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Sapphire VCX HD 3870 512MB GDDR4 Dual DVI-I TVO 256-bit PCI Express 2.0 x16 Video Card

Sapphire VCX HD 3870 512MB GDDR4 Dual DVI-I TVO 256-bit PCI Express 2.0 x16 Video Card
Brand: Sapphire
Category: CE

List Price: $317.13
Buy New: $140.08
You Save: $177.05 (56%)



Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars 2 reviews
Sales Rank: 18926

Media: Electronics
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 19.7 x 19.7 x 19.7
nv:GPU/VPU: RADEON HD 3870
RAMDAC: Dual 400 MHz
Additional Features: HDCP Enabled
Additional Features: HDTV Ready
Additional Features: PCI Express 2.0
Additional Features: Vista Certified
Additional Features: DirectX 10.1
Additional Features: CrossFireX Ready
Maximum Resolution: 2560 x 1600 (Digital)
Video Memory: 512MB
Memory Type: GDDR4
Core Clock: 775 MHz
Memory Interface: 256-bit
Memory Clock: 2250 MHz
Stream Processors: 320
Interface Type: PCI Express 2.0
Interface Speed: x16

MPN: 100225L
Model: 100225L
UPC: 840777021613
EAN: 0840777022177
ASIN: B0012NNM68

Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours

Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 Video Card Unshackle your PC's performance from the coin in your pocket as the SAPPHIRE HD 3870 liberates your inner gamer without compromising your wallet. Hard pressed to find a comparable product on the market for the price, the SAPPHIRE HD 3870 extinguishes all doubt that the Radeon HD 3870 core is a mid-range performing product. With features such as: DirectX 10.1 and Shader Model 4.1 support, integrated HDMI and HDCP support for Blu-ray™/HD DVD decoding and for the extreme enthusiast, CrossFire X™ support, the SAPPHIRE incarnation of the HD 3870 will own your imagination and accelerate your performance on the virtual battlefield of your desktop! Reinvent the way you engage your gaming experience with every LOAD!


Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Outstanding performances   August 19, 2008
M. Sessa (Tampa FL)
I have 2 of these cards. I used so far for over 4 months without a glitch. Installed in a snap and worked on Crossfire config flawlessy. When I got them they were the top-notch ATI cards. Today are on the second step after 4800 series. At this price (I spent way more than this 4 months ago) are great cards for their performances. I would suggest this card to any gamer with lower budget. In my opinion video quality is higher than Nvidia. Nvidia can be sometimes more performing, but I like to trade a bit of speed for higher quality and this card does his job pretty well.


1 out of 5 stars Broke within 15 days   July 10, 2008
John Hancock (Kennesaw, GA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

Stay away from this video card. The performance was good while it lasted. Within 1 week I would have to reseat because the computer would not recgonize. Within 3 weeks it would not come up at all anymore. I have to give it to Tiger Direct, they took it back with no issues, outstanding customer service. I ensured the replacement card I ordered was from them because I was so happy. I replaced it with an XFX 9800 GX2 black --- This one is highly recommended, no lagging with crysis and has been perfect since I installed, very large make sure you have space.