Does 4870 memory get hot?

[fuzzybabybunny]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814125256

$170 AR isn't bad... currently the cheapest 4870 1GB on newegg AR. But no ramsinks.

 

[thilanliyan]

Personally I trust Gigabyte. I was actually thinking of getting that very card to Crossfire with my current 4870 (but decided I didn't want to spend any more money on my comp). I would think that they've tested enough to know that it's fine like that so I think you'll be fine...however, if you try to OC the memory that might not work.

This one is supposed to have very good cooling...is your budget $170?:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814102825

 

[Sylvanas]

Originally posted by: fuzzybabybunny
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814125256

$170 AR isn't bad... currently the cheapest 4870 1GB on newegg AR. But no ramsinks.

Looks fine to me, the way the heatsink is placed means the air its pushing through will also flow onto the card and cool the ram/VRMs no problem. You don't *need* ramsinks btw, they're just preferable if you intend to OC the ram specifically. Same goes for VRMs, they are designed to operate at 100c.

 

[error8]

I'm almost sure that having the card with the memory chips naked, will keep them cooler then they'd be with the stock cooler's big red heatsink ( that also covers the vrms ). So go for it, there isn't any danger.

 

[rarebear]

I would wait a week or two..
Two weeks ago I got a Asus 4870 Dark Knight for $134 AR of $30

I was hoping I did not make a big mistake with the 4890s coming out as everyone expected a price drop..

I guess they raise prices before they drop them

OPPS mine was a 512MB not a 1Gig

 

[MrK6]

GDDR5 is not the same as GDD3. It runs much hotter. I'm not saying it can't run without heatsinks, but you'll definitely be limiting it's overclocking potential (at the least).

 

[error8]

Originally posted by: MrK6
GDDR5 is not the same as GDD3. It runs much hotter.

I don't know if that is true, since we don't have actual temperature sensors on GDDR5 chips, to know what temperatures they run at.