ATI RADEON HD 3400 and 3600 series unleashed

AMD unleashes the ATI Radeon HD 3400 and ATI Radeon HD 3600 series to market with the price of $49-$65 suggested e-tail pricing (SEP) for HD 3400 and USD $79-$99 SEP for the ATI Radeon HD 3600 series. Both of the graphic cards ahve full support for DirectX 10.1, PCI Express 2.0 and DisplayPort and both of this series built on 55 nm process technology. This technology provide exceptional performance-per-watt for a quiet and power-efficient experience at unbelievable price points.

Unified video decoder (UVD) technology also available in these series and make the Blu-ray or HD DVD disc playback can be enjoyed in full HD glory (1080p). This will ensure the movies play back run smoothly with incredible detail. Apart from that, a very outstanding home theater environment can be created using the built-in support for six channel (5.1) Dolby Digital surround audio transmission through HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface). In addition, the ATI Radeon™ HD 3450 will support fully silent (passive) cooling, delivering the ideal solution for home theater PCs. You can imagine yourself playing games at home theater.

For gamers, the good news is both series will boast up the performance of ATI CrossFireX, which delivers the option of multi-GPU upgradability. So, apart from HD 3870 and HD 3850 series, these new series also support CrossFireX. ATI Hybrid Graphics will allow the combination of an ATI Radeon HD 3400 GPU with a compatible AMD 7-Series chipset to provide exceptional 3D performance as part of the upcoming AMD mainstream high-definition "Cartwheel" codenamed desktop platform. With support for Microsoft DirectX 10.1 support, gamers can play the top HD games with life-like 3D graphics, stunning realism, and great shading effects. Full support for PCI Express® 2.0 technology allows for twice the throughput of current PCI Express cards , which means gamers will be ready for demanding graphic applications.

Custom Built Computer

As I said in previous post, I will give the specification for a custom built computer that I made it myself. It will cost around $920 or RM 3000.
Here is the specification:

Mobo : MSI MS7376 (Quad CF,1394,ESata) | AMD790X | PCIEx4
Processor : AM2 Phenom 9500 Quad Core 2200Mhz
Graphic Card : Powercolor ATI HD3870|512MB/256bit
HDD : WesternD SATA 400GB
RAM : 2 x Kingston DDR2 1GB
Power Supply : ATRIX-500T Transparent Blue - Real Power BTX
Chasis : PowerLogic Atrix A5000G

This custom built computer only cost approximately RM3000. This cost only for the hardware and does not include software.

So chill up with this custom built computer (CPU only - LCD,mouse,keyboard excluded). Want me to built this for you? =P

Codename: Spider - Review

Codename:Spider is a platform that run all AMD component from the processor to graphic card to chipset. Here I will summarize each of the component.

Processor: Phenom Quad Core
AMD have released their Quad Core processor which is under Phenom series called Agena. The 'Spidey' used Phenom 9000 series for its processing unit. There are 2 types of 9000 series which is:

• Phenom 9500 : 2.2GHz | 4 x 512KB L2 Cache | 2MB L3 Cache
• Phenom 9600 : 2.3GHz | 4 x 512KB L2 Cache | 2MB L3 Cache

Basically the difference is the clock speed. 2.2 GHz and 2.3GHz.

Graphic Card: ATI Radeon HD 3800 Series
Ok, for this 'Spidey' AMD used ATI Radeon HD 3800 Series and I'll give a brief description about HD 3870 and HD 3850.

• HD 3870 - 2.25 GHz clock speed | 512 MB memory | 256 Bit | Crossfire
  
• HD 3850 - 1.66 GHz clock speed | 256 MB memory | 256 bit | Crossfire

Thats pretty much of difference.

Chipset : 7 series chipset
We have 2 chipset type here. AMD 790FX Chipset designed for high-performance gamers and professional overclockers and AMD 790X Chipset designed for gamers and HD enthusiasts. The difference? :

• 790FX : Quad Graphics on a single motherboard (ATI CrossFireX™ Support)
  
• 790 X : Dual Graphics (ATI CrossFireX™ Support)

This 'Spidey' is worth it to buy. Have a better review (self revision - :P) by searching it on the internet.
Try search this -> CODENAME:SPIDER review
or you want something specific, try this -> HD 3870 review performance

Thats all from me now. If I got something new about 'Spidey', I'll update it here.

Peace ~