#920 - HIS HD 3870 X2 1GB GDDR3 Video Card Video Review

[jmpatinhas15]

Note that the motherboard tray is not removable.

[TheHaiza]

is the card faster as gtx 260 ?

[HostileDonut]

@TheHaiza Probably about the same.

[HostileDonut]

@TheHaiza Actually, the GTX 260 will most likely be a bit faster.



[MrIliff]

I have one of these cards on order (second hand but BNIB and cheap), I will be using it with a Corsair HX620W PSU, the card uses a 6+8pin leads, the Corsair PSU only comes with 2x6pin leads, so what I do?, just get a 6+2pin lead or adaptor. Does the 6+2pin adaptor work as well as a dedicated 8-pin lead and why do they use the extra 2 pins, what do they do, I think I heard they are ground wires??, what are they for, is it because of the extra power of the card being an X2. Any help please thanks

[nelizmastr]

just watched the blooper video, no mistakes sound odd.

[uphill248]

Ok, I need some help with this. I was planning on get 2 ATI Radeon HD 5970 2GB.

1.) Does that mean if I get 2 cards I will have a better Picture?

2.) And 2 cards with 2GB each will work together as 4GB?

3.) OR SHOULD I JUST STICK WITH 1 ATI Radeon HD 5970 4GB, SINCE 4GB IS OUT NOW?

PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS ONE, AND ABOUT HAVING 2 CARDS WILL IT GIVE A BETTER PICTURE? Thanx

[CobraProductionsTV]

@uphill248 Get 2,You will not get a better picture,as in resolution.but you'll get more frames a second.Resulting in smoother gameplay

And you'll need a Crossfire Motherboard.And you'll need a fast processor and RAM for the videocard(S) to be effective.

[thornburyhighschool]

@CobraProductionsTV or he could get a x58 board

[greyfoxzero]

@uphill248 Getting more ram isn't always going to help performance, Also when you link 2 cards its not like 2gb+2gb= 4gb, it doubles the bus performance so for example lets say you have a 128bit bus on each card then in theory you would have 2x 128 bit busses (256 bit performance). If your running a 5970 you really don't need anything else. Theres nothing that needs more power.

[RottenRroses]

I am glad he does not show his outtakes anymore.

[VideoBlogs2012]

3870 X2 or HD5770 1GB DDR5 Which is better?

[ToxikMuzik]

5770

[oc5nsli341nforce4]

The only thing that are a let down with this card besides cooling and power consumption is the bridge chip and the vram clocks. Still they're decent for those who already have one or want to tri-fire with a 3850/70 that is already on hand with out spending to much. Scaling issue plague this card, better off with a second hand 4850. Would have PWND if it was Quad display and had 1GB to each gpu instead of 512mb.

[fiddy187]

Might be picking one pf these cards up for 50 euro :) fingers crossed

[ozpc123]

Hey Rodney Reynolds do you know if I can put a six pin connector into the eight pin slot? because i only have 2 six pin power adapters. thanks anyone.

[andromedarr]

@ozpc123 no, because the 6pin Connector will not suport enough power for the Card, search for a PSU with 6pin and an 6+2pin Connections

[korbland14]

no you can't you need a 8 pin ;-) or an andapter

[ozpc123]

@korbland14 yes, i was lucky and the 8 pin came with the card! and a 6 pin also... works great very powerful.

[Stn3dRaid3r]

I've got this card as a replacement for asus 5970x2 untill that one arrives. I am already happy with ati, because I have used nVidia thus far! No issues what so ever except compatibility with nvidia 3dVision, but except that obvious problem, this card is very cool.

[AndreaFranchitti]

you always have to put your errors ahahahahah XD i love it XD

[aschris87]

i got it for a htpc

[Negotinus]

What is Diference 1.1 and 2.0 PCI-E slot, any speed change or just a standard??

[Dany1148]

@Negotinus A change in bandwidth available

[shadowgames824]

would this card work on a nvidia 780i ftw mobo? and since this card is a pci e 1.0, what will that do in a 2.0 slot?

[TheSolidSnake12]

2.0 is backward compatable so no worries

[Dany1148]

@shadowgames824 it will work fine.

[shadowgames824]

thank you :) happy new year brother.

[tubester4567]

could i poont noobs wit someting like dis?

[crissglitch666]

No not these days anymore. You need something like the 4890 to play crysis, etc.

[AcadianFragz]

lmao i can play crysis on a 8500gt overcloked lol u aint need a 4890 to play crysis XD

[GearsRapeArtist]

@AcadianFragz depends on the settings.. want to play at 1920x1200 with everything at very high? you better have at least a 4890

[RenegadeFury]

yay I still have one of these in my system with a 3870 in CF.

