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  • solofowaffles
    Member
    • May 2006
    • 4306

    #1

    3870 owners unite!

    Well i love this card,i know the 8800gt is better but for 220 its a hell of a bargain.It also runs very cool.around 60-70 degrees gaming and 47 idle at desktop.Runs cod4 on max at around 70-90 fps as well.
  • jesus
    Member
    • May 2007
    • 2413

    #2
    it's good that you like it. i'm thinking about either getting a 3870 or an 88GT. First i need to find out if the 3870 is smaller or bigger than the 88GT because i'll be putting it in my inspiron 531 (yes, it can be done, i've seen it before. i havent seen a 3870 in before, though), and it would replace my 8600gt.

    if the 3870 can fit, that'd be great because it's a little bit cheaper than the 88gt and i don't quite have $250...

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    • solofowaffles
      Member
      • May 2006
      • 4306

      #3
      Hmm well it is a longer card than my 7600gt!Im not at my house but i want to say maybe 8 inches or so long.

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      • jubb jubb

        #4
        the 88gt is about 9-9 1/2 inches

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        • solofowaffles
          Member
          • May 2006
          • 4306

          #5
          The dual slot cooler is great to.Quiet and but gets the job done,or maybe its all the pretty copper heatsinks on it

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          • Oli

            #6
            GTFO



            Overclocked it and got over 100FPS out of CoD4. Plus it's a lot sexier

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            • Namakan
              Senior Member
              • May 2007
              • 2893

              #7
              Originally posted by Oliâ„¢
              GTFO

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              Overclocked it and got over 100FPS out of CoD4. Plus it's a lot sexier
              Win :nod:

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              • Hellsent 2.0
                Member
                • Jul 2007
                • 2137

                #8
                Originally posted by Oliâ„¢
                GTFO



                Overclocked it and got over 100FPS out of CoD4. Plus it's a lot louder.
                Fixed



                3870 FTW!!!!!


                3870 is alot easier to overclock as well comapred to the 8800gt because of its dual slot cooler.

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                • Flt. Sgt. Powderhound
                  Member
                  • May 2007
                  • 962

                  #9
                  Meh, you're all a load of n00bs!
                  My OCed (650MHz) 8600GT w/ Zalman cooler pwns you all. As long as you don't care about FPS. Or DX10 performance. :cry:
                  :p

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                  • Sniper1432
                    Member
                    • Jun 2006
                    • 4616

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Oliâ„¢
                    GTFO



                    Overclocked it and got over 100FPS out of CoD4. Plus it's a lot sexier
                    I think when it comes to sexiness, my GTS is sexy :p

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                    • Death Merchant
                      Member
                      • Feb 2006
                      • 1090

                      #11
                      Originally posted by Sniper1432
                      I think when it comes to sexiness, my GTS is sexy :p

                      The card may look better, but who cares when its slower

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                      • =98=
                        Member
                        • Oct 2006
                        • 10299

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Death Merchant
                        The card may look better, but who cares when its slower
                        Not if it's the new GTS based on the G92 core...

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                        • Minicoop503

                          #13
                          Originally posted by alex98uk
                          Not if it's the new GTS based on the G92 core...
                          But according to the picture it isnt. Says its the 320mb version.

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                          • reynolddog

                            #14
                            Originally posted by minicoop503
                            But according to the picture it isnt. Says its the 320mb version.
                            Face up to the facts. also, who said loudness was a bad thing? People crave Loud cars and other things.

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                            • Hellsent 2.0
                              Member
                              • Jul 2007
                              • 2137

                              #15
                              Not exactly..they craved that sorta mucle car sound..and that typically is loud...if you had like a ****ty car that was really loud it wouldnt be so great...some stuff can pull off being loud..most cant...

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