Should draw less power than 2 seperate 3870's. Memory is 1 GB total, 512 MB per GPU.Originally Posted by Mike EFix
Should draw less power than 2 seperate 3870's. Memory is 1 GB total, 512 MB per GPU.
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Thanks for the info . ..
Question: In single card mode with the the 3870X2, is all of the 1gig memory usable and what about 3870X2-CF? What would be the memory situation using that setup
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rumors an german newspage said, that this card can, unlike 2 single 3870 which must have all data doubled, use full 1gb in CF mode because of some ringbus or whatever.
Not sure about single card, but who wants single card ?
anyway, 3870X2-CF will have use of only 512 or 1024mb, depending on the rumor(truth or not). 2gb ist not possible at all.
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That rumor is pure crap concerning the R680, it's a rumor that's about the upcoming R700. The rumor was that R700 will use 4 of the same chips and every chip would be a single stop on the ringbus-memory controller, just like R520/R580/R600/RV670 have 4 main stops on the ringbus internally, but this time each separate chips will be one of those stops.
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Question...........Can one of these cards be used in CROSSFIRE with the current one in my sig?? Or is it going to be a definite NO?
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Well you can CF a 3870 and a 3850, so short answer, yes...Question...........Can one of these cards be used in CROSSFIRE with the current one in my sig?? Or is it going to be a definite NO?
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You Misunderstood I have (1) HIS HD 3870 already and would like to know if I bought one of the "NEW" Dual HD 3870 can I run it in CROSSFIRE with my Existing HD 3870 and if the answer is Yes what are the Drawbacks if any please??
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