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GECUBE Radeon HD 3870 X2 Graphics Card Author: Shane Baxtor SUMMARY: With the HD 3870 X2 now upon us, we go straight to the top of the pile with a highly modified variant from GECUBE. Editor: Steve Dougherty Category: Visual Published: 28th January 2008 Manufacturer: GECUBE Our Rating: 93% Rate our Content Now! Power Consumption Tests Using our new PROVA Power Analyzer WM-01 or “Power Thingy” as it has become quickly known as to our readers, we are now able to find out what kind of power is being used by our test system and the associated graphics cards installed. Keep in mind; it tests the complete system (minus LCD monitor, which is plugged directly into AC wall socket). There are a few important notes to remember though; while our maximum power is taken in 3DMark06 at the same exact point, we have seen in particular tests the power being drawn as much as 10% more. We test at the exact same stage every time; therefore tests should be very consistent and accurate. The other thing to remember is that our test system is bare minimum – only a 7,200RPM SATA-II single hard drive is used without CD ROM or many cooling fans. So while the system might draw 400 watts in our test system, placing it into your own PC with a number of other items, the draw is going to be higher. No surprise that the X2 manages to suck the most power, but it isn’t too bad. Page 17 of 18 Quick Navigation - Jump To Page Page 1 [Introduction] Page 2 [The Package] Page 3 [The Card] Page 4 [Test System Setup and 3DMark05] Page 5 [Benchmarks - 3DMark06] Page 6 [Benchmarks - Half Life 2 (Episode One HDR)] Page 7 [Benchmarks - Prey] Page 8 [Benchmarks - F.E.A.R.] Page 9 [Benchmarks - Company of Heroes] Page 10 [Benchmarks - World in Conflict] Page 11 [High Quality AA and AF] Page 12 [Benchmarks - 3DMark06 - Vista] Page 13 [Benchmarks - Call of Juarez (DX10) - Vista] Page 14 [Benchmarks – Lost Planet (DX10) - Vista] Page 15 [Benchmarks - Company of Heroes (DX10) - Vista] Page 16 [Temperature and Sound Tests] Page 17 [Power Consumption Tests] Page 18 [Final Thoughts] Talk about "GECUBE Radeon HD 3870 X2 Graphics Card" in our forum!