Diamond Radeon HD 3870 Video Card - 1GB GDDR3, PCI Express 2.0, CrossFireX Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, HDMI SupportItem#: D10-3874 | Model#: 3870PE31G
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Diamond Radeon HD 3870 1GB PCIe 2.0 Product Details
Product Details
Diamond
Radeon HD 3870 Video Card
The ATI Radeon HD 3870 GPU allows you to experience the power of HD with graphics
processing designed for how you work and play. The Diamond Radeon™ HD 3870
delivers outstanding performance at a great price. Advance to the next generation
of HD game performance and life-like realism thanks to DirectX® 10.1 capabilities
and plug-and-play ATI CrossFireX™ multi-GPU upgradeability. Watch the latest
Blu-ray and HD-DVD videos in full 1080p HD and upscale beyond - without placing
huge demands on your CPU. Enjoy break-through efficiency with more processing
performance per watt and energy-saving features to help save you money™.
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Knowledge
Before You Buy! Make sure your motherboard is compatible with this video card. For example, PCI Express video cards won't work with motherboards designed only for AGP or PCI video cards, and vice versa. Please read the specifications carefully or call us for expert advice. ESSENTIAL
SPECS: |
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 DirectX 10.1 Technology |
 Shader Model 4.1 Technology |
 Unified Video Decoder Technology (UVD) |
 AVIVO™ HD |
- ATI CrossFireX™ multi-GPU
Upgrade to even greater 3D performance quickly and easily thanks to plug-and-play ATI CrossFireX technology with up to quad-GPU support.
- Ultimate Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1 Performance
You’ll be blown away by life-like graphics from the latest DirectX® 10.1 games, with stunning 3D graphics and shading effects. - Shader Model 4.1 Technology
Get your box geared up for the future of games with blazing fast shader performance and watch your characters sweat with Shader Model 4.1
- Unified Video Decoder Technology (UVD)
Upgrade to even greater 3D performance quickly and easily thanks to plug-and-play ATI CrossFireX technology with up to quad-GPU support.
- Ultimate Image Quality
Performance that rivals high-end HD-DVD and Blu-ray players on displays with resolutions that exceed 1080p – up to 2560x1600. - Integrated Digital Outputs
Enjoy your digital content the way you want to, with built-in HDMI that includes 5.1 surround audio for big screen entertainment and the latest in display connectivity; DisplayPort™ technology. - More Processing Performance per Watt
Upgrade to even greater 3D performance quickly and easily thanks to plug-and-play ATI CrossFireX technology with up to quad-GPU support. - ATI PowerPlay™ Technology
power saving features that reduce power consumption at idle or during low-usage - Runs Cool and Quiet
With a smaller chip designed to use less power, your system can take advantage of high-end Windows Vista® features while running more efficiently and quieter than ever. - Be More Productive
See more and do more of your work and entertainment with advanced multi-monitor support. - Windows Vista - The Ultimate Experience
The cards GPUs provide total support for the Microsoft® Windows Vista® operating system and improve the performance of the Windows Aero™ graphical interface. You will be amazed by the dazzling 3D visual effects and have peace of mind that the ATI Catalyst™ software and drivers are designed and thoroughly tested to ensure full compatibility and stability to keep you up and running.
- PCI Express 2.0 Support
PCI Express Base 2.0 specification doubles the interconnect bit rate from 2.5 GT/s to 5 GT/s in a seamless and compatible manner. The performance boost to 5 GT/s is by far the most important feature of the PCI Express 2.0 specifications. It effectively increases the aggregate bandwidth of a 16-lane link to approximately 16 GB/s. The higher bandwidth will allow product designers to implement narrower interconnect links to achieve high performance.
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| Windows
Vista Certified Have confidence that Certified for Windows Vista products will provide superior experiences with your videos running the Windows Vista operating system.That's because only Certified for Windows Vista devices have undergone Microsoft compatibility tests for ease-of-use, better performance and enhanced security. |
| PCI
Express 2.0 Support Designed to run perfectly with the new PCI Express 2.0 bus architecture, offering a future-proofing bridge to tomorrow's most bandwidth-hungry games and 3D applications by maximizing the 5GT/s PCI Express 2.0 bandwidth (twice that of first generation PCI Express). PCI Express 2.0 products are fully backwards compatible with existing PCI Express motherboards for the broadest support. |
A Closer Look
Minimum System Requirements
- AMD Athlon® or Intel® Pentium® 4
- 512MB of system memory; 1GB or more for best performance.
- Optical drive for installation software (CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive).
