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 Radeon HD 3870 and HD 3850 On The Horizon, The Dark Side is POWERFUL . come join

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post Dec 30 2007, 07:29 PM

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QUOTE(vearn27 @ Dec 30 2007, 06:52 PM)
Haha... honestly, at first I opt for Nvidia G92 8800GT or 8800GTS too tongue.gif. But then someone posted side-by-side comparison between G92 8800GT and HD3870 along with some comparison did by reviewers on the Internet. I must say indeed Nvidia show better scores on benchies and also FPS, however quality wise... I felt Ati leading the Nvidia smile.gif.

I did further reading and checked the garage sales, seems some ppl ditching their Nvidia for Ati tongue.gif. Thus, I made up my mind to score myself the HIS HD3870 IceQ3 version thumbup.gif... still waiting for it to be available locally blush.gif
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nice . ICEQ3 seires i never have one b4 tongue.gif . how the coolling performance .?

maybe u can think of 3870+third party cooler .

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QUOTE(Doom @ Dec 30 2007, 07:08 PM)
hhehe totally agree ..... I tried both NV and ATI all the time ... gaming at other people PC to save my own money to test the cards ...

NV does excel and better bang of money for certain games ...

however is the consistent performance and image quality of ATI card that keep me at the dark sides for years ...

tried 8800GTS 320Mb, 8600 and 8500 series ..... it just ain't there when comes to quality of image but those card enjoyed for higher FPS ....

beside movie on ATI is much better than on NV .... which I enjoyed the most...

furthermore most of the card now days could achieved FPS more than 50 in most game at considerable high settings ... so there's no harm to sacrifice few more FPS just to enjoy better quality of image....

Wanted to get 3870 but too much of dilemma for me now .. probably wait until next generation card ... see got major advancement or not...
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hmm u using x2900xt . maybe u should wait for R680 . hehe

btw welcom all to the dark sides lol tongue.gif

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post Jan 1 2008, 12:14 PM

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QUOTE(zhen^wei @ Jan 1 2008, 11:02 AM)
got free game bundle. but it's steam HL2 Lost coast + CS Souce
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good value HL2 Lost coast + CS Souce alrady cost u abt 39.9 usd.

normal version of HIS HD 3800 seires also bunddle with HL2 Lost coast + CS Souce ??
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post Jan 1 2008, 02:40 PM

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QUOTE(zhen^wei @ Jan 1 2008, 02:09 PM)
ur HIS HD3850 is 256MB version ? no free games?

http://www.hisdigital.com/html/promo/freegamesteam.html

[/img]http://www.hisdigital.com/newimages/promo/ATIFreeGame_voucher.gif[img]
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yes steam account . no games cd . download stream client software . login acc. download the free games .

dont worry this is not BT download . fast http/ftp download . 2-3gb few hour finish . smile.gif
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post Jan 1 2008, 03:18 PM

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HL2 lost cost $ 29.9
CS Source : $19.9

this is the price in usd if i not mistake , u can buy via steam account too .
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post Jan 1 2008, 08:17 PM

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QUOTE(awang @ Jan 1 2008, 06:50 PM)
will be joining the dark force this wekend smile.gif

waiting for my HD3870 to arrive ...yeay smile.gif
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QUOTE(S4PH @ Jan 1 2008, 07:47 PM)
i also wana join the dark force wana trade my 88GT with a 3870 hehehehehe
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wow i sense the dark force will get stronger and stronger . rclxms.gif

#Zhen Wei
sell ur Zotac 8800GT and come join the dark force tongue.gif

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post Jan 1 2008, 10:42 PM

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QUOTE(vearn27 @ Jan 1 2008, 02:29 PM)
Heh, it's alright. I always feel free to receive any comment, suggestion, recommendation and even critic. Isn't this is the purpose of forum and the reason this thread is here? smile.gif

I doesn't really know much regarding Zalman's cooler, but one I know that it gives some decent performance and many users like it very much. However for me, due to personal preference, I doesn't fancy much with the design of Zalman's cooler tongue.gif (no offense and no hard feeling yea? wink.gif). If I'm not mistaken, HIS started their IceQ version during the X800 series and now even the reference HSF of HD3870 seems identical to the IceQ design.

As long as it doesn't overheat and at a very good working temperature, I'm happy with it as most probably I wouldn't go for any OC on the card itself smile.gif. Man... when this HIS HD3870 IceQ3 Turbo Edition will be available? cry.gif
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AIYO just a out look only ma . Zalman cooler is very good in performance .

i dont like the look at the 1st time also . but my last GC x1900xt really hot . so i have no choice but change with zalman ZV9 cooler . and it work great make the idle temp to 40-45C. then i start to love it

even now i using Hd3870 with zalman Zv9 .

idle 40-45
loading 51-59

for IceQ3 i never try b4 so i donno the coolling performance . any HD3850 ICEQ3 can share expriences.


#Zhen Wei
dark side or dark force is ATI lol .