[denizg6]

I cant believe I paid 500 for it now

[metalmulisha98101]

wow u got riped off

[denizg6]

haha no idiot I bought the VisionTek GDDR4 the day 3870x2 was released

[metalmulisha98101]

no need for the idiot comment i didnt knwo thatwtf am i a mind read

er

[denizg6]

No but you are definitely an idiot you have proved it twice ;you can not do basic assumption in your head ''hmm maybe he was an enthusiast that bought it when it was released''and let me define it in a word your isolated rootless inbreed can understand your grammer is ''shit''!

Please don't write back nor ever post a comment in the future replying to me,fuck off and don't waste my time

[greenfishticks]

calm down dude

[pupekkupek]

ur a moron noob dick head geta a life

[greenfishticks]

u did say now

[kickassproduct]

quad gpu screwdriver

[illmagnified]

i couldn't help but think his so called "bloopers" were on purpose. They certainly sounded like it which basically sounded like nothing was wrong with those takes at all but he decided to act retarded in them anyways to have content.

[yELLoWhaCkErBeAr03]

hey guys,

can i run a DDR3 compatible Videocard in a ddr2 compatible motherboard???

is it true that a the videocard and ram is not the same when it comes to compatibility??

i mean can a ddr2 compatible motherbloard can run a ddr3 VC???

THX

[lightfox831]

yes

[Killerman2464]

yes , you can !

[LizzyAston]

hey. yes, ddr3 memory on a videocard (graphics card) will work on a ddr2 motherboard. i have gddr5 memory on mine, and i have ddr2 memory as RAM. just dont buy DDR3 RAM with your current motherboard. ;)

[fretalian]

rodney reynolds is sexual. =) will you go out with me rodney & suck my DICK?

[odxt1995]

screw u dude

[Mr937595]

i checked, the prices on all of the 3870 X2's are just about the same as the 4870 X2's. like for $10-30 more you could get an 4870 X2, which is even better, like, by 1000 lol

[brunfist]

This is a kickass product. Kickass. RaptorX.

[JakesterCorp]

Wtf? a screwdriver? How could they out something like that in the box? I know, u need to screw the card on, but still everyone has a screwdriver at home?

[supergsx]

Well it seems like a nice screwdriver...

[thevideoguy666]

Who cares, It's a nice feature. I see no reason not.

Although I have accumulated about 4 over the years...

[burberrybedroom]

no he just has a wedding ring for the fun of it......piss off hater this guy has helped 1000's of people as well as myself.

[bursihido]

HOW TO MAKE A MOST EXPENSIVE GAMING PC

[0wlman]

whoa hold ur horses, did he it has pci express 1.1 and not 2? wtf...unpossible

[JunkieMan4]

Nope all HD3800 series card have PCI-E 2.0....

[Artas1984]

The core speed is even higer than o a single HD3870..

If HD3870 did not had a chance in hell against 8800GTS 512, HD3870X2 is at least very close to 9800GXS..

[darthspeaks]

Bill Gates stole his way to the top. Simple. I am not jealous of a thief.

[volcanofg]

see what im not sure about is the 4830 with 600 stream processors or the 3870 with 775 core clock and 2250 mhz memory clock?

[shadowsharpshooter]

my gecube 3870 can run 885core clock and 2531MHZ clock, i make crossfire with sapphire 3870...nice

[volcanofg]

I need to know for the record is the 4830 better then the 3870, non overclocked?

[Artas1984]

Yes HD4830 > HD3870

[CournalMustard29]

i have the 3850

[JamboyStu]

funny to see how much video cards have changed in 6 months.

[polish1stdivision]

Yea, I look back at this card and think about how good it was back then. It was the best, and soon got replaced by the 9800GX2. Nowadays, there is the 4870X2. That card is soon to be replaced by the GTX 295. They need to slow down with the production of video cards!!

[JamboyStu]

If people really need to buy the latest card on the market, then there's always going to be companies making expensive cards and I think nVidia uses that to their advantage by making a card for every price range.

[darthspeaks]

What I fucking hate is Billie Boi Gates thinking he is some selfless giver when he is the most greedy son of a bitch I have ever heard of. His foundations should be picketed day and night until people understand he and his evil spawn are discredited. His children should be hanging their heads down low in shame for what their father has done.

[vinak963]

someone is jealous...wow

[gve2405]

Someone could tell me if i can put 2 HD370 X2 on my computer, i mean for a total of 2GB Video Mem.:D:D I am available to do this?

[XxXDELTAxFOXTROTXxX]

yes

[Ndogg012]

if you have over 2GB of main ram then you will need a 64-bit OS

[gve2405]

I'm not an english pro speaker but hell i understand this guy perfectly as my native language :D:D:D

[darthspeaks]

I zoned out when he brought up that shit O$ Vi$ta. Fuck that shitty O$.

