Sapphire Atomic HD 3870 when?

amdhappy · 1 Apr 2008 at 06:21

Will OCUK be stocking the new Sapphire Atomic HD 3870 soon? Does anyone know when this card will become available?

[EDIT] I am thinking of getting two for my new PC build.

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amdhappy · 1 Apr 2008 at 09:03

I just seen that a competitor has got them in stock.

Now the next question... Two of these in Crossfire or a single Nvidia 8800 or a 9800??

-iceblade^ · 1 Apr 2008 at 09:38

all single 8800s will either be beaten or pretty much on par with 2x HD3870s. If you're talking 9800 territory, though, i'd advise you to wait, as those cards are only a temporary solution for nVidia for the time being.

amdhappy · 1 Apr 2008 at 17:03

Waiting it will be then. Thank you.

Herojuana · 1 Apr 2008 at 19:20

Whats the difference between this and the ones out right now? Single slot and..?

gurusan · 1 Apr 2008 at 19:28

Is there a reason you want the Atomic version?

Azza · 1 Apr 2008 at 19:29

Its been out in other stores for ages now. Looks like OcUK havnt bothered to get them in.

Herojuana said:
Whats the difference between this and the ones out right now? Single slot and..?

Apparenlty better cooler. Overclocked. Comes with a pretty decent bundle.

thefishdude · 1 Apr 2008 at 22:53

yeah single slot cooler that works better than the double version also clocked higher than standard version. comes with cathode light, 9ft dhmi cable. various software, steam black box. a money of voucher and is a steel case.

Lightnix · 1 Apr 2008 at 22:55

Huh. As if the 3870's weren't tempting enough, now they have a more effective but single slot cooling solution? I think I messed a little...

amdhappy · 1 Apr 2008 at 22:57

My thinking was to get two in crossfire mode on a Abit QuadGT motherboard.

gurusan · 1 Apr 2008 at 23:01

They are nice and have good cooling...but from the prices I've seen you are better off with a 8800GTS....

-iceblade^ · 1 Apr 2008 at 23:14

i'm pretty sure 2 of these will outpperform an 8800GTS, at the cost of that precious second PCIe slot...

gurusan · 1 Apr 2008 at 23:24

They sure will outperform an 8800GTS. But the cost of just one is only a few quid less than an 8800GTS 512mb......

-iceblade^ · 1 Apr 2008 at 23:25

ah. nvm, then... choice is clear

amdhappy · 2 Apr 2008 at 08:28

I think I'll just wait and see what NV comes up with next.

milkinc13 · 2 Apr 2008 at 13:49

are Sapphire's atomic cards using the same idea as HIS ICEq's, by having an overclocked GPU which generally run cooler & quieter, than stock speeds, with standard cooling fans?

Azza · 2 Apr 2008 at 14:16

milkinc13 said:
are Sapphire's atomic cards using the same idea as HIS ICEq's, by having an overclocked GPU which generally run cooler & quieter, than stock speeds, with standard cooling fans?

No.

They are using a cooling solution that uses Vapor-X cooling technology.

gurusan · 2 Apr 2008 at 14:23

Yeah I think the idea is to have a single slot cooler that actually does a good job.

Andric · 2 Apr 2008 at 18:53

hmm - looking to build a new shuttle box soon - this looks the ideal part for it - while at home a media pc while away for work a portable games box...