(11/07) PERFORMANCE DATABASE HAS BEEN UPDATED AT ULTIMATE HARDWARE - "The performance database now has 3dmark 2005 and 2006 results for the ATI Radeon HD 3870 and 3850."
(11/07) AMD PROCESSOR CHART HAS BEEN UPDATED AT ULTIMATE HARDWARE - "The processor chart now includes information about the Athlon64 X2 Socket AM2 processors 6400, 6000, 5600, 5400, 5200, 3800 and 3600. Also includes the Athlon64 Socket AM2 4000, 3800, 3500 and 3000 processors."
(11/07) INNO3D GEFORCE 8800 GT OC REVIEW AT NVNEWS - "Earlier this month, NVIDIA announced their GeForce 88800 GT Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), which fills the gap between the GeForce 8600 GT and the GeForce 8800 GTS in price, but performance is a whole other story. Rumored to have been comparable in performance to the 320MB version of the GeForce 8800 GTS, NVIDIA has introduced an amazing new GPU that is capable of matching the performance of the GeForce 8800 GTS and GeForce 8800 GTX and doesn't wound your wallet deeply."
(11/07) MSI GEFORCE NX8800GT REVIEW AT PCSTATS - "The MSI NX8800GT-T2D512E-OC is quite obviously based on the reference design. More importantly, this videocard uses a single slot heatsink. It's a refreshing change from the dual slot mammoths that come equipped on the GeForce 8800GTX/GTS videocards. This means the MSI NX8800GT-T2D512E-OC can easily be used in SFF and HTPC's."
(11/07) DIAMOND ATI HD 3850 AND 3870 REVIEW AT MOTHERBOARD.ORG - "Diamond gave us two cards to look at for this launch, the 3870, which is geared to compete with the 8800GT line and the 3850, which is aimed at the 8600 Line. We held this review a day or so longer than the initial launch day as we were trying to get the CrossFire results in, but with the holiday looming we ran out of time and were only able to test the cards in a single card configuration for this review. So is the new 3800 series up to the game? Or will it still trail behind the competition? From the chipset diagrams shown below the actual makeup of the chipset does vary much from the previous R600 release, but there are bound to be some differences. Let’s see what the tests say and take a deeper look into the R670 architecture."
(11/07) XFX GEFORCE 8800 GT ALPHA DOG EDITION REVIEW AT BJORN3D - "n our review of the XFX 8800 GT Alpha Dog XXX Edition we fully intend to either prove or dispel many of the myths that have been communicated concerning this graphics solution; "Graphics Myth Busters" if you will. We have also changed some of the products as well as the operating system used on our test system to bring you the most up to date and accurate results possible. These changes will be discussed in detail in the "Testing" segment of the review. Please join us as we endeavor to continue Bjorn3D's tradition of bringing you not only the most, but the best graphics card reviews on the Net!"
(11/07) ASUS GEFORCE 8800 GT 512MB REVIEW AT TWEAKTOWN - "We’ve got three 8800GTs on hand at the labs of TweakTown which would probably give us more 8800GTs than any retail shop has seen. To say supply on the 8800GT is pretty poor would be an understatement. The victim today you ask? An 8800GT 512MB from one of the more expensive NVIDIA partners, ASUS. We all know who ASUS is and what the 8800GT is so let’s get onto the package and see what exactly ASUS has done with the card."
(11/07) DIAMOND VIPER HD3850 CROSSFIRE REVIEW AT OCC - "ATI/AMD and their partners have just released the latest in the HD series of video cards with the HD 3850 and HD3870 video cards. The Diamond Viper HD 3850 video card is one of these just introduced video cards. With a new release there is always anticipation while waiting for the results of those first benchmarks to see how well a release does. First let's talk about some of the features that make the new HD 3800 series stand out from the crowd. Direct X 10.1 support for HD gaming at its best, Shader model 4.1 support Support for PCIE 2.0, Plug and Play Crossfire X multi-GPU upgradeability, the ability to use four, yes I said four, video cards in Crossfire configuration on the new 790FX chipset AMD platform boards."
(11/07) AMD HD 3850 VS GEFORCE 8600 GTS REVIEW AT LEGION HARDWARE - "Today we put the new Radeon HD 3850 graphics card to the test, comparing it to Nvidia’s best sub $200 US offering, the GeForce 8600 GTS. The Radeon HD 3850 certainly has a lot to offer gamers for a graphics card with a price tag of just $180 US and we expect that it will shake things up in the mainstream market. Just recently we compared the new AMD Radeon HD 3870 graphics card to the GeForce 8800 GT, as initially we believed that these two products would be in direct competition. While writing that article we expected the Radeon HD 3870 to go on sale for around $240 US or at the very most $250 US."
