ASUS Radeon EAH3870 TOP Review

• Big Bruin:
  
  

  “The 512MB ASUS EAH3870 TOP Overclocked Radeon HD3870 performed as expected, which is a very good thing. As the big brother to the HD3850 TOP card reviewed here I expected it to perform about 10-20% better, and in general that is about what it did. It offers solid performance in today's demanding games without draining you of the extreme amount of money that the high end cards will set you back. And while the card may be overkill for the typical home theater setup, it does offer all the features you would want there as well, including an HDTV encoder, HD video support for sources like Blu-ray, HDMI audio and video output, and so on.”

  
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• Hardware Canucks:
  
  

  “Some people like pre-overclocked cards because they act like a kind of security blanket where the customer thinks they will actually be getting a better gameplay experience through higher clocks. Indeed, we have seen in the past (with the ASUS 8800GT TOP) that some overclocked cards can provide an increase in game playability right across the board if they are clocked high enough. Unfortunately, the HD3870 TOP just doesn’t have the speed to provide any tangible gaming benefits over a bone stock HD3870 512MB in nearly every game we tested. Also, we have said it once and we will say it again: the RV670 architecture which is at the center of every HD3870 card hates anti-aliasing with a passion. Whenever AA was enabled, even the overclocked ASUS HD3870 TOP saw its frame rates go spiralling out of control.”

  
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