MSI RX3870-T2D512E OC Videocard Review

[Capper]

With both AMD and Nvidia readying a new arsenal of videocards, the real battle for GPU supremacy won't be fought until later this summer. In the meantime, gamers are enjoying attractive price points nearly across the board, and unlike days of yesteryear, enthusiasts needn't plunk down $600+ for a high end gaming experience. Remarkably, AMD's HD 3870 has nestled into the $150ish tier, unheard of territory for a higher performance part.
Paul Lilly
http://www.hardwarelogic.com/news/13...008-06-10.html

[theburan]

Great review! I must say that i'm digging the 3870 I picked up... awesome image quality and solid frames.

I must say though, I like the cooler that came with my visiontek card... I might have to take a picture of it, but the fan on it is much bigger than I expected... I never hear it over the other fans in my case, even on start up.

I love it! Can't wait for my 2nd 3870 to come (a sapphire toxic this time... nifty, since the single slot cooler on it will give me room for a sound card again. After I sell my sound cards, of course )

[drew and not u]

That's all very interesting, but how did it taste??

[One4yu2c]

Originally Posted by drew and not u

That's all very interesting, but how did it taste??

Exactly as how you would imagine, with a hint of cinnamon.

[azianai]

Originally Posted by theburan

Great review! I must say that i'm digging the 3870 I picked up... awesome image quality and solid frames.

I must say though, I like the cooler that came with my visiontek card... I might have to take a picture of it, but the fan on it is much bigger than I expected... I never hear it over the other fans in my case, even on start up.

I love it! Can't wait for my 2nd 3870 to come (a sapphire toxic this time... nifty, since the single slot cooler on it will give me room for a sound card again. After I sell my sound cards, of course )

Btw theburan, we got rev2 of the cooler. Supposedly its got the bios fix too for fan speed. Mainly the reviews state if you got good cooling in your case, the Rev2 Zerotherm style cooler'll be better than the Double slot complete fan cooler that was in the review (rev 1). Otherwise, Rev1's exhaust design will cool better.

[theburan]

Hmm, interesting. I can't wait for my other card though... I kinda want to see how well the single slot cooler on the sapphire card stacks up against the cooler that came on my visiontek.