[QUOTE="swehunt"][QUOTE="TooBadUnknown"]

Graphics Card: Expensive. Minimal performance boost over the 8800GT, but costs way more.

Dream_Visions_2

Wrong, the 8800GT IS WAY better than a 8800gts 640mb

A8800gts 512mb (the new GTS) is faster than a 8800GTX

LOL!

Yepp, HD3850 outperform a 8600GT(S) in ewrything by far, hec, it´s compared to a Nvidia 8800GTS 312, there very simular in Game/3Dmark benchmarks

Well my 8600 is 730/2260 so should I stick with that or get a hd 3850ndrewn

Nevermind my bad spelling... from Sweden!

Most games have a option to change DX10 to DX9 (i know crysis and Cod4 do.)

(Just point at start icon for the app/game and right-click, there u go!)

DX10 card are fully compatible with DX9

3870x2 will be a lot faster than GTS 512, x2 is compared to2 8800GT cards in SLI.

(rumors)

Yes, but hardware are more important, for ex. a 8600gt OC have faster clock speedthan 8800GT but 8800are faster anyway.

Amount shader and memory bandwidth are crucial to.

^^well, I wouldn't run a GTX with a 305w because it won't be able to run full load,PSU will cause shutdown in full 3D usage.

but, yes it'll work in windows and smaller app. In full load A small/undersized PSU will cause instability and shutdowns.

/don't mind my spelling/grammar I'm from Sweden.

CPU: Intel core 2 duo E4500 (11 multipler 220fsb) Conroe running at 2.42Ghz, havent tryed oc so much. (org. 2.2Ghz 200fsb)

i recon i could get past OC3.2Ghz an add anoher 300-450pts in CPU test 3Dmark06

Mobo: ECS elitegroup 945P-A

RAM: Kingston 2GB PC6400 dual running 800mhz standard.

HDD: WD160GB SATA 7200rpm 16Mb

OS: VISTA ultimate 32bit.

Powercolor HD3850 OC

2*92mm chassiefans.

Chassie: noname Chassie with PSU 450w

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3Dmark06 pro score: 9868 Default setting. (small OC, shuld get past 10.000)

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I built my computer for 500$ !!!

whats up with all 8800GTX under 11.ooo?

Edit:10218pts (uprgaded to an MSI P35 neo2 FR/FIR)

Graphics Card: Expensive. Minimal performance boost over the 8800GT, but costs way more.

TooBadUnknown

Wrong, the 8800GT IS WAY better than a 8800gts 640mb

A8800gts 512mb (the new GTS) is faster than a 8800GTX

Buy another CPU intstead, try E4300-E4500 instead, thatoldCPUwill bottle-neck a HD3850.

HD3850 is aprox. same listed as an 8800gts 312mb. in benchmark and 3Dmark06

There are few games actually using all mem, in resolutions under 1600*1200 size om memory don´t have a big affect.

More inportant is the speed on mem, shure 3870 use DDR4 and 3850 useDDR3.

Mosty in lower res. the cards have a 4-10fps difference, the gap between them are small but solid. (with aa and af enabl.)

The HD3850 aremore value/bang for buck.