Sapphire PCIe 2.0 HD3870, (512 MB) PCI Express Video Card Reviews

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It could be related to heat but it is strange that it only happens with certain apps. I have also tried disabling crossfire and hooking up only one card at a time with no change (lockup). No BSoDTested Radeon 1650 Pro for possible problems with PCI-e slots. It worked flawlessly. from Newegg.com This saves you a lot of money instead of buying them separate. Also it is GDDR4 with 256bit processing so its fast. My biggest complaint about this video card is the software and the drivers. If you use the drivers on the CD the fan is either 100% on or 100% off. from Newegg.com Pros: I love Sapphire; I can't even count how many of their cards I've owned now and this one continues to impress me. I've had it almost a year now and it's still playing all of my games with most of them on the highest settings or at least close to. from Newegg.com Pros: -Quality for the price (though I see the price has gone up from the $70 I bought it for)-2 DVI + S-Video (Great for my home theater set-up with a projector)-Can play 1080 HD video and even Crysis Warhead-Fan yet only a single pci-slot in size Cons: -Might be a tad long, especially in a micro-ATX mobo so be sure to double check-Can't really play Crysis Warhead on maxed settings (surprise!) Other Thoughts: This card performs above my expectations; it probably won't satisfy intense 3D CAD designers or fanatical FPS gamers, but it displays full HD video without a hitch and it can even play Crysis Warhead (~32fps on "mainstream" and ~21fps on "gamer")My System:Vista Home Premium 64-bit (with upgrade to 7 when it comes out)ASUS P6T SE MoboIntel Core i7 920 (not OC-ed...yet)OCZ XMP Ready Series 6GB (3 x 2GB)WD 500GB 7200RPM 16MB cacheLite-On iHOS104-08 4X BD-ROMCooler Master RS-700-AMBA-D3 700W PSUCooler Master Storm Scout SGC-2000-KKN1-GP Case from Newegg.com Looks incredible in my case. Blue LED's all over, plus the mobo is mounted on the bottom, so the character on the heatsink cover is looking at you through the window in the side of the case. Most powerful card I could find that only takes up 1 pci slot. Cons: Vents to the front, the exact opposite direction of the flow of most computer cases. from Newegg.com Pros: After almost 8 months my cards are still running great in crossfire. FPS is through the roof on older games and average between 65-90 in COD 4 and WaW. from Newegg.com Pros: Slim Design Cons: LOUD! Much louder than anything else in my case, especially my Asus Top 3870! from Newegg.com Pros: Affordable. Very affordable now. Excellent video and game playback. Great Xfire on X48 motherboards. from Newegg.com Pros: Card is a single slot card. Bought this to crossfire my diamond hd3870 I bought a year ago. I get 11824 on 3dmark06 with crossfire! from Newegg.com Installed directx and played call of duty modern warfare...very fast- no hang out- max out at 1680x1050. i upgraded from 7600GS and it's definitely a huge improvementFor 55 dollars, shipped, you really can't go wrong, and it's on par with 8800GTS/9600GT. Cons: no native HDMI, but DVI-to-HDMI converter is included. No HD sound out of HDMI (but no video card has HD sound out thru HDMI as far as i know) from Newegg.com

Released	1 year ago
Installed Memory	512 MB
Graphic Processor	ATI RADEON HD3870
Display Interface	DVI x 2
Card Interface	PCI Express
GPU Clock Speed	775 MHz
Installed Memory / Technology	512 MB (GDDR4 SDRAM)
MPN	11122-03-21R
Max. Screen Resolution	2560 x 1600
Memory Data Width	32-bit
Memory Tech	GDDR4 SDRAM
Output Interface	TV Out
RAMDAC Speed	400 MHz
UPC	840777022177

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