Yeah.. the riva tuner is kinda dump i try to change it to 60% several times.. at last it moved to 60%... now idle 44cc .. havent tried playing game.. yesterday the system hang after playing lost planet for an hour.. =.=

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 .    

Got my HIS 3870 Iceq3 512 version already ...









Downside is not much of bundle, but the HIS multi purpose pen does provide some uniqueness...

No problem at all..

to be safe get 2.7ghz (5200+) and 560w, gigabyte odin 550 or silverstone st56f. you should be fine.

Yah it includes 17% of Value Added Tax...

So I estimate the retail price if it does hit malaysia shore would be about RM950 ..

It's good one consider the IceQ3 cooler that perform well and rather quiet on 3870...
hahah, better grab the cooler I got ... 11c drop for both and load ..

buy normal 3870 at the price of RM800 (Sapphire) and the Accelero S1 RM140 .. .

this combo could maximize ur money and performance ...

I got not choice to grab IceQ3 version coz lack of stock everywhere at UK ..

to be safe get 2.7ghz (5200+) and 560w, gigabyte odin 550 or silverstone st56f. you should be fine.

for more quality =HD3870
for more speed + performance=8800gt

then whats the point of having a blazing fast speed with a crappy image quality?

well.. the IQ difference on 3870 vs 8800 is not very significant, it is visible but not significant to justify its value. But on choosing a GFX, there are many other factors to be considered as well. Power consumption, heat, and HD movie playback capability where ATi truly shines not just in speed, but IQ as well.

Not to mention the reason i got my 3870 was its multi gpu scaling, 2x HD3870 definately outperforms 8800GT SLi.

oh.. and the 8800GT stock cooler definately is a piece of crap, on full speed it really screams. Plus, the performance difference between these 2 cards is not huge. What i like about ATi is their driver improvement, with each of their new driver release, performance increment is noticed.

My card for this year was HD2600XT (single) > HD2600XT (xfire) > 8800GTS > 8800GT > HD3870. Shove off the benchmark and reviews, personal experience ownz all

ok, thanks ur all information.. i think i'll buy the 3870. his 3870 iceq around 1k/+-, dun think worth it. how about sapphire 3870 ?any other recommended

i'm using AcBel Intelligent Power Series 450-watt,
can it support ?

i'm not doin any OC or CF...

I used the extremeCalculator to check the watt... surprisingly AMD64 X2 5200+ used MORE watt than Intel Duo Core E4500...

I thought AMD would consume less power.,.

If you are not one to add in a 3rd party heatsink, better wait for the IceQ or IceQ Turbo version. HIS HD3870 is very hot since its heatsink is very small and the fan is extremely loud...like a hairdryer. And believe me, it is indeed a hairdryer.

gigabyte odin is damn good. made by delta (world largest psu manufacturer).
my next psu will be gigabyte odin 800gt.