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wooww 3870x2 tomshardware review

fastest card out there but not by much tom says there is a few problems to be ironed out , and the card doesnt look at the memory as 1024 but 2 x 512
 
However, at $586, the situation is still favorable to the HD 3870 X2. Expected in stores today or tomorrow, the 8800 Ultra can't be found for less than $776 - $806. The only thing is that this situation could be a short lived one. NVIDIA only needs to offer its own dual GPU card based on two G92s (which are more powerful than a R670 when considering actual clocks) to overshadow AMD on performance. However, we aren't there yet and we should highlight the fact that this card's life seems longer than the 7950 GX2, given its DirectX 10.1 support.

AMD Radeon HD 3870 X2
The fastest card today, once again, carries an AMD label, after long term domination by NVIDIA. Based on two RV670, the HD 3870 X2 suffers, however, in part from its conception and isn't as hot as a new chip, like a real R680, would have been.

Pros

The most powerful 3D Card
DirectX 10.1 support and potential to add another card
UVD Inside (Avivo HD)
Cons

High noise and power consumption at peak
Small difference compared to a 8800 Ultra
Few bugs due to internal CrossFire affect performance
 
Scougar said:
To be honest, the best thing to do is buy 2 cheap ass 3850's and just mod them to effectively be 3870's, and you'll have an amazing crossfire platform for as little as £222 :) (OCUK prices). 2 Cards each running at 1Ghz (like gurusans) or even at 900Mhz once modded would certainly shift some frames. By the looks of it you'll be saving about £128 to £178 by doing that and most likely getting better performance!

That's a lot of muscle. The cheapest 8800gt on ocuk (512mb) is £164ish. 2 of those are gonna cost you £328i/£330 ish.

Matthew
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so how do you mod 3850`s
 
Gerard said:
i dont get how theyre complaining about it sucking up power, its 2 100w gpu's. With the 2900 1 gpu was sucking up over 215 watts.
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The phrase picking at straws comes to mind , as i said i dont understand what people waant from a card now , If ATI was to release the 3870x2 at the same price as the ultra as its a new card etc etc and performs better if slightly at some games then no it prob wont be that good a buy , but people this card will be a good 100 to 150 cheaper than the ultra! get a 3870x2 and buy a 3870 with the other 150 and see how well it performs compared to the ultra for the same cash!
 
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