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Chat => Entertainment & Technology => Topic started by: adam2975 on March 28, 2008, 09:20:34 AM
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Ive been searching for info on quite versions of this card and i have come across 3 cards which seem to run at low noise levels, im just after some opinions before i decide.
Sapphire HD3870 toxic
http://www.morecomputers.com/extra.asp?pn=11122-09-50R
Powercolor HD3870 PCS
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=722241
HIS HD3870
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=789610
Kunal has a very similar HTPC setup to the one i am building and has the Powercolor card, i would just like to have others opinions before i buy.
I would look at Nvidia but i doubt the onboard HDMI would work on my mobo with a card in the PCI-ex16 slot and i want sound over HDMI.
Thanks.
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If an through preference I would go for the sapphire card.
However for £135 you can buy an Asus 3870 XT with a 3 Year Warranty from overclockers. All the reviews come up as outstanding. There are quieter cards admitedly however this is still fairly quiet.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-145-AS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=416
Another card to consider is the Gigabyte HD3870 Pro which is £110 and once again has outstanding reviews. The gigabyte card however has a silent cooler and I can confirm this as I have one and it is almost whisper silent (it does take up two slots though).
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-145-AS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=416
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Thanks for that mate, i have more info from you in 10 mins than i have found on the net in a week of searching lol
Is this the type of gigabyte card you have?
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/139556/show_product_reviews
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Has anybody seen one of these for sale anywhere?
http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6526&Itemid=1
Im interested in one of these but i have searched for days and not found anything, from what i have read they were released in January.
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like this:
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/139615
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Thanks for that but im after the sapphire one due to the space the powercolor one takes up, it looks like 3 slots to me from this link.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Powercolor/HD_3870_SCS3/3.html