Con il comunicato stampa di seguito allegato Diamond Multimedia ha ufficialmente annunciato la commercializzazione della scheda grafica Diamond Viper - ATI Radeon HD 3870 PCIE 1024MB GDDR3, basata sulla gpu a 55nm ATI Radeon HD 3870 e configurata dal produttore per operare in regime di overclock (la frequenza di clock del core del processore grafico è pari a 825MHz, ndr) stabilizzato dalla presenza di un generoso dissipatore.
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In accordo alla denominazione scelta da Diamond, la nuova Viper è una card dual-slot, compliant con l'interfaccia PCI-Express 2.0 ed equipaggiata con 1Gb di RAM G-DDR3 operante a 2x900MHz. Dal punto di vista della compatibilità con i game, la scheda supporta in hardware le librerie grafiche Microsoft DirectX 10.1. Inoltre, forte della tecnologia ATI Avivo, assicura ottime performance in Full High Definition (1080p) dove un decoder dedicato garantisce l'esecuzione dei filmati presenti sui dischi Blu-ray e HD DVD senza alcun sovraccarico per il processore centrale.
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La card è acquistabile fin da ora sui principali siti di e-commerce internazionali; Diamond, dal canto suo, non ne ha reso noto l'MSRP.
CHATSWORTH, CA —April 15, 2008— Diamond Multimedia (www.diamondmm.com), a leading manufacturer of PC graphics cards, sound cards and communications products, introduced today the 1 gigabyte, overclocked version of the ATI Radeon HD 3870 graphics card. This card offers maximum speed and power at an incredible value. Utilizing 55nm technology, this card runs cool and quiet.
The HD 3870 is a dual slot card, PCIE 2.0, with 1024MB of DDR3 memory and an overclocked speed of 825 MHz. The memory speed is 900 MHz. As with the original HD 3870, the 1 gigabyte version is designed with 320 stream processors and plug-and-play ATI CrossFireX upgradeability with up to quad-GPU support.
The Radeon HD 3870 will blow users away with life-like graphics from the latest Microsoft DirectX 10.1 games and stunning 3D graphics and shading effects. Experience the best of Windows Vista and bump up the performance of the Windows Aero graphical interface.
Uncompromising HD video is delivered via ATI Avivo display technology. The latest Blu-ray and HD DVD movies play smoothly at full 1080p with a dedicated hardware video decoder that leaves the CPU unbound to do other tasks. Enjoy digital content with HDMI and built in 5.1 surround sound.
All Diamond video cards carry the Diamond guarantee of quality assurance. Unlike many cards that are simply first to market, Diamond carefully tests and retests every new model for its ratio of performance to reliability. Diamond is legendary in the PC video card business for its less than 1 percent return rate versus an industry average of approximately 10 percent. Diamond cards use superior connectors, cables and components, as well as undergo more thorough testing for heat susceptibility and durability.
Availability
Diamond Multimedia’s ATI Radeon HD 3870 1 gigabyte will ship immediately and will be available at Amazon, Newegg, NCIX, Tiger Direct and ZipZoomFly. Learn more at www.diamondmm.com/3870PE31GB.php.
Source: Diamond Press Release
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