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- Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (parts): 1 year
- Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (labor): 1 year
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- Return for replacement within: 30 days
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Meh
- Pros: Card works great. Great cooling. Not too loud.
- Cons: It goes on an AGP board. See other thoughts.
- Other Thoughts: Being an agp card for older systems, you won't be able to use this card to its full potential. I replaced an old geforce 6800 with this card and got barely anything out of it. Still get a whole 10 fps in games, but that is due to a p4 3.0 Prescott socket 478 on an ancient mobo that only uses DDR ram. So in other words, this card is a ton a better than the slot it goes in. Your system wont see much of an upgrade because the system itself can't keep up.
Great card!
- Pros: This is a great card! I can now play Crysis with a smooth frame rate on very high @1280x1024. I was also able to overclock the GPU to 3870 speeds with load temps lower than an 8800GT's idle temps.
- Cons: I tried Windows 7 Beta with it and 7 didn't see it. That's not the cards fault though, 7 is just a Beta after all.
- Other Thoughts: System: Intel E2220 @ 2.95Ghz, 2 GB DDR 400, ASRock VSTA Dual 775 motherboard, 3850 AGP
Best AGP Card Available!
- Pros: 1. Fast! -- Tripled my framerate in Crysis and other benchmarks
2. Comes with a power adapter cable -- four pin to six pin PCI express, crucial if you have an older PS
3. Comes with a VGA to DVI adapter, a must if you have an older monitor without a DVI input
3. Cooling fan seems more than adequate -- I must have a noisy system b/c I noticed no appreciable increase in fan noise
- Cons: 1. The card is very long -- make sure you have enough room in your case
2. You should have a good power supply -- I've had good luck with a 450W Thermaltake
3. No other cons!
- Other Thoughts: Installation of this card will allow my aging AGP P4 3.2 GHz system to keep up with (for a little while) the latest game titles. It certainly was worth the upgrade to hold off replacing all of my components.
A word of advice on installation -- my system previously had an Nvidia based card. I uninstalled the drivers and used a wipe utility. After installing the ATI 3850 AGP, my system would simply bluescreen after displaying the desktop. My workaround was to boot into safe mode and install the drivers that came on the provided CD.
To update the drivers to the latest, download ATI's hotfix from their website. You will have to dig for it a bit, but then you will have the lastest certified drivers.
This is my first ATI product, and I am impressed!
| Model |
| Brand |
POWERCOLOR |
| Model |
AG3850 512MD3-P |
| Interface |
| Interface |
AGP 4X/8X |
| Chipset |
| Chipset Manufacturer |
ATI |
| GPU |
Radeon HD 3850 |
| Core Clock |
666MHz |
| Stream Processors |
320 Stream Processing Units |
| Memory |
| Memory Size |
512MB |
| Memory Interface |
256-bit |
| Memory Type |
GDDR3 |
| 3D API |
| DirectX |
DirectX 10.1 |
| OpenGL |
OpenGL 2.0 |
| Ports |
| DVI |
2 x DVI |
| TV-Out |
HDTV / S-Video Out |
| General |
| RAMDAC |
400 MHz |
| Max Resolution |
2560 x 1600 |
| Cooler |
With Fan |
| Power Connector |
6 Pin |
| Dual-Link DVI Supported |
Yes |
| Windows Vista |
Certified for Windows Vista |
| HDCP Ready |
Yes |
| Packaging |
| Package Contents |
AG3850 512MD3-P
Driver Disk
HDTV Cable
Power Cable
DVI to VGA/D-sub Adapter
S-Video to Composite Adapter |
| Manufacturer Warranty |
| Parts |
1 year limited |
| Labor |
1 year limited |
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Reviewed By: elite1 on 2/10/2009
Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
