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** The Official ATI 3870/3850 512/256mb Review/Overclocking Thread **
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1300?
Are you sure you didn't mean 13000? Even that's a little on the low side for a 3870.
Sorry yea 13000 i thought it was a little low my cpu is a [email protected]
Seems pretty damn good for an x2 
(but Heck.. that's me, never owned one or looked at the scores for one lol)
Be happy in the knowledge if you had a quad core, you instantly add about 2k to your score giving you about 15K which would be pretty good
Matthew
(but Heck.. that's me, never owned one or looked at the scores for one lol)Be happy in the knowledge if you had a quad core, you instantly add about 2k to your score giving you about 15K which would be pretty good
Matthew
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Hi. I am overclocking a graphic card for the first time ever. It is obviously an Ati, a 3850. It just a question of going to the ati settings, click on the lock to open it, just move the sliders as desired, test, accept and OK?
I have been all this afternoon learning to overclock my core2 duo. Why is overclocking the GPU that easy?
I have been all this afternoon learning to overclock my core2 duo. Why is overclocking the GPU that easy?
I think it's because the way the graphics card interfaces with the rest of the computer is fixed. It's going through a 16 * PCI-E slot, can't change that, it doesn't have multipliers like a CPU, can't change that, you can't add extra voltage to it (without modifying the bios), can't change that, etc.
Just to let you know as i couldnt find any decent info, even from abit / via forums:
HD3870 works, dropin and go, on the AX8 (rev2) - PCIe 1.0a.
sadly, im now cpu limited
HIS HD3870XT - koolance gpu180 fits fine, currently ati-tool artifact testing @48c @860/1300 (stock ramsink)
this thing run SO MUCH cooler than my X1800XT, power draw loaded is down something like 50w
HD3870 works, dropin and go, on the AX8 (rev2) - PCIe 1.0a.
sadly, im now cpu limited
HIS HD3870XT - koolance gpu180 fits fine, currently ati-tool artifact testing @48c @860/1300 (stock ramsink)
this thing run SO MUCH cooler than my X1800XT, power draw loaded is down something like 50w
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anyone?
20404 3dmark06 with my 2 3870's
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=4094406
i think these results below show that these cards although not quite as fast on their own can start to shine in crossfire. i also think the ATI cards are as good if not slightly better in dx10 than nvidia and it's only in some older dx9 games with 4xaa that the ATI loses ground. look @ UT3-COJ-QW results ...they speak for themselves.
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=166820
when you're hitting 100fps in HL2 1920x1200 4xaa/16xaf do you really need 110 or 120 fps for a better experience?
don't think anyone who bought 38xx series cards should feel they did the wrong thing @ all
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=4094406
i think these results below show that these cards although not quite as fast on their own can start to shine in crossfire. i also think the ATI cards are as good if not slightly better in dx10 than nvidia and it's only in some older dx9 games with 4xaa that the ATI loses ground. look @ UT3-COJ-QW results ...they speak for themselves.
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=166820
when you're hitting 100fps in HL2 1920x1200 4xaa/16xaf do you really need 110 or 120 fps for a better experience?
don't think anyone who bought 38xx series cards should feel they did the wrong thing @ all
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Thats a huge score! I should imagine any game that supports crossfire will fly!20404 3dmark06 with my 2 3870's
Now marscay, can you answer this question about the built in audio/HDMI thing (I've already asked twice but no one has answered lol!)
Huh? you have two HD3870's? have you not installed the cards onboard HDMI sound card then? (both of them, one on each card?).
I had 2 2900's and never had to install even one of the hdmi doofer dangles. Can only install them via the software on the disc, if you dont use that then they dont install. Not sure if it shows up in device manager as a component missing software or not though, don't think it did with mine at least.
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I don't recall installing twice with my X fire setup, and I dont use the hdmi thing anyways
It did mess up my onboard sound tho till I re-selected in in windows audio devices
as you can see in the 06 database its all running tickety boo and scoring over 15k with an unassumingly mild overclock on a dual core