wah so fast.. where did u get it?

the hd 3870 is the highest end rite? i thought it can perform better than that.. it looks like around 2900xt cf only.. hopefully just bcoz of inmature driver

cstkl1, so far whats ur impression about the new cards?

owh ok.. hehe i dun think he bought it .. but of coz he deserves it




yeah the the main advantage of this new card over the 2900xt is not the performance, but the temperature and its oc potential

it's bcoz 3dmark cant detect if u lower down ur multiplier.. they just calculate ur current fsb x stock multiplier ..


for current benchmark, i think 8800gt is better.. at stock clock + 3.6 quadcore will gives u around 14k score in 3dmark06..

for current gaming, i think both shud be on par.. maybe some game gt wins and some games 3870 wins..

for future gaming / benchmark, esp dx 10.1 supported benchies or games.. surely 3870 will wins..


and why is the price is lower than 2900xt? bcoz the performance is almost the same between these two.. summore they are not really win the GT in terms of performance.. so they must ensure the price remains competetive..

the benefits goes to us the end user

This post has been edited by irenic: Nov 14 2007, 03:39 AM

act both are considered mid end only.. the true high end for both ATi and nvidia is coming i think.. why? bcoz both cards cannot really beat their previous best cards.. the 8800ultra and 2900xt..

owh sorry haha..

yeah its a nightmare for those high end gfx users to sell their cards.. esp 8800 ultra coz the price differences is damn big while the performance (vs 8800gt) is not soo big..

but for 2900xt user i dun think they shud press the alarm button by selling their cards.. the performance for now is almost on par with the new 3870.. so just use it.. my best tip is to avoid internet esp hardware forum, review website and other stuffs that can make u feel the itchiness to upgrade

how many cf users for 2900xt here.. and in most cases i always seems the multiple card is a waste of money.. thats what i think. i tried it before n i dun think i wanna buy 2 cards again.. reasons are, performance not justify the money u spend and the next generation high end card will always be better than current dual cards, but at the price of one card..

btw u r rite bout the crossfire X..

typical nvidia .. haha

somehow i still feel lucky manage to let go my 2900xt before 3870 comes out.. it was unplanned, i honestly dunno anything bout the new radeon until i bought 8800gt .. LOL .. hopefully this GT still can survive along the 3870

nope.. only those with intel chipset..


well neway i doubt that i'll be using this card for that long haha

from Legion hardware..



it looks like 8800gt all the way here in m'sia since 3870 costs more than the gt..

if cstkl is rite, than i suggest if u ever thinking of changing card, go for 8800gt, unless u wanna use multigpu then only u choose 3870..


1. generally yes. better performance than 2900xt
2. new core and architecture that is better than the R600.. it has lower watt consumption.. thus making it runs cooler..
3. never heard of 2950.. i doubt ati gonna release any 2xxx series gfx..

well it's nice if the newer driver can show the true color of the new radeon..

i hate to spend so many on gfx after just spend near 900 for 8800gt.. but i feel tempted to buy the new 3850 to do cf..

i feel like wanna give this 3870 a try.. manage to get a really cheap price for it.. cheaper than my 8800gt..

i know the performance is slower than 8800gt.. so guys, any suggestion? esp those who has try both cards like bst_dude and cstkl..

thx

well i dun plan on cf yet.. bcoz of 3870x2 is coming out.. do u guys think cfx can run with 3870x2 + 3870? ?

hehe back from retirement.. rolling contract..

i'm using rivatuner to adjust the fan speed.. oc to 891/1315, the core remains at 40c idle.. hehe.. dropped from 62c idle @ 25c fan speed

act i wonder what is the pc spec for both 8800gt sli and 3870cf for the benchies.. and whats the setting details..

so far my best score for oced 8800gt single card @ default 3dmark06 setting is 15k+ while oced 3870 @ default 3dmark06 setting is 14k+

sorry.. somehow i doubt the result is true..


yups saphire.. hehe.. erm act i manage to stable at 904 / 1367 but then it will set the oc automatically max at 891/1314 (according to GPUZ).. why eh?

based on 2 days chance playing with 3870.. i could only notice 1 advantage of this 3870 over the 8800gt in single card config.. which is movie playback quality.. i'd tested playing transformers in hd format and the image is far2 i can say a lot better than the 8800gt.. the color is richer, more details etc..

but in terms of gaming, and benching, i can say it disappoint me.. yeah it might be good in gaming, but not as good as 8800gt.. i played 3 games.. which are crysis, nfs pro street and pes2008.. using fraps, i dun notice any major area where this 3870 manage to has higher fps than 8800gt.. even in pes2008 i got a flickering screen in certain period.. i dunno.. hopefully it will be solved in the next driver..

for benchies.. as we all shud know already, single 8800gt is better than the 3870.. by quite a margin.. not really sure bout dual card setup.. would love to try it but the only thing that holding me is there's no good c2d board that support SLI that i think is worth to buy..

my new cards..





this is first time i used crossfire.. and the 3rd time i used dual gfx .. last time only SLI (7800gtx SLI and 7900gtx SLI)

3dmark06:

everything at default (q6600 @ 2.4ghz, 3870 CF @ default, ram underclocked)



OC.. q6600 @ 4.01ghz, ram @ 1339mhz, 3870 slightly oc @ 820/1250..



This post has been edited by irenic: Dec 1 2007, 03:05 AM

no prob about the mobo.. i dun used my pc for 24/7 benchies.. but more for my work and for my living.. it never failed me.. unlike the great asus.. who made me begging my lecturer for submitting assignment late due to superb oc but unstable board.. hmm so i feel better i use 1 board that is multipurpose and has balance in all.. gaming oc.. working..
the proc lose 200 points compare to my previous score? look at the setting.. it's different.. last time my ram is much more higher than this.. at higher fsb and same timing.. now running 13xx fsb @ cl7.. of coz sux than ddr2 that can run 1200 @ cl4 or cl5..

btw thx for the suggestion.. will try it later during the weekend..

This post has been edited by irenic: Dec 1 2007, 03:30 AM