gecube hd3870 OC edition X-TurboIII

[purecain]

info is just coming out on this card but its supposed to be clocked 10% higher than the powercolor oc edition.... i found these pics on a chinese site..
note the ram is cooled by the copper plate aswell as the core....

[oneeyedollar]

definately picking up a iceqIII version of the 512mb 3850(x2) or the 3870. i have made my x800gto iceqII running for 2 years oc'd and no problems. i would without-a-doubt buy this version of the 3870 if i planned on doing a 3870 crossfire, because the fans an these will keep them cool even in such confined spaces.

[Super Nade]

It's a waste of money if that card is going to be more expensive than the regular versions.

[purecain]

but i'll make see the bios is put to good use..... ;) couldnt care less about the cards...

[Super Nade]

I'm sure if you wait a bit you will see a lot of good BIOS'es from the enthusiast community. ;)

[muzikfreakah]

as of the moment this Gecube is the only brand with HD3870 from where I am so I guess this will be me next card as well :-)

[zanzabar]

how will it clock 10% better is it running 1.4V or something couse my voltage is the limit on my sapphire and not the cooling, it loads with 877mhz at 53C with full fan spped

[Unbornchild]

777 Mhz core clock + 10% = 855

My normal Sapphire out of the box overclocks (in Overdrive) to 860, (and mem to 1306), Rivatuner to fix the fanspeed at 55%. This is 3DM06 stable. Because of occasional freeze during real gaming for hours, i lowered to 855/1256. This is absolutely gaming stable.

So IMO, no need to pay even 1 cent more for any other model than the standard one. :)