Enjoy the DirectX® 10.1 gaming experience with AMD's first PCI-E 2.0 graphics card- PEAK Radeon™ HD3870. Based on 55nm process technology PEAK HD3870 allows providing full performance with lower power consumption. In addition, with improved visual fidelity afforded by ATI Avivo™ HD technology, Radeon™ HD3870 delivers an exciting high-definition multimedia experience on the PC allowing consumers to watch the latest HD DVD™ and Blu-ray™ discs with incredibly fine image quality and smooth playback. Moreover, the latest plug-and-play ATI CrossFireX™ technology features next-gen multi-GPU technology which enables the Quad scalability for performance leadership and also extends the overclocking ability on multi-GPU.
MAIN PRODUCT FEATURES
PCI Express® 2.0
320 Stream Processors
ATI CrossFireX™ multi-GPU
ATI PowerPlay™ Technology
Runs Cool and Quiet
GPU
• HD 3870
MEMORY
• 512MB GDDR4 (100746VCPK)
• 512MB GDDR3 (585432VBPK)
ENGINE CLOCK
• 775MHz
MEMORY CLOCK¹
• 2.2GHz (100746VCPK)
• 1.9GHz (585432VBPK)
RAMDACs
• 400MHz
BUS INTERFACE
•PCI-E 2.0 16X
MEMORY INTERFACE
•256bit
CROSSFIREXSUPPORTED
•Yes
GPU COOLER²
• Fan + Heatsink (100746VCPK)
• Fan (585432VBPK)
MAX RESOLUTION
• 2500 x 1600 for DVI (100746VCPK)
• 2560 x 1600 (585432VBPK)
SUPPORT DIRECTX
•10.1
SUPPORT OPENGL
•2
OUTPUT
•DVI / D-sub / TV-out (100746VCPK)
•DVI / D-sub / HDMI (585432VBPK)
Remark: 1) It may vary by different memory module 2) It may vary by different PCB
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Please ensure the latest motherboard chipset and AGP drivers are installed in your OS prior to installing the video drivers. Below is a list of popular motherboard chipset manufacturers that have chipset and AGP drivers available on their website.
Driver files should always be uninstalled before updating to newer drivers or when removing an older ATI card and replacing it with a newer card.
To uninstall your current ATI Display Drivers from your system, please follow these recommended steps:
Go into your Control Panel (from ‘Start' > ‘Setting' > ‘Control Panel')
Double-click the ‘Add/Remove Programs' icon
Select 'ATI - Software Uninstall Utility' from the list of programs.
Click ‘Change/Remove' or ‘Add/Remove' button.
Confirm with Windows that you wish to continue with the uninstall
Once the driver files have uninstalled, Windows will request that you restart your computer to complete the uninstallation. Please just follow the instruction for action.
After reboot and you have entered Windows, please insert enclosed CD into your CD-ROM, select auto-run and install driver. One more reboot is needed.
Right click on the desktop with your mouse and select [Properties]. This will bring up your Display Properties. Click on [ Settings ] tab → [ Advanced ] button and then click on the tab with the name of the graphics card you are using. On this window, you will see the BIOS version listed as well as the model of video processor, amount of video memory your card has, which type of TV encoder it uses (only on cards that feature TV-out), and the driver version you currently have installed.
You can use Powerstrip (left click to save) to detect GPU and memory speed, memory speed needs to multiply by a factor of 2 for corresponding DDR speed. *OC will void warranty on your new video card.
Install: To start the installation immediately, click Open or Run this program from its current location. To copy the download to your computer for installation at a later time, click Save or Save this program to disk. (Recommended)
Certain video files which use video overlay may not display properly on a secondary monitor when running in dual monitor mode.To enable video playback on your secondary monitor or TV, Full Screen Video should be enabled. Please follow the directions below to enable Full Screen Video:
Select an Overlay Display when in Clone Mode
1.Expand Avivo Video in Advanced View.
2.Click Theater Mode.
3.Under Overlay Display Mode/Clone mode shows overlay: select in Theater Mode (full-screen) if you want the video content to be displayed on both displays. The Secondary display displays the same content as the primary.Optionally, select in Standard Mode if you want the video content to be displayed on the primary display only.Optionally, the same on all displays if you want the contents displayed the same on all display devices.
Select an Overlay Display when in Extended Mode
1.Expand Avivo Video in Advanced View.
2.Click Theater Mode.
3.Under Extended desktop shows overlay: select in Standard Mode if you want the video content to be displayed on the primary display only.
Optionally, select in Theater Mode (full-screen) if you want the video content to be displayed on both displays. The Secondary display displays the same content as the primary.
On graphic cards, its onboard memory connects to GPU (Graphic Processing Unit) on dedicated path. Memory bandwidth is not everything when it comes to performance. Actual performance depends on the individual application you're running, how much system memory the PC has, and processing speed of GPU and CPU also can affect the performance as well.
Generally speaking, 128MB of onboard memory on VGA card and 512MB of system memory with 2GHz of CPU speed is adequate for most new games at resolution of 1024*768 without special effects or image enhancements. If you truly want to turn on all eye-candy and special effects for your latest games and play at highest resolution possible, 1GB of system memory and 256MB memory on graphic cards are essential for smooth gaming.
PEAK code is an identification code for each PEAK product. It is a 4 number or 6 number + 4 letter code, like ####XXPK or ######XXPK. PEAK code is located either at the back of the device or the box.
PEAK Hardware offer our distributor TWO year warranty. The two year warranty starts from the manufacturing date. Therefore our warranty period does not apply to end user. Please contact your local store or reseller for more information on the warranty status of PEAK VGA card.
Try lowering the refresh rates in the Windows Display Properties panel to isolate whether this is the source for artifacts. Sometimes it may not be suitable driver's default resolution for your monitor, and you can also adjust display resolution in Windows Display Properties Panel.
To avoid the software/driver conflict, we will recommend following the standard installation steps as below and take a try:
Remove original VGA Driver from the system by going to 'Start' -> 'Settings' -> 'Control Panel' and click 'Remove/Add Program' like this
Power off the PC and remove both Power and VGA cord from the computer.
Remove old VGA card (by unlock the AGP slot lock, depends on the motherboard) and remove the screw on the system chassis, then pull the card straight up off the motherboard.
Place your new AGP card into the PC by insert back into AGP slot, secure the card (by lock AGP slot lock) and secure back chassis screw.
Connect Power and VGA cord back to the computer, then turn on the PC.
Place enclosed CD into your CD-ROM, select auto-run and install driver.
Adjust display resolution by right click on the ‘Desktop' -> ‘Properties' -> ‘Settings', and refresh frequency can be adjusted in ‘Advanced' tab -> ‘Monitor' -> ‘Screen refresh Rate'.
Drivers provided by PEAKHARDWARE on the www.peakhardware.com downloads page have been fully tested by PEAK HARDWARE for operating on Windows XP.However, on occasion, we may release a driver which has not been digitally signed by Microsoft, which will result in a Microsoft Windows XP warning message being posted during installation of the PEAKHARDWARE driver. This warning message can be safely ignored.
Alternatively, you can disable this message from appearing as follows:
1. Go into your Control Panel.
2. Double-click on the System icon.
3. Click on the Hardware tab.
4. Click on the Driver Signing button.
5. Choose the Ignore option and then press the OK button.
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