SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 3870 X2 1GB (512MB x 2) GDDR3 PCI Express x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card 100221SR
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Reviews(130)
Performance+Features+Contents/Dollar. This thing gets really good frame rates even while everything is pushed up to max; Can even force higher than nVidia cards via the Catalyst Control Panel. It comes with everything you could possibly want (well, you know :D) , costs almost nothing compared to the competition. If you have this much to blow on video card(s), buy this.
Linux drivers are lax at the time of writing. I'm sure it'll improve, but it's not working [in Linux] at the moment. Elsewise, none I can think of.
I'm sick of people who haven't bought products "reviewing" them. If I want general information on it, I'll Google. Stop. You aren't helping anybody! You're just being annoying!!! I do NOT like Windows; dual-booting is a pain. Newegg was fast!
Card is fast and the lowest price of the 3870 X2. Got a 3DMark 6 score of 17,600 with it.
Fan died 45 days in (may be controller on card due to fact that fan does turn, just not fast). Card had minimal use, had not moved programs over to new machine yet. The card had maybe 40 hours total on it. Idle temp 47C due to case cooling and spiked at 87C as soon as 3D test started (room temp ~70F). Card was not over clocked and have crossfire certified 750w power supply. Sapphire support phones state office is closed. You have to go to their voice mail where you can get an operator who can then get you to tech support. Also, still waiting for an email response from tech support who did verify that they did have the email. Still waiting for RMA paperwork from them. Additionally, although web states crossfire supported, it is NOT crossfire certified. AMD/ATI does not support this card (they do support the 3870 from Sapphire).
System Q6600 O/C 3.42 Ghz, Zalman 9700 CPU cooler, 8 gig 1066 ram, ASUS maximums motherboard, 750W PSU, VISTA 64 enterprise. If there is a sudden turn around from Sapphire, I will update my post.
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Manufacturer Contact Info
Website: https://www.sapphiretech.com/en
Support Phone: 1-909-594-3128
Support Email: tech@althonmicro.com
Features & Details
- 1GB (512MB x 2) 256-Bit GDDR3
- 2 x DVI 1 x HDMI (via Adapter)
- 320 Stream Processors
- PCI Express x16
Specifications
| Brand | SAPPHIRE |
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| Model | 100221SR |
| Interface | PCI Express x16 |
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| Chipset Manufacturer | AMD |
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| GPU | Radeon HD 3870 X2 |
| Stream Processors | 320 Stream Processors |
| Memory Size | 1GB (512MB x 2) |
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| Memory Interface | 256-Bit |
| Memory Type | GDDR3 |
| DirectX | DirectX 10.1 |
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| OpenGL | OpenGL 2.0 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI (via Adapter) |
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| DVI | 2 x DVI |
| TV-Out | HDTV / S-Video Out |
| VIVO | No |
| Tuner | None |
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| RAMDAC | 400MHz |
| Max Resolution | 2560 x 1600 |
| RoHS Compliant | Yes |
| CrossFireX Support | Yes |
| Cooler | With Fan |
| Dual-Link DVI Supported | Yes |
| Windows Vista | Certified for Windows Vista |
| HDCP Ready | Yes |
| Features | Physics Processing support ATI Avivo HD Video and Display Platform Integrated HD audio controller with multi-channel (5.1) AC3 support, enabling a plug-and-play cable-less audio solution ATI PowerPlay Clock and memory speed throttling Voltage switching Dynamic clock gating |
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| Package Contents | 100221SR Driver Disk 3 x Software Disk HDTV Cable 2 x Power Cable 2 x DVI to VGA/D-sub Adapter DVI to HDMI Adapter CrossFire Bridge |
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| First Listed on Newegg | January 27, 2008 |
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