(11/07) XFX GEFORCE 8800 GT ALPHA DOG EDITION REVIEW AT AMD ZONE - "This is our second GeForce 8800 GT we've looked at and it is another winner. We would like to compare it to ATI's 3870 HD but those seem even harder to come by currently than a GeForce 8800 GT. With Nvidia's switch to a 65nm manufacturing proces they are back in a big way, ridding themselves of the major issues with their other 8800 video cards. One wonders how high they might get clockspeeds with a dual slot cooler and hopefully it won't be too long before they release a 65 nm part for their top end video card but until then the GeForce 8800 GT will do quite well."
(11/07) AMD PHENOM 9700 REVIEW AT THG - "Today marks a historic occasion for AMD. After delays of more than a year, the company can finally present its new, highly anticipated processor - and not a moment too soon. AMD needs a fresh product. While this CPU was originally meant as a competitor to Intel's Core 2 CPUs, the balance of power in the CPU arena has shifted over the past 18 months. The new processor, dubbed Phenom by AMD, is the first quad-core CPU by AMD and, as the company likes to remind us, the first native quad-core design."
(11/07) AMD PHENOM UNVEILED: A SOMBER FAREWELL TO K8 REVIEW AT ANANDTECH - "Ever wonder why we didn't have an early look at Phenom like we did for every Core 2 processor before the embargo lifted? Not only are CPUs scarce, but AMD itself didn't really know what would be launching until the last moment. At first Phenom was going to launch at either 2.8GHz or 2.6GHz; then we got word that it would be either 2.6GHz or 2.4GHz. A week ago the story was 2.4GHz and lower, then a few days ago we got the final launch frequencies: 2.2GHz and 2.3GHz. Then there's the pricing; at 2.2GHz the Phenom 9500 will set you back $251, and at 2.3GHz you'd have to part with $283 (that extra 100MHz is pricey but tastes oh so good)."
(11/07) AMD FIGHTS BACK WITH RV670 REVIEW AT ELITE BS - "Thankfully, this time ATI aren't anywhere near as far behind in their execution, which is why we are here today to witness the launch of the company's RV670 core. Like NVIDIA, this GPU is all about using an improved manufacturing process to reduce size and heat, while also improving performance and hitting a very attractive price point, a goal ATI are aiming at with the launch of two SKUs today - The Radeon HD 3870, which goes toe to toe with the GeForce 8800 GT 512MB, and the part being examined in this review, the Radeon HD 3850, which comes in at a lower price point still. To top it all off, ATI have even managed to one-up NVIDIA in what may well be a crucial sense from a marketing perspective, for RV670 sees the introduction of the world's first DirectX 10.1 capable GPUs."
(11/07) AMD RADEON HD 3870 AND 3850 PREVIEW AT FIRINGSQUAD - "Today’s introduction of the Radeon HD 3850 and Radeon HD 3870 are meant to address this issue. The GPUs are built around a new 55-nm manufacturing process, making them cheaper for AMD to manufacture. Yet both chips feature 320 stream processing units, just like the 2900 XT! Let’s see what else is new about these cards…"
(11/07) ATI RADEON HD 3850 CROSSFIRE REVIEW AT LEGIT REVIEWS - "The ATI Radeon HD 3800 graphics card series is the much anticipated new line of graphics cards by AMD. Many of our readers know that ATI’s line of desktop graphics cards has some price gaps that their key competitor offers cards at. ATI really doesn’t have a graphics card in the $150 to $250 price range nor the $399 and above category. This have given NVIDIA free reign at these price points, but that all changes today as the Radeon HD 3800 series fills the price gap between $150 and $250. Other than putting a product line at this key pricing segment, they have also introduced a new GPU core known as the RV670 that has several new features that make it stand out from the competition."
(11/07) AMD 790FX CHIPSET REVIEW AT TECH REPORT - "Like drummers, chipsets spend most of their time outside the limelight; even shirtless and sweaty, they don't pack much in the way of sex appeal. But they're the glue that holds everything together, and that counts for a lot if you value system stability. On occasion, chipsets can also bring important new features to the table that will shape system architectures for years to come. This is one such occasion, with the 790FX packing second-generation PCI Express, support for two-, three-, and four-way CrossFire configurations, and the first desktop implementation of HyperTransport 3. Join us as we explore how these features tie the Spider platform together, and how the 790FX's performance, power consumption, and initial motherboard implementations measure up."
(11/07) SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 2600 PRO AGP REVIEW AT AMD ZONE - "So we unboxed the 2600, and slid it into a computer that was never meant to game on. We had to use the included power adapter, and just would reach the power supply cable with just a couple of inches to spare. We hooked up to a monitor, plugged in the power, and expected the worst. Perhaps fire from the power supply, or a dreaded BIOS error code beeping. To our surprise it posted. It posted and it went into Windows! We put on the Catalyst 7.10 drivers, and held our breath."
