need a 3870

arrccoo · 01-25-2008, 04:00 PM

Ok guys I got all my parts are on the way all I need is a video card
This the card I want but it is in short supply if there is a better Ati 3870 card out there could someone point me in the right direction
HIS Radeon HD 3870 IceQ3 Turbo Video Card - 512MB GDDR4, PCI Express 2.0,
CrossFireX Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, HSMI Support, Video

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iMogal · 01-25-2008, 11:44 PM

I just picked up the HIS 3870 IceQ3 Turbo 850.

Its still in the box, and I wont have a chance to get to it for a couple more days,
but I will give a report on how it works if yea wish...

traveler · 01-26-2008, 04:30 AM

Definitely tell us.

And if you have any links to any reviews about the Diamond, Asus, Visiontek, and other flavors of the 3870, please post them.

And what about the new single slot width 3870 cards?

iMogal · 01-26-2008, 10:54 AM

Video Review
Newegg comments

O/C: Core:890Mhz, Mem:2.58Ghz

I hope to piece my system together Sun night...

Proc is a e2180, and I hope to hit at least 3ghz.

traveler · 01-26-2008, 07:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iMogal

Video Review
Newegg comments

O/C: Core:890Mhz, Mem:2.58Ghz

I hope to piece my system together Sun night...

Proc is a e2180, and I hope to hit at least 3ghz.

Looks nice!

Is NewEgg selling it? The page says deactivated.

iMogal · 01-26-2008, 08:41 PM

Okay, and for the results....

Basis System:
ASUS P5E-VM HMDI
e2180 Proc
4Gb (2x2 - 555 15)

Defualt settings, no OC, no tweaking.
I plugged the peices together, installed the OS(WinXP 32bit) installed chipset, sound and vid drivers(CCC 8.1) then ran 3DMark06.

3Dmark06:8426

SM 2.0: 3668
HDR/SM3.0: 4387
CPU: 1751

When I get more time, I will start OCing and tweaking...

Any specific benchmarks you'd like to see?

traveler · 01-26-2008, 09:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iMogal

Okay, and for the results....

[snip]

Any specific benchmarks you'd like to see?

Gaming benchmarks. FPS in F.E.A.R., Crysis, Farcry, Oblivion, ....

traveler · 01-26-2008, 09:14 PM

There seems to be two different models of the HIS 3870 IceQ 3.

HIS Hightech Radeon HD 3870 H387Q512NP IceQ3 Turbo Video Card

and the

HIS Hightech Radeon HD 3870 H387QS512NP IceQ3 Turbo Video Card

What exactly is the difference?

traveler · 01-26-2008, 09:33 PM

iMogel -

Is there a way to contact HIS? I hope your product information included with your card gives an email address. I looked for a way to contact HIS at their website and found only a Hong Kong phone number. I wanted to email my above question to them.

iMogal · 01-26-2008, 10:24 PM

Website: HISDigital

Didn't know there where two versions of this card.
I do know there is alot of iceq3 turbo cards but of diff series.

I will be contacting HIS later anyways, I didn't get my fansy screwdriver/pen/light gizmo

P.S. I have to DL the demos to run the benches...

traveler · 01-26-2008, 11:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iMogal

Website: HISDigital

Didn't know there where two versions of this card.
I do know there is alot of iceq3 turbo cards but of diff series.

I will be contacting HIS later anyways, I didn't get my fansy screwdriver/pen/light gizmo

P.S. I have to DL the demos to run the benches...

I was afraid of that. One version has it and the other one doesn't.

What is the model number on yours? The QS or the Q?

BTW the website has no email contact.

iMogal · 01-27-2008, 07:52 AM

This is the one I have:
HIS Hightech Radeon HD 3870 H387Q512NP IceQ3 Turbo Video Card
The 'Q' version.

There is a contact, throu tech support, I asked for yea...
Dunno what kinda response we'll get though... or when! hehe

---

Also having a few probs with my O/C, and I got myself kinda nervios now

My ram supports voltages of up to 2.1. I set 2.1 in BIOS, but throu ASUS's AI Suite, it says the voltage is set to 2.5!!!!

I set the voltage to 2.1 in AI suite, and BIOS reports 1.88.

System boots up at a CPU multi of 10 and a MEM speed of 300 for a 3Ghz clock and 1.2Ghz bus... crashes in 3dmark06.
I tried @ 6x400 for a 2.4Ghz and a 1.6ghz bus... boots, but crashes 3dmark06 again.
both times mem volts at 2.0 in BIOS.

Just found out my CPU volts are at 1.16... gunna bump that up and try again.

iMogal · 01-27-2008, 12:23 PM

Crysis Bench:

default everything except OC
e2180 @ 3.0Ghz (8x375)

traveler · 01-27-2008, 02:05 PM

Minimum of 39, average of 64. That works! One card? Not CrossFire?

Thanks for asking in your email. My guess right now is that the S in the QS must stand for Special Edition.

traveler · 01-27-2008, 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iMogal

[snip]

I will be contacting HIS later anyways, I didn't get my fansy screwdriver/pen/light gizmo

[snip]

Did it say it was in the box?

