A question, can a HD3850 work in Crossfire with an HD2600 card..and still separate adjustable clocks and so on?
...or an even older card for that matter?
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i3-550 L008B555 @4.6GHz (1.36v)
Sapphire HD 5850 @1GHz/1.3GHz (1.25v)
GSkill ECO 4GB PC3-12800 @1.33GHz 6-6-6-20 1T (1.34v)
My first post in this thread...but here is what I've got so far...
Q6600 G0 @ 4.0Ghz (445FSB)
2GB G.Skill DDRII @ 890Mhz 4-4-3-5
2 x Sapphire Radeon HD 3780's (stock clocks)
My CPU and both cards are liquid cooled. The cards are idling at 29C and 28C so I should have plenty of room for overclocking. The BIOS are flashed so I can surpase 860Mhz for the core. Catalyst 7.11 installed.
Starting Point - 3DMark06 - 19,796
For those of you that is not using the stocking cooling solution, how are you guys cooling the digital pwms on these things?
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Intel Q9650 @ 4.33GHZ
OCZ Platinum DDR2-800
Palit 4870x2
Creative Xi-Fi Extreme Music
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LL 343B Case
Thermochill 120.3
2xMCP355
KL 350AT
KL 4870X2 FC WB
DD Chipset Block
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Has anyone tried using a Zalman VF1000 with the 3870? Im worried it might not have enough clearance to keep the stock pwm heatsink in place.
Seems we made our greatest error when we named it at the start
for though we called it "Human Nature" - it was cancer of the heart
CPU: AMD X3 720BE@ 3,4Ghz
Cooler: Xigmatek S1283(Terrible mounting system for AM2/3)
Motherboard: Gigabyte 790FXT-UD5P(F4) RAM: 2x 2GB OCZ DDR3 1600Mhz Gold 8-8-8-24
GPU:HD5850 1GB
PSU: Seasonic M12D 750W Case: Coolermaster HAF932(aka Dusty)
Does anyone got his 3850 512 shipped with the new bios (allowing >862MHz for core)?
If yes, any oc results?
C2D™ E2180 M0 + Ultra 120-X @ 3330 1.52v | XFX 7900GT E.E. + VF700Cu @ 582-1788 | Gigabyte P35-DS3L F5 | Team Elite 2x1GB 800 @ 1066 5-5-6-15 2.0v
Setup:
Crossfire-X:
SLI vs Crossfire:
Crossfire wins.
Cunsuption in SLI system vs crossfire system:
A crossfire HD 3870 system spends same as a 680i + single 8800GT.
^^Interesting indeed.
Finally a review with 2 different mbs. The results make it pretty obvious why all reviews should use this method (if they can).
This also puts into prospective the cost factor of 2 3870 vs 2 GT and the performance associated with them.
Last edited by Eastcoasthandle; 11-24-2007 at 12:09 PM.
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Where is my second HD3870??![]()
I really love the power consumption.
Friends shouldn't let friends use Windows 7 until Microsoft fixes Windows Explorer (link)
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does the zalman vf900 fit on the 3850 or 3870?
FX-8350(1249PGT) @ 4.7ghz 1.452v, Swiftech H220x
Asus Crosshair Formula 5 Am3+ bios v1703
G.skill Trident X (2x4gb) ~1200mhz @ 10-12-12-31-46-2T @ 1.66v
MSI 7950 TwinFrozr *1100/1500* Cat.14.9
OCZ ZX 850w psu
Lian-Li Lancool K62
Samsung 830 128g
2 x 1TB Samsung SpinpointF3, 2T Samsung
Win7 Home 64bit
My Rig
awesome!
Me too!![]()
When I tested HD2900 CF setup set @777/980 +my X2 6000+@3500Mhz 1.5V power draw from socket was reaching 720W during 3DMark06 run!!
Now with this pair of HD3870 set @877/1311 all the rest identical I can't even push over 450W!!
That is huge improvement under load, but idle is amazing too! It's better (lower) with two cards than what it was with ONE HD2900Pro(XT)!
Last edited by Lightman; 11-25-2007 at 01:51 AM.
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SmartPhone Samsung Galaxy S7 EDGE
XBONE paired with 55''Samsung LED 3D TV
Me getting my Sapphire HD 3870 in few days, Play.com finally shipped it to me.
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Hehe I´m also monitoring power consumption with my Gigabyte Odin (yes I know, weird system, and inaccurate) but my system with the 2900XT idles at 150W, with an X800 at 100W, and with 3870 100W too! Impressive. And loaded, 2900XT 330W, 3870 only 235W!! More impressive. In a few days I will test 3870 CF.
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Am I in the right place, sounds like I would be lost in XtremePowerSavingSystems.com?![]()
Intel? Core i5-4670K @ 4.3 GHz | ASRock Extreme6 Z87 | G.Skill Sniper 2x8GB @ DDR4-1866 CL9 | Gigabyte GTX 970 OC Windforce 3x | Super Flower Titanium 1000W | ViewSonic VX2268wm 120Hz LCD | Phanteks PH-TC14PE | Logitech MX-518 | Win 7 x64 Professional | Samsung 850 EVO & 840 Pro SSDs
If all people would share opinions in an objective manner, the world would be a friendlier place
Soooo, basically, in performance wise
8800GT > 3870 > 3850 > 8800Ultra > 8800GTX > 2900XT > 8800GTS
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