ATI Radeon™ HD 3800 Series System Requirements
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ATI Radeon™ HD 3800 Series System Requirements 

ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 System Requirements

  • PCI Express® based PC is required with one dual-width X16 lane graphics slot available on the motherboard
  • 550 Watt or greater power supply with two 2x3-pin PCIe® power connectors required (750 Watt and four 6-pin connectors for dual ATI CrossFireX™)
  • For enhanced performance with ATI Overdrive™1, a power supply with one 2x3-pin and one 2x4-pin PCIe ® power connector is required
  • Certified power supplies are strongly recommended
  • Certified system cases with good airflow and cooling are recommended
  • 1GB of system memory recommended
  • Installation software requires CD-ROM drive
  • DVD playback requires DVD drive
  • Blu-ray™ / HD DVD playback requires a Blu-ray / HD DVD drive

ATI Radeon HD 3870 and ATI Radeon HD 3850 System Requirements

  • PCI Express® based PC is required with one X16 lane graphics slot available on the motherboard
  • 450 Watt or greater power supply with 75 Watt 6-pin PCI Express® power connector recommended (550 Watt and two 6-pin connectors for dual ATI CrossFireX™)
  • Certified power supplies are recommended
  • 1GB of system memory recommended
  • Installation software requires an optical drive
  • DVD playback requires DVD drive
  • Blu-ray™ / HD DVD playback requires a Blu-ray / HD DVD drive
  • For a complete ATI CrossFireX™ system, additional ATI Radeon™ HD 3800 series graphics card(s), an ATI CrossFireX Ready motherboard and one ATI CrossFireX Bridge Interconnect cable per board (included) are required
  1. Warranty does not cover damages to this product caused by overclocking

ATI Radeon™ HD graphics chips have numerous features integrated into the processor itself (e.g., HDCP, HDMI, etc.). Third parties manufacturing products based on, or incorporating ATI Radeon HD graphics chips, may choose to enable some or all of these features. If a particular feature is important to you, please inquire of the manufacturer if a particular product supports this feature. In addition, some features or technologies may require you to purchase additional components in order to make full use of them (e.g. a Blu-Ray or HD-DVD drive, HDCP-ready monitor, etc.).

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