Radeon HD 3870-X2

[Havok]

Despite being put back a week over here some kind Chinese types have benched the card and it doesn't crash and burn, far from it:

http://www.pconline.com.cn/diy/graphics/reviews/0801/1210234.html

It even clearly bests an 8800 Ultra on 3DMark 06'

Apparently ATI are revising the drivers in this extra week too, so possibly in 7 days it will be even better, if only slightly.

 

[Mr. Smith]

Little late mate

But yeah it's nice, now two in CF...

 

[Havok]

trust me to be so dumb

Feel free to remove the this thread

 

[Hatman]

Thing is 4 wont scale as well as 2 so two of these likely wont beat 2x ultras.

But IDK, their xfire always improves a lot over time so it may get better.

 

[Havok]

This Asus version looks seriously ace aesthetically:

http://www.vr-zone.com/articles/ASUS_EAH3870X2_Photos_&_Specs/5525.html

And 4 DVI ports? Multi-monitor party time I dare say

 

[Hatman]

Now that looks cool!

 

[Mr. Smith]

This Asus version looks seriously ace aesthetically:

http://www.vr-zone.com/articles/ASUS_EAH3870X2_Photos_&_Specs/5525.html

And 4 DVI ports? Multi-monitor party time I dare say

It's weird because that thread that I pointed you towards earlier, also already had this picture in too, along with all the other X2 info floating around...

 

[Havok]

I knew I should have checked it, so much for being clever

heh okay I give up, I'm not fast enough to keep up with you guys after all :worship:

 

[Mr. Smith]

I knew I should have checked it, so much for being clever

heh okay I give up, I'm not fast enough to keep up with you guys after all :worship:

I wasn't having a go mate, just have a look in the relevant sections or do a search from the front page before starting new threads... It's nice to keep things in one place

 

[Havok]

I wasn't having a go mate, just have a look in the relevant sections or do a search from the front page before starting new threads... It's nice to keep things in one place

Yea, I think its because I never check the general forum, I had checked the graphics threads though, I'll remember to check that too next time

 

[Hatman]

This is actually on sale atm on scan.co.uk

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=755139

Considering its the same price as 2 3870s but you only u need oen pci-e slot id say its pretty cool.

 

[Rastalovich]

http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTQ1NCwxLCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdA==

Just a read I wanted to share, may`ve been seen b4.

 

[Mr. Smith]

Awesome read Rast.

I'm in a bad place now! The GT was doing fine but not really up to my native res 1920x1600 with candy on.

The reviews I saw were the ones around, with the X2 beating the ultra ~25% or matching it...

This review paints a different picture with the GTX beating the X2. Min fps especially. Essentially the X2 cost me £150 to upgrade to. It is better across the board in everything than my GT but I'm feeling a phone call to the etailer coming on asking for a refund.

I imagine new drivers will make some gains but the X2 does feel inconsistant, the bane of dual gpu solutions...

Hmmmm. What to do...

 

[Hatman]

Just found this on GPU review, explanation is :

"With 24 reviews found so far, I have found 7 sites that have been kind enough to provide the overclocking details of their HD 3870 X2s. I should point out that the reason that [H]ard|OCP and Legit Reviews got the same result is because the ATI Overdrive tool's core and memory sliders would not go beyond 878/955. Without further ado, I present you with my table of awesome."

So it seems it can overclock well if done right.