01-25-2008, 04:00 PM	#1
arrccoo Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Alabama Posts: 51	need a 3870 Ok guys I got all my parts are on the way all I need is a video card This the card I want but it is in short supply if there is a better Ati 3870 card out there could someone point me in the right direction HIS Radeon HD 3870 IceQ3 Turbo Video Card - 512MB GDDR4, PCI Express 2.0, CrossFireX Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, HSMI Support, Video
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01-25-2008, 11:44 PM	#2
iMogal Zoom Zoom... Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 1,196	Re: need a 3870 I just picked up the HIS 3870 IceQ3 Turbo 850. Its still in the box, and I wont have a chance to get to it for a couple more days, but I will give a report on how it works if yea wish... __________________ SilverStone LG-08 Asus P5E-VM HDMI Intel e8400 O/C'd 3.88Ghz 2x2Gb G.Skill DDR2-1000 (5,5,4,14) (2:3 533Mhz) Maxotr 120 Gig SATA 8Mb ATi 5850 Corsair HX620 Modular PSU Dell UltraSharp 2407FPW Monsoon MM-700 2.1 Speakers __________________
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01-26-2008, 04:30 AM	#3
traveler Where to next? Join Date: May 2001 Location: South Florida Posts: 18,589	Definitely tell us. And if you have any links to any reviews about the Diamond, Asus, Visiontek, and other flavors of the 3870, please post them. And what about the new single slot width 3870 cards?
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01-26-2008, 10:54 AM	#4
iMogal Zoom Zoom... Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 1,196	Re: need a 3870 Video Review Newegg comments O/C: Core:890Mhz, Mem:2.58Ghz I hope to piece my system together Sun night... Proc is a e2180, and I hope to hit at least 3ghz. __________________ SilverStone LG-08 Asus P5E-VM HDMI Intel e8400 O/C'd 3.88Ghz 2x2Gb G.Skill DDR2-1000 (5,5,4,14) (2:3 533Mhz) Maxotr 120 Gig SATA 8Mb ATi 5850 Corsair HX620 Modular PSU Dell UltraSharp 2407FPW Monsoon MM-700 2.1 Speakers __________________
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01-26-2008, 08:41 PM	#6
iMogal Zoom Zoom... Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 1,196	Re: need a 3870 Okay, and for the results.... Basis System: ASUS P5E-VM HMDI e2180 Proc 4Gb (2x2 - 555 15) Defualt settings, no OC, no tweaking. I plugged the peices together, installed the OS(WinXP 32bit) installed chipset, sound and vid drivers(CCC 8.1) then ran 3DMark06. 3Dmark06:8426 SM 2.0: 3668 HDR/SM3.0: 4387 CPU: 1751 When I get more time, I will start OCing and tweaking... Any specific benchmarks you'd like to see? __________________ SilverStone LG-08 Asus P5E-VM HDMI Intel e8400 O/C'd 3.88Ghz 2x2Gb G.Skill DDR2-1000 (5,5,4,14) (2:3 533Mhz) Maxotr 120 Gig SATA 8Mb ATi 5850 Corsair HX620 Modular PSU Dell UltraSharp 2407FPW Monsoon MM-700 2.1 Speakers __________________
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01-26-2008, 09:14 PM	#8
traveler Where to next? Join Date: May 2001 Location: South Florida Posts: 18,589	There seems to be two different models of the HIS 3870 IceQ 3. HIS Hightech Radeon HD 3870 H387Q512NP IceQ3 Turbo Video Card and the HIS Hightech Radeon HD 3870 H387QS512NP IceQ3 Turbo Video Card What exactly is the difference?
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01-26-2008, 09:33 PM	#9
traveler Where to next? Join Date: May 2001 Location: South Florida Posts: 18,589	iMogel - Is there a way to contact HIS? I hope your product information included with your card gives an email address. I looked for a way to contact HIS at their website and found only a Hong Kong phone number. I wanted to email my above question to them.
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01-26-2008, 10:24 PM	#10
iMogal Zoom Zoom... Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 1,196	Re: need a 3870 Website: HISDigital Didn't know there where two versions of this card. I do know there is alot of iceq3 turbo cards but of diff series. I will be contacting HIS later anyways, I didn't get my fansy screwdriver/pen/light gizmo P.S. I have to DL the demos to run the benches... __________________ SilverStone LG-08 Asus P5E-VM HDMI Intel e8400 O/C'd 3.88Ghz 2x2Gb G.Skill DDR2-1000 (5,5,4,14) (2:3 533Mhz) Maxotr 120 Gig SATA 8Mb ATi 5850 Corsair HX620 Modular PSU Dell UltraSharp 2407FPW Monsoon MM-700 2.1 Speakers __________________
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01-27-2008, 07:52 AM	#12
iMogal Zoom Zoom... Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 1,196	Re: need a 3870 This is the one I have: HIS Hightech Radeon HD 3870 H387Q512NP IceQ3 Turbo Video Card The 'Q' version. There is a contact, throu tech support, I asked for yea... Dunno what kinda response we'll get though... or when! hehe --- Also having a few probs with my O/C, and I got myself kinda nervios now My ram supports voltages of up to 2.1. I set 2.1 in BIOS, but throu ASUS's AI Suite, it says the voltage is set to 2.5!!!! I set the voltage to 2.1 in AI suite, and BIOS reports 1.88. System boots up at a CPU multi of 10 and a MEM speed of 300 for a 3Ghz clock and 1.2Ghz bus... crashes in 3dmark06. I tried @ 6x400 for a 2.4Ghz and a 1.6ghz bus... boots, but crashes 3dmark06 again. both times mem volts at 2.0 in BIOS. Just found out my CPU volts are at 1.16... gunna bump that up and try again. __________________ SilverStone LG-08 Asus P5E-VM HDMI Intel e8400 O/C'd 3.88Ghz 2x2Gb G.Skill DDR2-1000 (5,5,4,14) (2:3 533Mhz) Maxotr 120 Gig SATA 8Mb ATi 5850 Corsair HX620 Modular PSU Dell UltraSharp 2407FPW Monsoon MM-700 2.1 Speakers __________________
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01-27-2008, 02:05 PM	#14
traveler Where to next? Join Date: May 2001 Location: South Florida Posts: 18,589	Minimum of 39, average of 64. That works! One card? Not CrossFire? Thanks for asking in your email. My guess right now is that the S in the QS must stand for Special Edition.
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