Anyone thinking about HD3850 256MB look at this.

HD 2900PRO 512MB at $160.;)

This should be considered the best budget card right now the extra ram will be very useful in crysis and future games.If you can afford the 512 version of the 3850 then fine otherwise buy this.

Hmm, what do you guys think the performance difference would be between the 2? the 3850 should be better as long as vram usage doesnt surpass 256 correct?

that card is crap the 3850 will beat itIQT786

Actually,HD 3850 isn't much worsethan theHD 2900XT.

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3151&p=7 So it should perform around the level of the HD 2900Pro at lower resolutions,but at higher res the HD 2900Pro would have the edge.

Actually,HD 3850 isn't much worsethan theHD 2900XT.

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3151&p=7 So it should perform around the level of the HD 2900Pro at lower resolutions,but at higher res the HD 2900Pro would have the edge.

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No, the only ATI cards that outperform HD3850are Hd3870 and 2900xt

Good find, the 2900 PRO outperofrms the 3850 HD.hacker_xyzzy

Stock the Hd3850 is compared to Nvidia 8800GTS 312mb, I got the HD3850 for about 160 US dollars, (1400Swe kr)

This card rock, Oc is good allover a very good midprice card who play among the elite of cards 3times the price.