With the ATI Radeon 3870 GPU at its heart, the ATI Radeon HD 3870 can play next-generation games and sterling high-definition video without any hiccups. The card has a core clock speed of 775
With ATI CrossfireX multi-GPU support, so you can upgrade performance easily by simply adding another card; and with an AMD 790FX-based motherboard, you can use up to four GPUs simultaneously. The card has two dual link DVI + HDTV-Out outputs (HDMI is supported via the included adapter).
The Radeon 3870 supports up to 24x custom filter anti-aliasing for the highest quality visuals, eliminating the jagged edges that sometimes make for a rough look. Thanks to ATI Avivo HD video and display technology that provides hardware acceleration for deinterlacing, deblocking, noise reduction, edge enhancement, and more, high-definition video playback is flawless and smooth. With your graphics card taking care of this heavy lifting, your CPU is free to do other important tasks. Blu-ray and other HD sources can be watched perfectly on your PC, and with built-in HDMI, you can experience multi-channel 5.1 surround sound. The card features DirectX 10.1 support, along with Shader Model 4.1 and OpenGL 2.0. Optimized for Windows Vista, the card supports full 30-bit display processing and features two dual link DVI with full resolution HDCP support. This allows the card to simultaneously drive two displays with independent resolutions, refresh rates, and color controls. It supports the Windows Vista 3D environment and is also capable of processing Game Physics.
Using a 55nm manufacturing process and featuring ATI PowerPlay energy conserving technology, the card provides phenomenal performance-per-watt and many energy-saving features. The upshot is a cooler and quieter computer, savings for your wallet, and peace of mind. The Diamond ATI Radeon HD 3870 is backed by a 1-year warranty. What's in the Box
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful: Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: Diamond Viper Radeon HD 3870 512 MB GDDR4 PCI-E (Personal Computers) A year ago this card would have cost $500. For $175 (current pricing) its a steal. For $350 you can get crossfire up and running.
I had a X1600 Pro crossfire with a X1650 sapphire and the HD3870 single unit blows those 2 away. It tripled my performance on many games including TF2, WIC, FEAR, Assasin Creed, Six Vegas, COD4. The only downside is the Crysis still blows...and is not playable at anything above 1280x1024. 1 other huge bonus....super quiet!! Almost no heat or sound coming from this card. 4 of 5 people found the following review helpful: By William S. (LA. Calif) - See all my reviews This review is from: Diamond Viper Radeon HD 3870 512 MB GDDR4 PCI-E (Personal Computers) Great Product from AMD/ATI, Others have hit allot of the Good points and also the Sparse Documentation, Just go to AMD's site there is better info on the card, and a PDF manual with More Information.
Notice: This Card Will Work With PCI Express 1.1 and 2.0, To Clear up the poster that said it will not work with 1.1 based Motherboards. PCI Express 2.0 Spec is Backward Compatible with All existing PCI Express Spec's 1.1 . To make it clear, All Motherboards will except this Card 1.1 and 2..0 Alike. There is no need to update your Computer or motherboard to use this card, The Nice thing is when you do, you can use it in your new 2.0 spec board also. If you need more information on PCI Express, Please Google it, it will explain all the Confusion some are having, i am running this card in a 1.1 Pci Express Mainboard with No Problems. Hope this helps. 9 of 13 people found the following review helpful: This review is from: Diamond Viper Radeon HD 3870 512 MB GDDR4 PCI-E (Personal Computers) Ok, I wanted to receive and use the actual card before actually writing any kind of review for this puppy.
I play 2 games ALOT - "Eve-Online", X2 "The Threat" and X3 "The Reunion" (egosoft.com) First thing is first: I ordered this card on a Monday and received the card the very next day on Tuesday morning at 9-am sharp, UPS knocking at my door with their usual. "It's UPS !" as the girl yells out, and me so happy and surprised at the quality of delivery of the product from AMAZON.com trying to wake up and run to the door. - Thank you AMAZON :) You open the box to find this rather large gorgeous red card inside, I had a grin from ear to ear and taking in the view of this beautiful card. She is a Bulky Gorgeous thing but it fits perfect into any ATX case. Believe it or not I even smelled the card, I love it... Ok, now to the important stuff. This card has many options to connect to external sources and has plenty of...Read more |