HIS Radeon HD 3870 ICEQ3

[3.0charlie]

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[sswilson]

Got one of these in my shopping cart for next payday as well.... :)

That will complete the hardware purchase component of my new build... just need to work on making it pretty and fast after that.... :)

[BALISTX]

Speaking of pretty I was going to with Green LED fans in my Coolermaster CM690 but since the Coolermaster 120mm fans are quieter and more than half the price of the Antec TriCool 120mm Green LED fans, I decided to get 5 of the Coolermaster Blue LED 120mm case fans to go with the one Coolmaster includes in the case.

So since I'm going blue and I'm getting a 5000+ Black Edition CPU, I am dubbing this build as Black Ice

[yycraven]

Let me know how this card is once you get it, and pics of the benchmarks you get. Thinking of buying one of these cards as well.

[BALISTX]

Will do. It maybe awhile cuase I still have a large shopping list to fill and well unfortunately computer hardware takes second place to bills.

Parts I Already Have:

• 2GB Crucial Ballistix Tracers PC2-6400 DDR2-800 4-4-4-12
• LG GSA-H62N SATA DVD±RW 18X8X16
• Seagate Barracuda 250GB 7200rpm 16MB SATAII
• LG L206WTQ-BF 20" Widescreen
• Zalman ZM-RS6F 5.1 Headphones
• Logitech G11 Keyboard
• OCZ X-750 Equalizer Gaming Laser Mouse

Parts On Order:

• Biostar Tforce 560 AM2+

Parts I Still Need To Order:

• AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Black Edition
• Arctic Cooling Freezer 64
• Coolermaster CM690
• HIS Radeon Turbo ICEQ3 HD 3870
• Corsair VX550W (If the cables are long enough)
• HT Omega Striker 7.1 or AuzenTech Xplosion 7.1
• 5 x Coolermaster 120mm Blue LED case fans
• Set of 5.1 speakers, something under $100.00

[yycraven]

I know what you mean, Bills are always first. Thats why it took me so long to build my system that I have now, well still waiting on the mobo. but been building it since June of last yr.
But when you do, still like to see pics and marks.

[BALISTX]

Oh yeah for sure I'll be doing a worklog for it. Hopefully your board will be in soon. I just ordered mine yesterday.

[yycraven]

did you order your card as well, and where did you order your mobo from.
Im thinking of doing a video of my build and putting it on here,a worklog.
Think already of building a second system.
Tired of using this old laptop..

[BALISTX]

Nope I didn't order the video card yet. That's next week.

I'm in the same boat, I'm using the wife's lappie and damn it sucks.

[yycraven]

I was wondering if I should buy the Sapphire 3870 card, but not sure yet. Still have to buy a 19" or 20" LCD yet to.
Thinking of selling some of my aviation things to make some extra cash, since I do not need them anymore.