HIS sez December.

is that 1 available in msia yet?

With the RM200~300 saved, you can easily purchase a 3rd party cooler, which would pretty much solve your problems.

8800GT + 3rd party cooler = more or less 8800GTS price (since GTS model already has better cooler with bonus + few fps rate)... not much different I suppose?

I wonder how HIS will representing their Turbo version of HD3870

found a chart of power consumption between 3870/CF & 88ooGT/SLi

ati using lesser power cLick

This post has been edited by gengstapo: Dec 1 2007, 10:54 PM

ya , crossfire use less power and less heat... now just wondering the performance, some review state that CF better then SLI, and got other said SLI better then CF

as requested, i've opened a new thread for 3870/3850 at Overclockers united.. so u guys can share ur oc experience, from minor issues to the most extreme issues there~

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/583108

as i seen mostly benchmark regarding CF shall be better all the way compared to SLi
even at our benchmark database, CF still the king


nice man, but cant join yet

Your're comparing a 3850 with a 1000 buck card? 8800GTS has 320bit memory pipeline! Of course it wont outperform a 8800GTS...different category...But it clearly outperforms a 8600GTS which is around the same price range...

At the same price range...nothing by NVIDIA beats the 3850...8800GT is about 300 bucks more expensive...

This post has been edited by frags: Dec 2 2007, 03:36 PM

then i think a jump from 1950 to 3850 wont have much diffrence

Depends on what type of 1950 you are talking about...HD3850 does beat a 1950pro...XT not very sure...

take a look at this benchy:
http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/amd_rv...eview/page5.asp


Okay Confirmed a HD3850 performs better than even a X1950XTX:
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3151&p=9


Whether this increase of performance warrants an upgrade from a 1950XTX is up to your personal opinion and whether you'll be going the DX10 route anytime soon...

This post has been edited by frags: Dec 2 2007, 05:00 PM

wow like that i think better change to 3870

If you can afford the HD3870 then go for it...It can handle higher resolution better than the HD3850.

I'm using 19"ws so high reso i think not a problem for me and i dont on AA but for more future proof 3870 would be my choice

Well...if you can afford a better card than i would say always go for the better card...As for future proofing it...well you know we all cant predict the future...

The life span of a particular technology depends on the consumers tolerance levels(lower details) and the extent of exponential improvement of technology...like this year is perhaps one of the biggest leaps in graphic card technology(software and hardware)..My 7600GS lasted(for me) for only a year compared to the famous Riva TNT2 in the past which lasted longer for me...

Go for the 3870...it will serve you well..just make sure you have the requirement for it okay? Its a dual slot solution make sure got space in your PC...

Take a look HERE.

HD3850 can be overclocked from 670 MHz to 776 MHz for the RV670 (+16%) and from 833 MHz to 1050 MHz for the GDDR3 (+26%).

HD3870 can only be overclocked from at 775 MHz to 839 MHz for the RV670 (+8%) and from 1125 MHz to 1270 Mhz for the GDDR4 (+13%). The GDDR4 was certified to run at 1200 MHz in the first place.

So...which card has the best bang for the buck? Up to you to decide. HD3870 is roughly RM150-RM200 more expensive.

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Added on December 2, 2007, 9:27 pmOh, and in case you are even tighter on budget, here is something to look forward to.

This post has been edited by clayclws: Dec 2 2007, 09:27 PM

not sure about 3850 butt 3870 core can clock up to 900MHz and 1350MHz

what cooler you using ? AC Acelero s1 ? idle 44C

accelero s1 !! yeah.. this cooling last time i never ever thinking to buy but then after seeing it performance on 8800gt and 3870, really eager to buy.. just too bad it's not available locally anymore

I'm not sure that is on stock cooling. The article from Tom's Hardware shows overclocking with stock cooling. If you are going to spend RM100-300 for additional cooling, might as well spend the money on a better card like the 8800GT or 8800GTS 512MB or something. You may also achieve higher overcloking results with the HD3850 using the cooling that you are using, assuming that you are not using stock cooling.