- cross-posted to:
- retrogaming@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- retrogaming@lemmy.world
Following up from my HD 3870 video — this time I picked up an untested HD 3850 from 2007 for $9.90. Cleaned it, repasted it and threw it at 6 games on a Core 2 Duo rig.
• GTA San Andreas
• CoD4 Modern Warfare
• Tomb Raider Underworld
• Just Cause 2
• NFS Most Wanted
• Crysis
Temps hit 106°C but it survived.
That’s a fair point about the premise — but as a nerd myself, I’d still click out of curiosity. Not just ‘does it work’ but HOW does it work at 106°C? And what FPS does a Core 2 Duo at 3.8GHz actually push in 2026? That combo is what got me curious enough to test it. Also, thanks for taking the time to give detailed feedback — genuinely helpful for improving future videos
No problem.
But you’re giving your video’s packaging far too much credit. People don’t sit and think that deeply about every thumbnail/title they see. Even nerds have gut reactions because there is so much content available, and my gut reaction to this would’ve been at worst, “AI slop” and at best, “boring”.