[NicolinoOh]

Tottaly agree vista Sux but you cant do anything about it ..hope they will upgrade back to XP soon :-) or do something about their sh1tty Vista wich doesnt look minimalistic at all

and windows should be

[MGlBlaze]

Get with the times, Vista doesn't suck any more thanks to the latest Service Pack. I use it and I have absolutely no problems whatsoever with ANY of my games.

[NicolinoOh]

True but in some ways i don't like it as much ^^ but generaly i like it :D just like the visual styles more from XP ^^

[elektros75]

is it possible to crossfire two 3870 x2's and two 3870 ati cards, as long as the clocks and other stats are the same per gpu?

[violinstephen]

no theres a 4 GPU max and this card counts as two

[drunken88]

You can put 2 x 3870 x2.

[hentajus]

RODNEY RULES ASS!!! screw you haters his reviews are awesome! and i loved the funny outtakes at the end of this one :D

[Leetard179]

I like 3dgamemans reviews because they tell you every exact detail :)

Keep it up Rod.

[samage1337]

great review rod.

[Saphothere]

Love the bloopers man, quad cooling is good. XD

[howboutdat1227]

the 4870 is prob the best card out rite now (price/preformance ratio)

[LolChickenPie]

agree

[shaolindreams]

this card is obsilete :p

[howboutdat1227]

well it is still a good card, just not the ABSOLUTE newest, now my 8800 gt that was the best bang for your buck card, is now obsilete =P

[xtr1gunf00lx]

you and your spelling are obsolete.. and every card is obsolete every 6 months.

[shaolindreams]

my bad obsolete :p could you explain to me how i'm obsolete by doing a simple spelling error? your attitude is obsolete! :p

[xtr1gunf00lx]

Yeah, you need to atleast pay attention in English/language arts. Cause that did not make sense. How can a pro noun be obsolete? Seriously dude, learn your nouns, pro nouns adjectives, verbs, and adverbs. It will save you from embarrassment...

Good day to you.

[xtr1gunf00lx]

Go cry in a corner with a blade. nobody likes a contradictive person like you, who bemoans over the internet. It is you that needs to become more etiquette and less vulgar towards others. Your illiteracy proceeds your train of thought.

Again, good day to you!

[xtr1gunf00lx]

Good one. Did your boyfriend tell you that?

[CravenLeVay]

Now that was a really gay comeback. Your Momma might have been better.

[xtr1gunf00lx]

It was cause i was talking about you. And why would i bother using comebacks that your immature self would use? This isnt the 80's.. Step in the 21st century and get with it.

[DerekFord95]

Ok fuck u too douchbag

[CravenLeVay]

Smile like a donut heres a 20 fag

[HgCst0]

quad cooling LOL nice one :P

[RI0TBLADE]

i got that card

so low mark scores?

Q9450 @ 3.4Ghz

3870X2

win xp

3dmark06 : 17030

[XuBlax]

i gets 13000 with a duo core and 8800GT

[icefrom70s]

you got the shit man! I like that Q9450 with 12 mb of cache!

[Olaf16]

nice vid 3dgameman ;)

can you maybe do a GTX 260/280 review? plz!

[allipallilol]

He need to get iteams from the company to review it.

[NGT2O6]

Nvidia does not for some reason give him products to review. i don't think he will be reviewing those cards.

[wizkid22]

same cost of a new 4870 emm yea

[skylineaddict]

Bloopers are great Rodney, keep em coming.

[jasleil]

Haha. I think that the hardware store is going out of business. <-- A Joke. I like the blooper at the end.

[igob8a]

We need a review for the 4850, which is what I'm interested in...

[Herooftimex]

#964 review is an even better card look there

[Kingzogre]

Agreed....

[DefaultEclipse]

this is my favorite youtube channel! way to go 3dgameman!

[kreeddem]

bloopers where unexpected and mint!

[thetruebattlefront]

ahh didnt u do this vid already ?

[Iridetrikes]

Noob xD

[kapowwebuyer]

nice vid.. i like HIS videocards!!!

[kapowwebuyer]

how much dose it cost??

[CowPoop49]

how come it needs an 8-pin AND a 6-pin

[sergi5122]

cuz its x2?

[FireKnight43]

dual gpu's

[Voudim]

because pci 16 and 2.0 dont output enough watts to power it.

[SlowCountry]

I think he made an error on the transistors in the first video. Perhaps this was the reason for the deletion and re-upload?

[SmartedPAnda]

Deja Vu?

[TheKoreanX]

yeah why did you re-upload it?

[chrintov]

why did you re-upload the video?

[dantheman23312]

first? but love the review good job

[qowsay]

i think you have posted this video before. even though your videos really really rock

[TheKoreanX]

yeah he did post this before. for some reason he deleted this and posted it again

anyway, nice review for the 2nd time...