Sapphire HD3850 AGP 512MB is IN.. the Good & the Bad...! - Page 3

SpeedDMN · 03-29-2008, 08:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bajo

Got a problem with AGP, pilgrim...!?

Beats PCI bus

There must be still quite a market for them since they are still making them. My last AGP rig was in about 05'

bajo · 03-29-2008, 06:49 PM

actually this hd3850 agp may be the last one, but it serves me well, and the sapphire is working good on cats now, so it may do nice for awhile, with my good ol' gigabyte mobo...

Drufuss · 04-01-2008, 11:59 AM

He bajo, can you run Aquamark with your rig?

After the latest Futuremark patch aquamark is the only benchmark that isn't running with my HD3850 AGP.

Greetings

Dru

bajo · 04-01-2008, 06:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drufuss

He bajo, can you run Aquamark with your rig?
After the latest Futuremark patch aquamark is the only benchmark that isn't running with my HD3850 AGP.
Greetings
Dru

I will install aquamark later today & try it.. had no problems before, with my 1950pro agp tho... did you try running it without that patch..?

xixou · 04-01-2008, 11:54 PM

aquamark runs fine on my powercolor AGP 3850

bajo · 04-08-2008, 06:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drufuss

He bajo, can you run Aquamark with your rig?
After the latest Futuremark patch aquamark is the only benchmark that isn't running with my HD3850 AGP.
Greetings
Dru

Yup, it works...AquamarkScore: 85208

lemonadesoda · 04-22-2008, 05:38 PM

Drufuss, You were asking for some benchmarks... here are some I prepared earlier...http to //forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=57401&highlight=3850agp

I have a problem with my Conroe865PE. Since I moved to a Zalman 600W PSU, I can not longer get into 3D mode on either my 3850AGP or even my X800SE.

Did you have an voltage tweaking issues with the Conroe865PE. I wonder if my earlier BeQuiet! "overvolted" a bit and was therefore stable, and the new Zalman is "accurate" volts are too low for the Conroe865PE?

Any thoughts?

Drufuss · 04-24-2008, 03:45 PM

Well, hello and welcome lemonadesoda!

I have a BeQuiet PSU in my rig, as may have already read in my profile, and i can't report any problems related to voltage problems, imho.
Will try to get some measuremts, voltage readings from diff. monitoring tools.
When i connected the HD3850AGP i had some doubts, the card has an 8 pin socket, but the 6 pin plug that this psu has does fit in and seems to provide all the card needs.

Greetings

Dru

lemonadesoda · 04-27-2008, 04:19 PM

Just reporting back. The system IS WORKING now. What changes? Only this:

1./ Full Drivercleaner on system
2./ Installation of X800, using 8.4 hotfix
3./ Used it a while, then thought I'd try the HD3850 again
4./ HD3850 works!

Conclusion: either bad hardware profile in registry that drivercleaner fixed, or the 8.4 hotfix solved the problem!

yamawho · 06-30-2008, 11:00 PM

I was looking to upgrade my son's x1950pro agp and just found this review on the HD3850 ...

Fudzilla - PowerColor's HD 3850 AGP benched

It's obvious that this card is better than the previous AGP king, the X1950 Pro. The question is, does its superior performance justify the higher price? The Powercolor HD 3850 512MB PCS AGP retails at around €150, while the X1950 Pro with 512MB of memory sells for about €130. The price difference can be justified, not only by superior performance, but by DX10.1 support, multimedia capabilities, HDMI and much more.

On the other hand, if you already own a X1950 Pro, the upgrade can't be easily justified. The X1950 Pro is doing a great job against HD 3850, and the price is close. If you have some older card, and you want to refresh you system so you can play some games at a decent resolution, then the HD 3850 is just the card for you. It is the king of the AGP hill.

Is there a faster agp card available ?

sammy2066 · 06-30-2008, 11:37 PM

AGP is a dying standard, so I guess it would be wise to make the switch to PCIe. The card bajo got is one of the handful that some manufacturers make to serve a niche market. I don't see the 4800 series being manufactured in an AGP flavor though ... I might be wrong too.

bajo · 07-01-2008, 12:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sammy2066

AGP is a dying standard, so I guess it would be wise to make the switch to PCIe. The card bajo got is one of the handful that some manufacturers make to serve a niche market. I don't see the 4800 series being manufactured in an AGP flavor though ... I might be wrong too.

yup, the DUAL HD4800 agpx2, 2GB, is to be released in August...

... not !

yamawho · 07-01-2008, 06:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bajo

yup, the DUAL HD4800 agpx2, 2GB, is to be released in August...

Wow ... got a link for that ?

bajo · 07-01-2008, 06:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yamawho

Wow ... got a link for that ?

sorry... read my post carefully....

sammy2066 · 07-02-2008, 08:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bajo

sorry... read my post carefully....

purpose served ... heheh!

