NoOb Question!

[Chris B]

I have 2 ATI 3870s atm, one is working fine, the other hasnt worked since i got it last year, still sat in box, kept restarting pc, think its overheating or something, starts up in safemode only!? just tired of trying to think what to do now, dunno if it is still under warranty, bought april last year -

HIS ATI Radeon HD 3870 XT ICEQ3 TURBO 512MB GDDR4 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail

Anyways, Im looking at getting myself a new one leading upto christmas and have a couple in mind

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-209-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1274

and...

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-133-XF&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1434

What is the better of the two - and why - as im a bit of a noob when it comes to this stuff

bought my current cards from OCUK, if anyone could direct me as to whether my prob with the faulty one can be resolved itd be much appreciated

Thanks in advance

Chris

 

[Alex74]

Well it's usually safe to say that the bigger number implies a better card when talking about the same manufacturer (again I stress usually )

So in that case the 4770 would be the better of the two..

 

[genetix]

Well, if you think of running new card on crossfire. I'd say even 4670 would do as it'll scale up from smaller card anyway. of those 2 the 4770 memory speed is much faster it's GDDR5 on same bus wide. I think both cards generally supports same features so it comes up to speed which in 3870 crossfire case would be scaled anyway by that card.

I'd suggest getting 1 quality card instead of 2 bad ones.

If this helps any.

 

[blaineoliver]

I would say, ignore crossfire, get a 4890, or 4870 1g, or better yet, the 5770!

 

[Dauthi]

I would say, ignore crossfire, get a 4890, or 4870 1g, or better yet, the 5770!

4890<4870=5770<5750<4850.

No need for crossfire.

 

[Sindri]

I would say, ignore crossfire, get a 4890, or 4870 1g, or better yet, the 5770!

The 5770 struggles to match the 4870 nevermind the 4890. The only benefit it has is dx11, and the card will more than likely be too feeble to put out decent fps when that it enabled.

 

[blaineoliver]

I meant in terms of low heat and power usage, and dx11 as my reasoning.

 

[Sindri]

I meant in terms of low heat and power usage, and dx11 as my reasoning.

He was going to run 3870's in crossfire, power is evidently not of concern to him. Most gamers couldn't care less about power consumption as long as their psu can handle the card.

Furthermore trying to use dx11 with a single 5770 would be relatively pointless as at high resolutions it's too weak. So it's not really relevant.