AMD's HD3870 is probably the best price-performance card on the market at the moment. The performance of this card is close to the 8800GT, which costs about £25 more in most cases. The card offers many new features, like support for DX10.1 and SM 4.1.
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Detailed Specification Chipset ATI Radeon HD 3870 Digital Port Dual DVI Form Factor ... more
Graphics Card HDTV Out Port 1 x HDTV Marketing Long thought to be the market of the conservative gamer the affordable mainstream products which use to suffer ...
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Advantages: 1. Performance 2. DX10.1 and SM4.1 support 3. Runs cool with the new 55nm architecture. Disadvantages: It doesn't need a dual-slot, it would run cool even with a single-slot cooler.
AMD's HD3870 is probably the best price-performance card on the market at the moment. The performance of this card is close to the 8800GT, which costs about £25 more in most cases. The card offers many new features, like support for DX10.1 and SM 4.1.
What I really like about this card is that it's based on the new 55nm core architecture which lowers temperatures and keeps the noise down. The performance is really good, it won't beat ... ...can easily max out every game I own.
The only bad thing I can see is the dual-slot cooler, I don't think the card should need it. It is a 55nm card afterall.
I would really recommend this card for anyone, it offers so much performance for the money. I can't find a reason not to buy this beauty. ... more
AMD's HD3870 is probably the best price-performance card on the market at the moment. The performance of this card is close to the 8800GT, which costs about £25 more in most cases. The card offers many new features, like support for DX10.1 and SM 4.1.
What I really like about this card is that it's based on the new 55nm core architecture which lowers temperatures and keeps the noise down. The performance is really good, it won't beat the 8800s from Nvidia but it comes close and I can easily max out every game I own.
The only bad thing I can see is the dual-slot cooler, I don't think the card should need it. It is a 55nm card afterall.
I would really recommend this card for anyone, it offers so much performance for the money. I can't find a reason not to buy this beauty.
Advantages: Plays all current games at max quality (except crysis) Disadvantages: New 4870 is coming out in june, if you can wait for that
A very, very good graphics card.
I have made numerous computers in the past and it was never really that hard choosing which graphics card to go for, there was one that would fit my budget and give good performace. However with the recent introduction of the (cards decending in price and performance, highest to lowest) nVidia 8800gts, nVidia 8800gt, ATI 3870 and ATI 3850, there are so many cards that are targeted at the midrange. And now nVidia ... ...so the question is which has the best price versus performance? And the answer - they are all pretty much the same, the more you pay the better card you get so is it worth the extra cash for the more expensive card? No, only one game will see benefit from it and that is crysis (which is playable with this card). The only reason to get the more expensive card is for future-proofing, but due to the more expensive cards not being that much more powerful, ...
ysith 11.05.2008
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Unshackle your PC's performance from the coin in your pocket as the SAPPHIRE HD 3870 liberates your inner gamer without compromising your wallet. Hard pressed to find a comparable product on the market for the price, the SAPPHIRE HD 3870 extinguishes all doubt that the Radeon HD 3870 core is a mid-range performing product. With features such as: DirectX 10.1 and Shader Model 4.1 support, integrated HDMI and HDCP support for Blu-ray /HD DVD decoding and for the extreme enthusiast, CrossFire X support, the SAPPHIRE incarnation of the HD 3870 will own your imagination and accelerate your performance on the virtual battlefield of your desktop! Reinvent the way you engage your gaming experience with every LOAD!