03-29-2008, 06:49 PM	#32
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04-01-2008, 11:59 AM	#33
Drufuss CUSL2-C Freak Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Österreich Posts: 2,650	Re: Sapphire HD3850 AGP 512MB is IN.. the Good & the Bad...! He bajo, can you run Aquamark with your rig? After the latest Futuremark patch aquamark is the only benchmark that isn't running with my HD3850 AGP. Greetings Dru __________________ System specs: MB: ASrock Conroe865PE CPU: Core 2 Duo E6700 2.66GHz @ 3 GHz Mem: 4 x 1GB DDR-Ram Corsair Storage: 2 x Seagate 7200.ESII 500GB SATA Graphics: Sapphire Radeon HD3850 512MB AGP Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS, Hauppauge HVR4000 DVB-S/S2/T, Dlink DWL-G520, Logitech Z-5450 5.1 THX Wireless OS: Win XP MCE 2005, Suse Linux 10.3 CUSL2-C ruled! ..äh... RulEd! Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana.
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04-22-2008, 05:38 PM	#37
lemonadesoda Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2	Re: Sapphire HD3850 AGP 512MB is IN.. the Good & the Bad...! Drufuss, You were asking for some benchmarks... here are some I prepared earlier...http to //forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=57401&highlight=3850agp I have a problem with my Conroe865PE. Since I moved to a Zalman 600W PSU, I can not longer get into 3D mode on either my 3850AGP or even my X800SE. Did you have an voltage tweaking issues with the Conroe865PE. I wonder if my earlier BeQuiet! "overvolted" a bit and was therefore stable, and the new Zalman is "accurate" volts are too low for the Conroe865PE? Any thoughts?
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04-24-2008, 03:45 PM	#38
Drufuss CUSL2-C Freak Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Österreich Posts: 2,650	Re: Sapphire HD3850 AGP 512MB is IN.. the Good & the Bad...! Well, hello and welcome lemonadesoda! I have a BeQuiet PSU in my rig, as may have already read in my profile, and i can't report any problems related to voltage problems, imho. Will try to get some measuremts, voltage readings from diff. monitoring tools. When i connected the HD3850AGP i had some doubts, the card has an 8 pin socket, but the 6 pin plug that this psu has does fit in and seems to provide all the card needs. Greetings Dru __________________ System specs: MB: ASrock Conroe865PE CPU: Core 2 Duo E6700 2.66GHz @ 3 GHz Mem: 4 x 1GB DDR-Ram Corsair Storage: 2 x Seagate 7200.ESII 500GB SATA Graphics: Sapphire Radeon HD3850 512MB AGP Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS, Hauppauge HVR4000 DVB-S/S2/T, Dlink DWL-G520, Logitech Z-5450 5.1 THX Wireless OS: Win XP MCE 2005, Suse Linux 10.3 CUSL2-C ruled! ..äh... RulEd! Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana.
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04-27-2008, 04:19 PM	#39
lemonadesoda Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2	Re: Sapphire HD3850 AGP 512MB is IN.. the Good & the Bad...! Just reporting back. The system IS WORKING now. What changes? Only this: 1./ Full Drivercleaner on system 2./ Installation of X800, using 8.4 hotfix 3./ Used it a while, then thought I'd try the HD3850 again 4./ HD3850 works! Conclusion: either bad hardware profile in registry that drivercleaner fixed, or the 8.4 hotfix solved the problem!
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06-30-2008, 11:00 PM	#40
yamawho Linux user Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Montreal Posts: 4,016	Re: Sapphire HD3850 AGP 512MB is IN.. the Good & the Bad...! I was looking to upgrade my son's x1950pro agp and just found this review on the HD3850 ... Fudzilla - PowerColor's HD 3850 AGP benched It's obvious that this card is better than the previous AGP king, the X1950 Pro. The question is, does its superior performance justify the higher price? The Powercolor HD 3850 512MB PCS AGP retails at around €150, while the X1950 Pro with 512MB of memory sells for about €130. The price difference can be justified, not only by superior performance, but by DX10.1 support, multimedia capabilities, HDMI and much more. On the other hand, if you already own a X1950 Pro, the upgrade can't be easily justified. The X1950 Pro is doing a great job against HD 3850, and the price is close. If you have some older card, and you want to refresh you system so you can play some games at a decent resolution, then the HD 3850 is just the card for you. It is the king of the AGP hill. Is there a faster agp card available ? __________________
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06-30-2008, 11:37 PM	#41
sammy2066 ABX Public Relations Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: ABXZone.com Posts: 8,508	Re: Sapphire HD3850 AGP 512MB is IN.. the Good & the Bad...! AGP is a dying standard, so I guess it would be wise to make the switch to PCIe. The card bajo got is one of the handful that some manufacturers make to serve a niche market. I don't see the 4800 series being manufactured in an AGP flavor though ... I might be wrong too. __________________ That's what she said ....
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