ATi Radeon HD3870 Review and Impressions!

[jrodga2k5]

audio and picture... same as all hd series

indeed

 

[jrodga2k5]

I just got the new riva tuner, testing the cards fan to see how loud it gets....100% = very lol!

Brought the temp down to 36Degree's idle with the fan at 100%

 

[jrodga2k5]

very good news on the power + heat issues. we knew these cards weren't going to rewrite the books but at least they do what they claim. a xfire solution would be veeeeery nice!

Exactly why I bought it! It cost me nothing which is good as well! So no new mobo, no new PSU, just a second 3870 for me now lol!

 

[jrodga2k5]

Right, got my cards home, going to set them up now, I hope no-one has posted xfire results yet!

Post them and il add a section devoted to your crossfire results! Unless you wanna make a new topic

 

[jrodga2k5]

This review new?
http://www.vr-zone.com/articles/AMD_Radeon_HD3850_and_HD3870_-_AMD's_salvation?/5392.html

Yeah they seem to be impressed with the process of the cards

 

[jrodga2k5]

I can only assume that my CPU bottlenecks the cards, as I only get 210 marks more than I got with a single HD2900XT

Mate its just slightly faster at certain things but essentially the same! but remember it is a very nice LOW POWER, NO NOISE CROSSFIRE SETUP

 

[jrodga2k5]

I AM on crossfire and its no quicker than a SINGLE 2900XT

Ah right must be the drivers mate but Gibbo's seem to be working ok! You on XP or Vista? Also what motherboard?

On mines when I used 2x2600's I had to change the jumper settings on the board to get it working properly

 

[jrodga2k5]

Abit IP35-PRO, drivers from the CD.

I guess I'll have to hope some non beta drivers help!

Check the manual see if it mentions anything about crossfire! Also google the problem and it may show up!
Makes sure your Bios is updated to the latest also

 

[jrodga2k5]

Wrong thread