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ASUS Extreme Radeon HD 3870 review
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By Steven Walton on November 16, 2007 Manufacturer: ASUS
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First up we have the recently released first person shooter Crysis, which has redefined how today’s 3D shooters should look. That being said, Crysis is also a very demanding game and as a result playable performance is really only achieved at a 1440x900 resolution. Here the ASUS Radeon HD 3870 was 20% slower than the GeForce 8800 GT, which was a little disappointing. The Radeon HD 3870 was also significantly slower than the 2900XT, so not the best start then...
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