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ATI's "new" card has arrived!! It has some initial teething problems but the potential is definately there. And it has a price to LOVE!! I even popped in some initial Crossfire testing for you guys. You can read the review here: HIS Radeon HD3870 Review & Crossfire Performance Preview Please post on this thread any questions, comments, rants and raves that you may have. OVERCLOCKING UPDATE WITH THERMALTAKE DUORB If you remember, the review states that with the stock cooler installed Catalyst control does not allow me to overclock the card past 860Mhz on the core without Catalyst locking up or the screen going purple, blue or white when I try to accept any core clock over 860Mhz. With the DuOrb reducing temperatures by nearly half I was expecting a bit more overclocking headroom. Well, I was wrong. Well, here are some more results: AMD GPU Clock: Lock-up after accepting clock of 865MHz Rivatuner: Lock-up after accepting clock of 865Mhz Catalyst: Lock-up after accepting clock of 865Mhz Considering the card runs without ANY artifacts at 860Mhz, there should be at least a little headroom left...especially at lower temperatures brought on by the DuOrb. With these results I am thinking that it is the BIOS of the HD3870 that is stopping me from clocking any higher. Whether there is insufficient voltage or something else, 860MHz seems to be the limit for now. Last edited by SKYMTL; November 15, 2007 at 07:04 PM. |
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I will probably update a few benches but to tell you the truth....true acoustical testing is nearly impossible when you live in the city. I am looking into getting a small sound chamber but that may take a little while. It is a valid comment though. As for the WHQLs....the word is that they will be ready when they are ready. |
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Awesome review, as always. That is a very impressive card for the cost. Overclocked results are awesome! I like that DuOrb, getting one sometime near the end of the week for one of my GTX's, maybe I'll beat you to the review, eh?
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Thanks SKYMTL. As usual a very good review. Quote:
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Great review Sky
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I can't comment on the S1 but as long as the offsets are the same, there really shouldn't be much of a problem since the DuOrb is listed to work with 8800-series, 7900-series and X1900 series. In order to mount the DuOrb on the card, I used the mounting holes for the X1950/X1900 series if I remember correctly. There are also two different heights of standoffs.
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Nice review and JEsus that card OC like Crazy god damn, i wish i didnt bought that x1950XT 2 month ago, i would change my card
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