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3850 or 8800GS
- Thread starter phatboy
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I got mixed up. I forgot that the 9600GSO is the old 8800GS. I was comparing the 9600GT practically to the 3650 lol oops
.Yes, the 3850 is the best for the job but AA can be tricky title dependant due to an architectural change from ATI. I found gaming with my 2900Pro fun. I just used no AA or less AA to what I use with my GTX and it was perfectly playable. I was playing at 1600x1200 at the time though.
anyone heard any reports on the non reference 3850 cards? thats what this one is
http://en.hardspell.com/doc/showcont.asp?news_id=2136
Never realised you lived in Ox Gurusan....not many of us from this area
http://en.hardspell.com/doc/showcont.asp?news_id=2136
Never realised you lived in Ox Gurusan....not many of us from this area
I plugged in my 2900Pro in recently and my overclock isn't miles away from yours. Without v-mods, 850Mhz core and 1000Mhz mem I still feel the burn with CoD4 (multiplayer 20+man servers) and 4xAA @ 1600x1200. CPU speed, ram isn't really a concern at this resolution so maybe what you find playable is different to what I do. I just didn't use AA when playing CoD4 and now use 4xAA with my GTX. I did feel as if the 2900Pro was faster than the GTX without AA in this game. I would use 2xAA but I only see 4xAA acceptable as I feel as 2x doesn't offer enough to use it IMO.
I thoroughly enjoyed my gaming with the 2900. I was that immersed into the games I was playing to even look for jaggies so it didn't bother me and I had great FPS for a smooth and enjoyable gaming experience
.Without AA I feel as if these cards are nearly as fast as the 8800GTX (feel faster in some) but there are some games out there that paint a different picture even without the jaggy killing AA
.I game at high resolutions so maybe my opinion is unneeded here as it's a bit misleading. I'll feel the burn before you guys do with your ATI cards so I should just shut up and let you know Phatboy that you won't be disappointed
.Easyrider, phatboy will be running at 1400x900 and the 8800GS starts to run into problems at 1920x1200 as benchmarks show.
http://en.expreview.com/2008/01/21/review-palit-8800gs-384mb-768mb/?page=24
Look through all of the game benchmarks and you'll find it's a lot closer than you'd think.
I still think the 512mb 3850 would be the better option but it's your money Phatboy
.I do see what everyone is saying in the replies etc, but it also seems that overclocked the GS will provide GT level FPS in games.
The 3850 is looking like a better option overall, but i dunno.....i really love budget challenges, and not many people on OCuk have ventured into these cards, and i would like to give an opinion and see what they can do....call me a nutter
Actually found the GS for £67 now + p&p which is pretty cool
Damn decisions!!!!
The 3850 is looking like a better option overall, but i dunno.....i really love budget challenges, and not many people on OCuk have ventured into these cards, and i would like to give an opinion and see what they can do....call me a nutter
Actually found the GS for £67 now + p&p which is pretty cool
Damn decisions!!!!