HIS Radeon HD3870 X2 1 GB

Wile E · Jan 29, 2008

W1zzard said:
we can give you everything except for a good digital camera and skill. which cam do you use? are you a motherboard guru? how much time do you have?

If by guru, you mean good at extracting the max out of my hardware, then I'd have to say yes. But, I don't have a very good camera. DiMage Z6. Not the worst, but it could surely be better. (I really want a Rebel XTi) Starting next week, I'll have a more time on my hands, as I'm changing jobs. My biggest weakness would be the writing of the review, I believe. I've never done an official review before, so some hand holding may be in order. lol. I sometimes have a hard time choosing my words, and would definitely have a hard time with layout. That's why the mention of a template. lol.

If that's not good enough, I fully understand. I was more or less just taking a shot in the dark, so to speak. lol.

Mussels · Jan 29, 2008

Wile E said:
If by guru, you mean good at extracting the max out of my hardware, then I'd have to say yes. But, I don't have a very good camera. DiMage Z6. Not the worst, but it could surely be better. (I really want a Rebel XTi) Starting next week, I'll have a more time on my hands, as I'm changing jobs. My biggest weakness would be the writing of the review, I believe. I've never done an official review before, so some hand holding may be in order. lol. I sometimes have a hard time choosing my words, and would definitely have a hard time with layout. That's why the mention of a template. lol.

If that's not good enough, I fully understand. I was more or less just taking a shot in the dark, so to speak. lol.

that is the hard part. writing it here on TPU requires some basic PHP/forum code knowledge which i'm pretty poor at, but if you're a quick learner you should be fine.

Once you get the basic template for a review (follow wizzards - intro/closeup/package contents etc) it simplifies quite a bit.

W1zzard · Jan 29, 2008

Mussels said:
that is the hard part. writing it here on TPU requires some basic PHP/forum code knowledge

uh? it's just like writing forum posts plus like two or three tags for headings and pages

Mussels · Jan 29, 2008

W1zzard said:
uh? it's just like writing forum posts plus like two or three tags for headings and pages

well *i* personally sucked at it. I found remembering the code harder than analysing the hardware, but that could be me.
You should rememner how much i had to nag you for the forum codes and help, lol.

Tatty_Two · Jan 29, 2008

W1zzard said:
we can give you everything except for a good digital camera and skill. which cam do you use? are you a motherboard guru? how much time do you have?

One for AMD and one for Intel?

King Wookie · Jan 29, 2008

While we all volunteer Tatty's services, does he actually have the time and toys to do the job?

Mind you, knowing Tatty, (or any of us) any excuse to get more toys is welcome.

pt · Jan 29, 2008

Tatty_One said:
One for AMD and one for Intel?

prob

Mussels · Jan 29, 2008

I'd be wiling to do display reviews. Less benchmarks and more observation goes with my strengths, i have a digital camera, large displays and a HDTV to compare screens to - and the video power to watch HD media and game on them.

*plugs self for other kinds of hardware*

The only requirement i would have for a motherboard reviewer, is lots of overclocking experience and tools. I want to know how a mobo performs on stock cooling with at least two CPU's (older and newer), what improvements come from upgrading cooling (some boards overclock like mad, but require massive cooling upgrades to perform at their best)

TPU is one of the best sites out there - going that extra mile is what makes it great here.

btarunr · Jan 29, 2008

Thanks W1z for updating the review system, for the first post of a review thread to link to the article on the main site instead of having the review again on the first post. It makes things more organised :toast:

Tatty_Two · Jan 29, 2008

King Wookie said:
While we all volunteer Tatty's services, does he actually have the time and toys to do the job?

Mind you, knowing Tatty, (or any of us) any excuse to get more toys is welcome.

I dunno really, I have a top of the range x38 motherboard to compare Intel boards with as well as a top of the range P35 board (well I will have when my x38 DQ6 comes back from RMA), I have a quadcore and an E6600 to slide in the board, I have a multimeter, 2 seperate high quality ram kits but unfortunatly only a little time.......I could perhaps manage one review a month (I am a grandfather now!) and give up most of a Sunday to testing it but mefinks W1z will really need a little more committment than that as Motherboard reviews have been fairly scarce lately and with the new X48's and 790i's coming soon there will be plenty to do.

erocker · Jan 29, 2008

W1zzard said:
not really doing software on tpu .. but we need games reviewers for gamepowerup

I can do that, I have the time and I can write. I sent you a PM sometime during CES I think. I'm ready and willing, let me know what I can do for you!

*I just noticed the post on Gamepowerup.

Tatty_Two · Jan 29, 2008

erocker said:
I can do that, I have the time and I can write. I sent you a PM sometime during CES I think. I'm ready and willing, let me know what I can do for you!

*I just noticed the post on Gamepowerup.

Why you got an avitar with Stevie Gerrard/Liverpool winnin the Champions League???

pt · Jan 29, 2008

Tatty_One said:
Why you got an avitar with Stevie Gerrard/Liverpool winnin the Champions League???

wrong question
why an american, has a avitar about euro football/soccer? :laugh:

Tatty_Two · Jan 29, 2008

pt said:
wrong question
why an american, has a avitar about euro football/soccer?

I was trying to be polite

Hawk1 · Jan 29, 2008

I dont get it. Are these things PCIE 2.0 or 1.1. Every website (retailers and Mfrs) with the exception of ASUS, says they "support" PCIE 2.0. Is that marketing speak for " it will work in a PCIE 2.0 slot" but you don't get 2.0 benefit (yeah, I know it's not a big deal either way). I've looked at the Diamond/Visiontek and HIS sites and they all say the "2.0 support". I guess if W1zz says they are 1.1 then it is, but I find it strange.

Deleted member 24505 · Jan 29, 2008

Maybe they're getting mixed up with the 2.0 gpu's and 1.1 bridge chip thing.

erocker · Jan 29, 2008

Tatty_One said:
Why you got an avitar with Stevie Gerrard/Liverpool winnin the Champions League???

I'm a big Liverpool fan. Plus, I was just waiting for one of you Brits to notice.

Hawk1 · Jan 29, 2008

tigger69 said:
Maybe they're getting mixed up with the 2.0 gpu's and 1.1 bridge chip thing.

I suppose. Damn marketing guys. :mad:

Tatty_Two · Jan 29, 2008

erocker said:
I'm a big Liverpool fan. Plus, I was just waiting for one of you Brits to notice.

I did :shadedshu

erocker · Jan 29, 2008

Not a fan? I will take it down.

W1zzard · Jan 29, 2008

the whole card will never run in pcie 2.0 mode in any 2.0 slot. the pci-e _slot_ speed maximum is x16 pcie 1.1
either those companies do not know that 2.0 isnt supported (why would amd tell them? lol) or they just mean "it will work in a 2.0 motherboard"

Tatty_Two · Jan 29, 2008

erocker said:
Not a fan? I will take it down.

Not a Liverpool fan no but dont take it down if it's your team!

xvi · Feb 11, 2008

I hope this isn't against forum rules, but ExtremeTech has a review that pits this card against a pair of crossfire 3870s. It looks like it might not be as efficient as two 3870s, only wining because of the increase in core clock.

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2252547,00.asp

hat · Feb 11, 2008

Uhhh wow it got beat by the 8800gtx, which, if you remember, has only one GPU...

Wile E · Feb 12, 2008

hat said:
Uhhh wow it got beat by the 8800gtx, which, if you remember, has only one GPU...

It beats the GTX in almost all the high-res tests. The fact that it has 2 gpus doesn't matter, it's the price compared to the GTX that matters, and the X2 is cheaper than the GTX.

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