Asus EAH4670/DI/512M

Asus' version of the inexpensive budget 4670 card. Featuring a non-standard Arctic Cooling Accelero S2 heatsink and custom fan. For more information on the AMD/ATI Radeon HD 4670 see the main article.

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Asus EAH4670/DI/512M
MSRP$79.00
Release date September, 2008
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Japanese components, mainly quality solid state caps
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absolutely crap implementation
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fan stays at 100% - quite loud and not all that cool
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vbios update voids the warranty, bricks the card
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more poorly coded, poorly translated Asus software
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extremely spartan - no accessories, the HDMI breakout cable which is claimed to be included actually isn't
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This report was started November 16, 2008 at 2:46 am by Yale
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Asus EAH4670/DI/512M

• ASUS Radeon HD 4670 EAH4670/DI/512M/A Video Card

MPN: EAH4670DI512MA

Asus EAH4670/DI/512M

• Radeon HD 4670 Video Card

UPC: 610839040025

MPN: 90C1CLP0J0UAN00Z

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Asus EAH4670/DI/512M is ranked 2nd among it's competitors.  See the top picks in Video Cards »
Sapphire HD 4670 512MB GDDR3 PCI-E

Sapphire HD 4670 512MB GDDR3 PCI-E

MSRP  $79.00    Released  September, 2008
Pros
  • first 4670 to hit the market
  • most of the professional 4670 reviews are of this exact model
  • fan throttling works perfectly
Cons
  • more expensive than competing brands which are technically superior on paper
  • stock cooler isn't the greatest
  • includes electrolyte-based capacitors (not as long lasting as completely solid-state based cards)
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1.  avatar Yale said:

This looked like it would be a great option - especially with the additional mail in rebate offer here in Canada. Even if I ended up replacing the S2 with an S1, I applaud Asus' use of a non-stock cooler, especially one that earns such high praise. Their use of quality components also made me consider this card over competing brands.

Sadly when I plugged it in the card was extremely loud (100% fan speed), and there were no official drivers yet even (way to go ATI). Installing the beta 8.10 drivers didn't give me access to any fan control either. The bios update provided by Asus (which voids the warranty on the card) went bad (without mentioning it) and I bricked the card. Thankfully Canada Computers took it back the next day.

Picked up the Sapphire version of the card and I haven't had any problems. The card throttles down the fan to a regular speed which is actually quite quite apparently. It also keeps it cool (never exceeds 70C). I ended up replacing the with the S1, and it works great!
Nov 16, 2008 2:56am
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Pros

  • Japanese components, mainly quality solid state caps

Cons

  • absolutely crap implementation
  • fan stays at 100% - quite loud and not all that cool
  • vbios update voids the warranty, bricks the card
  • more poorly coded, poorly translated Asus software
  • extremely spartan - no accessories, the HDMI breakout cable which is claimed to be included actually isn't

Comments

"This looked like it would be a great option - especially with the additional mail in rebate offer here in Canada. Even if I ended up replacing the S2 with an S1, I applaud Asus' use of a non-stock cooler, especially one that earns such high praise. Their use of quality components also made me consider this card over competing brands.

Sadly when I plugged it in the card was extremely loud (100% fan speed), and there were no official drivers yet even (way to go ATI). Installing the beta 8.10 drivers didn't give me access to any fan control either. The bios update provided by Asus (which voids the warranty on the card) went bad (without mentioning it) and I bricked the card. Thankfully Canada Computers took it back the next day.

Picked up the Sapphire version of the card and I haven't had any problems. The card throttles down the fan to a regular speed which is actually quite quite apparently. It also keeps it cool (never exceeds 70C). I ended up replacing the with the S1, and it works great!"

Competitors

Yale prefers Sapphire HD 4670 512MB GDDR3 PCI-E over Asus EAH4670/DI/512M
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EAH, 4670, DI, 512, M, EAH4670, 4670DI, DI512, 512M, EAH4670DI, 4670DI512, DI512M, EAH4670DI512, 4670DI512M, EAH4670DI512M