- 480MB available hard disk space
- A 450 Watt or greater (650 for CrossFire™) power supply recommended
- Operating Systems
- Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2)
- Windows® 2000™
- Windows® Vista™ Ready
- Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2)
What's Included
- Diamond Radeon HD 3870 Video Card
- Quick Start Guide
- Installation Disk
- HDTV Cable
- S-Video Cable
- DVI to HDMI Adapter
- DVI to VGA Adapter
Specifications
Connections |
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| Interface Type | PCI Express 2.0 | ||||||||
| Interface Speed | x16 | ||||||||
| Connector(s) | Dual DVI (Dual Link) | ||||||||
| HDTV/S-Video | |||||||||
| HDMI (w/ Adapter) | |||||||||
| Multiple Monitors Support | Yes | ||||||||
Lifestyle |
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| Chipset | ATI Radeon | ||||||||
| GPU Series | ATI Radeon HD 3000 | ||||||||
| Lifestyle | Performance | ||||||||
Performance |
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| GPU/VPU | RADEON HD 3870 | ||||||||
| Maximum Resolution | 2560 x 1600 (Digital) | ||||||||
| Additional Features | HDCP Enabled | ||||||||
| HDTV Ready | |||||||||
| PCI Express 2.0 | |||||||||
| Vista Certified | |||||||||
Memory |
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| Memory Type | GDDR3 | ||||||||
| Memory Interface | 256-bit | ||||||||
| Video Memory | 1GB | ||||||||
| Core Clock | 825 MHz | ||||||||
| Memory Clock | 1800 MHz | ||||||||
Features |
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| Overclocked | No | ||||||||
| APIs | DirectX 10.1 | ||||||||
| 1080p Support | Yes | ||||||||
| Video Output | DVI | ||||||||
| S-Video | |||||||||
| Low Profile | No | ||||||||
| Cooling Type | Fan | ||||||||
| Heatsink | |||||||||
| Multi-GPU Support | CrossFire-X | ||||||||
Dynamic
link speed management – to control the speed at which the link is operating
Customer Reviews
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3.5- Features
- 3.6
- Quality
- 4.0
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- 4.0
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- 5.0
- Reviewer:
- UND_engr
- Date:
- May 12, 2009
Great card... beware of driver updates
Ive had this card for about 10 months now and its been great until I did a driver update. The new driver corrupted the card and rolling back to the original driver and uninstalling it didnt solve the problem of lines and pixel filling the screen making my computer crash continually. Resetting the Cmos, restore points, and a long list of other fixes had no affect either. According to the Manufacturer new drivers can have serious issues with Vista which can damage hardware. Currently in the proccess to RMA and get my new card which Diamond is being very quick and helpful doing.
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1.5
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- 1.0
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- 2.0
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- 1.0
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- 2.0
- Reviewer:
- paul
- Date:
- May 09, 2009
Failes Direct3D test
With XP, SP3 and the latests updates on the motherboard and vidoe card. This still fails the Direct3D test. Also Microsoft Flight Simulator X graphics fail to display and eventually corrupt the whole screen. Also, when installing the video card drivers, at the end there is a button that will take you to the registration web site. That site has yet to be working.
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3.8
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- 3.0
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- 5.0
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- 5.0
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- 2.0
- Reviewer:
- John
- Date:
- Oct 17, 2008
Very large physical dimensions; had to really squeeze it in. Make sure to have 2 open 4-pin power connectors. I traded this product for an nVidia card because the ATI Radeon Drivers were conflicting with Vista Home Premium 64-bit BIG TIME. Sometimes the driver-crash could self-correct, sometimes not. Ran Oblivion on high res mode 1680x1050 awesome when it was working :)
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4.0
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- 3.0
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- 4.0
- Quality
- 4.0
- Performance
- 5.0
- Reviewer:
- Kevin
- Date:
- Oct 06, 2008
Disappointed that I did not get the brige connector as the box said I would. Greatly lowered the value of buying two of these cards. Otherwise happy with purchase.
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4.0
- Value
- 5.0
- Features
- 2.0
- Quality
- 4.0
- Performance
- 5.0
- Reviewer:
- etrex
- Date:
- Sep 04, 2008
BE VERY CAREFULL when buying this card i just purchased a MSI platnum motherboard crossfire x ready and i bought this card IT IS HUGE!!! Out of 4 pcie slots i can only mount it on 1 it is as long as the motherboard is wide and sits just above all the connectors i barely fit a fan connector on my board under this thing. All the other slots have cable connectors from mobo in the way like the sata connectors and all the little connectors on bottom of board. This thing is also 2 slots thick so just immagin how much room it takes up .. Im hoping i dont need 2 cards cuz another dont fit and buy the way the only slot it fits in is the top one and it hits the southbridge thing on mobo hope it goes in deep enough to not cause problems...
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Warranty provided by: Diamond Multimedia
Limited Warranty: 12 months parts; 12 months labor
Mfg Part No: 3870PE31G
UPC No: 757448006179
Box Size: ( Length: 12, Width: 4, Depth: 10 )
Shipping Weight: 2.2000 pound(s)
Dimensional Weight: 3 pounds
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