(11/07) AMD RADEON HD 3870: THE NEW MIDRANGE DX10 KING? AT HEXUS - "Today sees AMD address one of the shortcomings in its current graphics-card line-up. We've lamented the fact that although the DX10-compliant Radeon HD 2900 XT was a good product that ships at a competitive price (£225), there is nothing more affordable in the range until you come down to the low-end Radeon HD 2600 XT (£80)."
(11/07) GIGABYTE GV RX387512 REVIEW AT OCW - "Gigabyte GV-RX387512H-B is it's first AMD HD 3800 series graphics card to launch on the announcement date of the AMD HD Radeon 3850 and 3870 graphics card. With a new RV670 core, it will be able to do better than it's previous generation cards. Some of the new changes made to the RV670 core includes the transition to 55nm manufacturing process. This generally allows the card to scale in performance and generate less heat. The HD 3800 series also features the support of DX10.1 and Shader Model 4.1. This includes 32-bit floating point texture filtering, Indexed cube map arrays, Independent blend modes per render target, Pixel coverage sample masking Read/write multi-sample surfaces with shaders, Gather4 texture fetching."
(11/07) AMD RADEON HD 3850 AND 3870 REVIEW AT TECH REPORT - "Fortunately, graphics chips have relatively short lifespans, and the regular introductions of new chips bring ample opportunity for redemption. Today is one such opportunity, as AMD pulls the curtain back on its latest creation: a chip modeled on the R600 architecture that promises similar clock-for-clock performance, yet is under half the size and draws a fraction of the power. Better still, the new graphics cards based on this chip, the Radeon HD 3850 and 3870, look to be very affordable. That's progress on all the right fronts, and it sets up PC gamers beautifully at a time when we're seeing more good games released at once than, well, maybe ever. Here's the question: is this progress sufficient to allow AMD to catch up with Nvidia's just-introduced and dauntingly formidable GeForce 8800 GT?"
(11/07) AMD RADEON HD 3800 : THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK REVIEW AT THG - "Things aren’t looking too good for AMD. Up until now, its graphic card offerings were only worthwhile for two cards: the Radeon HD 2900 XT, performing better than the GeForce 8800 GTS 640 MB at a similar price (but at a noise and power consumption level much higher at peak) and maybe the Radeon HD 2600 XT, but only for Home Theater amateurs. There may have been a big gap between those two cards, but their respective price points were almost coherent. The manufacturer was ready to fill it up with its Radeon HD 3850 and 3870, which only launches today. At least, this was true until, all of a sudden, its best friend knocked the air out of it by launching a card that surprised everyone, NVIDIA included: the GeForce 8800 GT 512 MB with a performance-price ratio that’s actually exceptional."
(11/07) ATI RADEON SERIES 3000 REVIEW AT GURU3D - "Today AMD will launch the Radeon 3000 series products, in specifically the Radeon HD 3850 and 3870. I'll give you a quick hint, these cards are roughly as fast a Radeon HD 2900 XT .. yet they are priced a very promising level; how does a price range of 149 to 249 USD sound ? See, performance wise a 149 USD Radeon HD 3850 will wipe the floor with the competitors GeForce 8500/8600 series easily and the 3870 will put up a great fight with the 8800 GTS. With new releases often also we can see a couple of new tricks. Today's announced products will see light of in the form of DirectX 10.1 support, the new UVD (video de/encoding) engine is now integrated opposed to the 2900 XT which didn't have it. Full PCI-Express 2.0 support, and a die-size based on 55nm to die for."
(11/07) ATI RADEON HD 3800 SERIES REVIEW AT HARDOCP - "It has been four months since AMD’s last ATI Radeon Graphics product launch, that being the ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT in July. The Radeon HD 2600 XT was a lower-end mainstream GPU positioned around the $149 price range. The Radeon HD 2600 XT had scaled down specifications compared to the Radeon HD 2900 series architecture, with 120 stream processors, 4 ROPs and 8 Texture Units. In our testing we found the Radeon HD 2600 XT was not able to compete in gaming as it performed rather poorly. This left a very large gap between it and the $399 Radeon HD 2900 XT. ATI needs to fill the gap between the Radeon HD 2600 XT and Radeon HD 2900 XT, and today they are releasing a product that will do exactly that."
(11/07) AMD RADEON HD 3870 AND HD 3850 REVIEW AT PCSTATS - "In its most simple form, the new RV670 architecture is a die shrink of the R600 architecture we saw released earlier in the year as the HD 2900, 2600 and 2400 graphics cards. The changes in the GPU go further than that of course, as we saw with NVIDIA's G92 revision of their G80 architecture, and we'll dive into those alterations below. If you want more information on the R600 architecture that is the core of the RV670 refresh, then you should check out my previous review of the HD 2900 XT that will tell you all about the stream processors, texture units and ROPs that power these cards. "
(11/07) ASUS RADEON HD 3870 512MB G-DDR4 REVIEW AT TWEAK TOWN - "The new AMD offering! It’s the 55nm DX10.1 HD Radeon 3870 and not the 3870 or XTX but just the 3870. The other model to launch is the 3850. In the old naming scheme the 3870 would represent an XT while the new 3850 is a PRO.We have on hand today the brand new 3870 from ASUS."
