Graphic card option help

My friend want to buy a graphic card and he has two option which are the
Asus HD3650 TOP
Asus 8600GT (256mb ddr3)

He is in a budget, so other better cards like 3850, 3870, 8800, 9xxx he can't afford it. So he just wanna know which one is better in gaming.thanks

If he can't afford even a 3850 or 9600, how can he afford any pc games?

EDIT: the 8600 would be better for gaming, but still far from good.

Got an 8600 myself

and i love it personally

i know i will upgrade eventually. But the 8600 will do what it needs to do. I run many games on high. Without any problems. Thought if your looking for true gaming experience make sure you have enought ram because that can be just as impant or more important that a graphix card

If he can't afford even a 3850 or 9600, how can he afford any pc games?

EDIT: the 8600 would be better for gaming, but still far from good.

DGFreak

Actually not he can't, just he don't want to spend such money on pc. He is not a hardcore gamer and he don't mind playing with lower graphics settings :)