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post Jan 2 2008, 08:19 PM

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QUOTE(lepo @ Jan 2 2008, 07:47 PM)
tq, im using Cm extreme 430,enough right?
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should be enough for single card . rclxms.gif



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post Jan 5 2008, 07:48 PM

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550W TP enough for CF>? ??
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post Jan 7 2008, 12:43 AM

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QUOTE(hahaboy @ Jan 6 2008, 11:49 PM)
actually ... 8800gt better or 3870 ? i'm considering 1 of them... pls give me some comment
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if u really want to try . get both card u will feel and SEE the diffrence . u can alway buy and sell .maybe lose some buck but very good expriences . tongue.gif

for a hardcore gamer they will chose 3870 . few fps behind 8800Gt but better IQ.

sry Nvidia fans tongue.gif

come join the dark side . biggrin.gif

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QUOTE(DevilMan @ Jan 7 2008, 12:02 AM)
well, prefer who use both card, me, ^666^ ande nagflar use both 8800gt and find 3870 is slower but less issue in playing current or new game.
and the picture quality is better.
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well some ppl say is no diffrence IQ betwwen ATI and Nvidia lol sweat.gif

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post Jan 7 2008, 09:59 PM

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QUOTE(vearn27 @ Jan 7 2008, 05:53 PM)
HIS HD3870 IceQ3 Normal Edition @ RM1050... what do you guys think? smile.gif

Man... HIS always overpriced for their IceQ Edition sweat.gif... but no doubt, great cooler thumbup.gif
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better get a normal hd3870 + third party cooler . around 900 only .

1050 is bit expensive
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post Jan 8 2008, 07:54 PM

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QUOTE(sniper69 @ Jan 8 2008, 12:50 PM)
once you tried ATi, you will never get back to nVIDIA laugh.gif, with ATi smoother gaming le... icon_idea.gif
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afgree . dont cheat by the stupid Nvidia logo in the games la .

slower fps doesnt mean lag in games .

even all max setting Nvidia still lose to ATI in term of IQ .

wake up la . all my nvidia friends . whistling.gif tongue.gif
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post Jan 8 2008, 08:24 PM

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[quote=TheTraffic,Jan 8 2008, 08:04 PM]
that means i can play games at MAX setting SMOOTHLY on a 19"monitor?
If it is true then i'll go for 3870 rclxms.gif rclxms.gif

19' 100% no problem . don worry dude .

just make sure ur prossesor dint bottleneck and at least have 2gb ram .

and 1 more .

welcome to the Dark Side rclxms.gif rclxms.gif tongue.gif
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post Jan 12 2008, 10:45 PM

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QUOTE(DevilMan @ Jan 12 2008, 10:38 PM)
Welcome to the dark side.  icon_rolleyes.gif
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devil man
u curi my slogan . cry.gif tongue.gif

and one more time
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Welcome to the dark side tongue.gif
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post Jan 13 2008, 10:25 AM

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QUOTE(Faint @ Jan 13 2008, 10:22 AM)
Using 3870 single card can play Crysis with maximum graphic ?
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even 8800GT or GTS cant run crysis in max setting .
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post Jan 13 2008, 12:02 PM

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another good OC HD3870

http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles/view.php?cid=3&id=2450

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post Jan 13 2008, 04:52 PM

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QUOTE(Lucas @ Jan 13 2008, 04:48 PM)
hi, may i know how to set the fan to 50%? i am getting more than 80oC on GPU load (Sapphire 3870)
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use ATI tool or riva tunner .
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post Jan 13 2008, 05:04 PM

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QUOTE(sniper69 @ Jan 13 2008, 04:55 PM)
flash new BIOS icon_idea.gif
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wa flash bios is not recommend to newbie .

anyhing happend u gonna kill the GC .

bang Sniper expert already rclxms.gif he flash GC bios everday biggrin.gif tongue.gif
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post Jan 13 2008, 09:14 PM

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QUOTE(Lucas @ Jan 13 2008, 08:54 PM)
mine reach 100C for jst playing SUDEKI (fan speed set at fix 35)

Crysis, will reach 100C easily with the stock fan speed of 25-30

very hot card indeed.

I have tried ATI tool to set fan speed, auto fan speed wont work. Switch back to RIVA tunner and set it to Fix 40 for the moment.

anyone here can recommend the fix fan speed for Sapphire 3870?
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set at least 60% fan speed when play games . 60% noisy is acceptable .
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post Jan 14 2008, 10:51 AM

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QUOTE(Lucas @ Jan 14 2008, 10:12 AM)
how to set auto fan speed? (other than flashing the bios) I have tried ATI Tool and Riva Tunner, both does not seem to work.
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no need to set anything if u need auto speed . just when playing games u manuly set the fan speed to atleast 60% . tahta all
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QUOTE(choyster @ Jan 15 2008, 12:31 PM)
how was your exp after switching to 3870?
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IQ for sure . no more blur blur . tongue.gif

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