edition 512MB GDDR5
Companies: AMD (All AMD content), ATi Technologies (All ATi Technologies content), Force3D (All Force3D content)
Platforms: PC

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Introduction

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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.

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