Apollo Brand 3870?

NinkobEi · Feb 14, 2008

Just curious if anyone has heard of this brand. I was looking at the 3870s today and the two cheaper cards (visiontek/sapphire) each have awful fans.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814140087

this apollo card looks like it has a better fan, (looks like a zalmanvf900) but does anyone have any experience with the brand?

choppy · Feb 14, 2008

that card looks alot like the ones from china. i dont think apollo make em, rather import and slap their sticker on probably. it might be part of palit, cos the chinese companies seem to be owned by palit (gainward, xpertvision)

happita · Feb 14, 2008

Kinda hard to trust a company that isn't well known in this hardware industry.

NinkobEi · Feb 14, 2008

So the would you guys recommend this one by power color:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131077

or HIS Ice-Q
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161218

PaulieG · Feb 14, 2008

Ninkobwi said:
So the would you guys recommend this one by power color:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131077

or HIS Ice-Q
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161218

Both Power Color and HIS make good products, though HIS is much better IMO. Not to mention the Ice-Q cooler is really nice. I'd go with that one, without hesitation.

trog100 · Feb 14, 2008

the rumours about the HIS turbo would make it a no no for me.. read the guys review say its a good card even thow its unstable at stock speeds.. what a prat..

the cards based on the ati reference design are the best ones.. the HIS turbo would be good if it came clocked a little lower..

trog

AddSub · Feb 14, 2008

Apollo VGA and GeCube are pretty much the same corp. Both have terrible build quality although they are usually cheaper than their competitors, up to 25% sometimes.

Unless you are on a really tight budget, I would stay away from both. Loose capacitors, poor PCB quality, underclocked/non-spec components, you name it I've experienced it with Apollo/GeCube.

jamupnorth · Feb 14, 2008

AddSub said:
Apollo VGA and GeCube are pretty much the same corp. Both have terrible build quality although they are usually cheaper than their competitors, up to 25% sometimes.

Unless you are on a really tight budget, I would stay away from both. Loose capacitors, poor PCB quality, underclocked/non-spec components, you name it I've experienced it with Apollo/GeCube.

Oi nothing wrong with my Gecube hd3850 !! works just great & the build quality is good.

Deusxmachina · Feb 15, 2008

happita said:
Kinda hard to trust a company that isn't well known in this hardware industry.

Well, Apollo has been around a LONG time. Although, that doesn't necessarily mean they're any good.

And when it comes to ATI warranties, honestly, I don't expect much out of any of them.

After reading what addsub said, sure am glad I went with something else over the Apollo 3850 last month.

[I.R.A]_FBi · Feb 15, 2008

appollo = teh suck

sttubs · Feb 15, 2008

I have the HIS 3870 IceQ3 Turbo, and have had no issues with stability. The cooler is quiet, although I did increase the fan speed a little with Rivatuner.

[I.R.A]_FBi · Feb 15, 2008

Go HIS

fafa21 · Feb 15, 2008

get this one such a good deall http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127329

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