radeon hd 3870x2 atomic watercooled.jpg

 

We told our news on the tape prepared for release by Sapphire Technology special “atomic” versions of a dual-graphic adapter ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2, complete high-performance liquid cooling system, developed by its own producer. Well, now the creators of this powerful “Double monster” for demanding gamers and computer enthusiasts officially submitted their offspring.

So, to meet an exclusive model Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 X2 ATOMIC WaterCooled, built on circuit boards with reference designs and based on two set up on 55 - nm technology RV670 chips (666 million transistors), who work in CrossFire mode and have the architecture Unified Superscalar Shader Architecture. The total number of new items is streaming processor 640 (2 x 320), while recruited from Samsung K4J52324QE memory chips GDDR3 with 256 - bit interface is equal to 1 GB (2 x 512 MB). The product uses the bus PCI Express 2.0, is compatible with DirectX 10.1 Shader Model 4.1 and OpenGL 2.0, and also supports advanced technologies such as ATI Avivo HD built with improved video UVD (Unified Video Decoder), ATI PowerPlay and ATI CrossFireX. In so doing, is worth noting that the frequency performance solutions have been promoted to factory values 860/931 MHz (kernel / memory), and its communications opportunities presented a pair of DVI-I connectors with support for HDCP and one HDTV-output (compatibility with HDMI realized through delivered in conversion kit DVI to HDMI).

But the main feature of the card, of course, is the use of liquid-cooled system, which, according to its manufacturer claims, designed so that the user did not raise any difficulties with its installation and operation. The truth is worth noting that for those on the reverse side of memory chips, unfortunately, has not provided any funds to lower the temperature, so the possibility of too extreme disperse them probably do not have to say.