3870 and crysis

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Pilot53

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Im thinking of getting a 3870 or a 3870x2, but might just get a 3870 to hold me over until hd4000. I want to play crysis pretty much as good as I can play it with my 8800gt, but I have to switch over to ati b/c of compatibility issues. How do the 3870's overclock with the ref cooler? Is there a good chance of me being able to overclock it enough to play crysis almost as good as with my 8800gt? I get around 25-35 fps during multiplayer with my gt, I want to have at least 25 with my new ati card is that possible with the latest drivers and some overclocking?
 
theirs a buncha reviews, try googlin, il look and see if i can find anything!
 
1280x1024 All High with a few System.cfg tweaks, the framerate is consistently above 25 on levels that are not named Assault. This is on a VisionTek 3870 at stock speeds.

Overclocking doesn't do much for Crysis though.
 
Alright, I might just go with a 3870x2, since when the 4000 series comes out Im still gonna have to shell out plenty of cash even if I sell the 3870, and the x2 should sell for alot more.
 
FSX sp2, ive been battling this for ages, seems like nvidia drivers are to blame.
 
Blahman said:
my brother plays fsx on sli 8800gt's no problem.
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You need to look at what service pack he is running. With no other changes, installing SP2 causes FSX to crash when attempting to open up a menu when in full-screen mode. Even when operating in windowed mode, it will still crash about 30-40% of the time.

MS nor nVidia have responded to what is causing the problem. Though it only seems to affect nVidia graphics cards, everything was just fine until SP2. Whatever MS changed doesn't want to play nice with nVidia's products.
 
Although I have two ATI Diamond HD 3870 cards, I find that only one works just fine with my 1680x1050 res. -- all high settings in Crysis > no lag. I don't believe in using Crossfire if it is not necessay, so will probably save my other card for my second new build PC.
 
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