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choppy
02-14-2008, 06:31 PM
this is a bargain, and if its the one in the pic then its shorter than the reference card and the cooler 'seems' effective but not too sure. i think tpu reported on this card a while back about some chinese company creating a shorter card.

but anyway heres the deal:

512MB ATI HD3870 PCI-E2.0(x16), GDDR4, GPU 775MHz, 320 Streams, S-Video/2xDVI-I, HDCP Ready
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=770334



and 512mb HD3850 for £100!!

512MB ATI HD3850 PCI-E 2.0 (x16), GDDR3, GPU 670MHz, 320 Streams, S-Video/2xDVI-I, HDCP Ready
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=770335


both have stock!
Nitro-Max
02-15-2008, 02:58 PM
Not bad for £125 although id definatly get some ram sinks put on them memory blocks.
tigger
02-15-2008, 03:10 PM
The 3870 is a bit of a short ass,its small for a 3870.Nice deal tho'
choppy
02-17-2008, 02:29 PM
update: the manufacturer of the card is triplex
http://www.triplex.com.tw/english/products/ati/hd3870.htm
Nitro-Max
02-17-2008, 03:12 PM
update: the manufacturer of the card is triplex
http://www.triplex.com.tw/english/products/ati/hd3870.htm

My first 3870 was a triplex it ran a bit choppy stuttering now and again i think it was down to heat on the memory blocks as they didnt have a ram sink after 2 days the card gave up i got a green screen with lines then the card died.Now it could have been a fault from day one because it never ran smooth but mine wasnt the cut down version it was the full size one.I did get a full refund and i got the X2 instead "GREAT MOVE".

Also this card runs at full 825mhz all the time it doesnt have speed stepping in the bios "well mine didnt anyway" So good cooling and ram sinks are a must if this cards setup in the same way.