(11/07) AMD RADEON HD3850 AND HD3870 REVIEW AT VR ZONE - "For months now, the only affordable mid-ranged solutions to fill this segment of the market come from NVIDIA and ATI has been hard pressed to compete with them. Today however, we have received not just one, but two new contenders to the G92 cards, the HD3870 & HD3850 by AMD. Placed in the same price bracket as the 8800GT 512MB, we present to you the ATI Radeon HD3850 and Radeon HD3870, courtesy of Sapphire. The launch of these two models also ushers in a new naming convention for Radeon cards. ATI will no longer use the Pro, XT and XTX suffixes for Radeons. Instead, the first digit denotes the generation of the GPU, the next will mark the family and the last two shows the performance levels within families of cards."
(11/07) ATI RADEON HD 3870 AND 3850 REVIEW AT ANANDTECH - "AMD's two new graphics cards launching today are both based off a new GPU, referred to internally as the RV670. The basic architecture of the hardware is largely unchanged from R600; there has been some additional functionality added, and a great deal of internal bandwidth removed, but other than that this is very much an R600 based part."
(11/07) HD3850 AND HD3870 WILL BE QUIET AT THE INQUIRER - "THE RADEON HD 3850 will come to market with a single-slot cooling setup, outputting only 31 dBA. This is closer to silence than 8600GTS or 8800GT, boards with which this card will undoubtedly be compared."
(11/07) NVIDIA'S 8800 GT HAS TEETHING PROBLEMS AT THE INQUIRER - "INTERNET FORUMS ARE caught in a row about the first batch of Geforce 8800GT cards. It seems that several users reported problems with stability, and their negative postings caused quite a stir."
(11/07) GIGABYTE SHOWS OFF 3850 AT THE INQUIRER - "AS ATI PREPARES to make its big reveal on its latest graphics line, images of boards are leaking their way onto the internet, as confidential information appears wont to do in this day and age. New photos published on TechConnect here show the Radeon HD 3850 sitting next to its strikingly similar-looking brother, the GeForce 8800 GT - both original designs by the Gigabyte team, and packing a decent Zalman heatsink on top, infinitely preferable to the default cooling solutions the red and green teams ship with their cards."
(11/07) MSI NX8800GT REVIEW AT VIPERLAIR - "As the product name, MSI NX8800GT-T2D512E-OC, implies, the card is overclocked out of the box. The GPU core is clocked at 660 MHz, 60 MHz above reference. The shader clock is also overclocked, running 1650 MHz, 150 MHz faster than the reference design. It is a PCI Express 2.0 design, which is forward thinking in upcoming board designs, but is also backwards compatible with current motherboards. The MSI NX8800GT is equipped with 512MB of GDDR3 memory clocked at 1900 MHz and has a 256-bit memory interface capable of delivering up to 57.6 GB per second of memory bandwidth. While the 256-bit memory interface is a bottleneck when compared to the wider pipes of the GTS and GTX, MSI speeds the memory along 100 MHz above NVIDIA's specs."
(11/07) BEST GAMING GRAPHICS CARD FOR NOVEMBER AT THG - "October saw the 2900 PRO come in numbers and get sold out almost as quickly. It's certainly a lot harder to find the card now, and it's become apparent that the 2900 PRO was possibly a model created only to get rid of the remaining 2900 XT GPUs before the next generation midrange arrives: the Geforce 8800 GT and the Radeon 3800 series."
(11/07) GEARS OF WAR PC PERFORMANCE AT HARDOCP - "Gears of War is being released on the PC this week and we’ve got an exclusive look at performance and image quality in this game under Windows Vista in DX10. We test the GeForce 8800 GTX, GTS, and GT along with the Radeon HD 2900 XT. We cover DX9 vs. DX10 and best gameplay experience."
(11/07) CRYSIS CPU CORE SCALING PERFORMANCE AT AMDZONE - "As you can see here on the 7900GT going from one to two cores at the same clock speed has a dramatic effect on the scores. The CPU score goes up over 10 frames per second, or over 50% while the video score goes up over 16 frames a second, and again over 50%. That is quite impressive, and is reason enough for you Socket 939 owners to pick up a cheap Athlon 64 X2. In fact the X2 4200+ here matches the speeds we tested with at 2.2GHz, and is only $63.50. For a 50% increase in frame rate it is worth every penny."
