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8800gtIQT786

Thanks death :D

HD3870 has:

Memory Installed: 512MB GDDR4 (256Bit)

Interface: PCI Express x16 2.0

Outputs: Dual DVI, HDMI (Via Adapter), HDTV output

Core Clock Speed:775MHz

Memory Clock Frequency:2250MHz

Features:

320 stream processing units

PCI Express 2.0 x16 bus interface

256-bit GDDR4 memory interface

512-bit Ring Bus Memory Controller

Microsoft DirectX 10.1 support

ATI CrossFireX Multi-GPU Technology

ATI PowerPlay

ATI Avivo HD Video and Display Platform

Hardware processed 1080p video playback of Blu-ray and HD DVDs

Whereas the 8800gt has:

Memory size: 512MB GDDR3

Interface: PCI Express 2.0

GU/Memory clock: 650/900MHz

Sader Clock: 1625MHz

Memory data rate: 1800MHz

Output: Dual Dual-Link DVI, HDTV

Memory Interface: 256-bit

at bandwidth( GB/sec.): 57.6

Fill Rate(billion texels/sec): 33.6

Stream process: 112

RAMDACs (MHz): 400

Does this mean the ATI card is better? It had GDDR4 & a lot morestream processing units. Thanks in advance!!!

SOME pre builds are okay, like with DELL you can choose which part to put in so that's ok if you're short on knowledge/time. Alienware looks cool but £2k for something I just bought for £500? No thanks, the casing isn't worth £1500!!!

My Dell Dimension E520 was fairly good at the time but I've transformed it into a monster ;) Building DIY style is more fun though, and cheaper. (I'd try it if it wasnt too late).