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Am intending to buy a new gfx card, narrowed it down to 3 cards 8500gt 256 ddr3, Hd 3650 512 ddr3, 8600gt 256 ddr3.
which of the following would be better for playing new games like graw2, halo2, cod4 etc.

Sys :

Amd x2 5600+

2gig ram

350 gb hdd

asus m2n vm mobo

450w psu

Reply to vicky797

HD 3650 and 8600GT both perform like each other and they are both better than 8500GT.but what is your budget? maybe u can get 9600GSO,8800GS,9600GT,HD3850 all of these cards outperform 8600GT and HD 3650.

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Reply to Maziar

If you can't get anything better, get the 3650. Texture rich games eg. oblivion mods would love the bigger memory and the ati chip is 55nm so it should run a bit cooler

Reply to blackwidow_rsa

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130332

Nice deal on a EVGA 8800 GS

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Reply to Proximon

Yeah nice deal

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Reply to Maziar

hi guys thanks for ur reply am on a tight budget $65. so which of the following will be better for occasional gaming, and better hd video, the hd 3650 has dx 10.1 does this have an advantage over the 8600 gt not to mention the hd 3650 has 512 ddr3 vram vs. the 256 mb ddr3 on the 8600gt does this have any effect on performance, which card has a good future. looking towards gaming on vista ultimate.

Reply to vicky797

Of the cards you are choosing from, I would recommend the 3650.
There have been reports that the G84 and G86 chips (8600 and 8500 series) are suffering from premature failure.

With a $65 budget, you are not going to get a card that will be able to play many future games with everything turned up. If you can save a little more and get the 8800GS linked earlier or a 8800GT you will have a much better gaming experience.

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Reply to outlw6669

Yeah you really should try and get a budget up to the $100 mark if you can, then you can get a nice card for that money. Pretty much anything above the 3650 or 8600 (in their respective series) will blow them away in terms of gaming performance. But if you absolutely can't get any higher, then I guess the 3650 is a good choice.

Reply to mathiasschnell

+1 HD 3650

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Reply to KyleSTL

Proximon wrote :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130332

Nice deal on a EVGA 8800 GS

try and save up 15 more bucks and go for the above link....trust me u wont regret it at all...

however, if thats not possible, get ati

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Reply to sarwar_r87

Agreed,if u can definitely go for 8800GS,it blows away a HD 3650

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Reply to Maziar

Yeah, keep your money and save more until you can get an 8800GT or even a HD 4850. That's the best card that can run on your 450W PSU, btw.

While you save, the cards get cheaper too, you know...

Reply to aevm

thanks guys for ur reply, decided 2 go with the 8800gs, thanks for helping me out.

Reply to vicky797

U made the best choice mate u wont regret it enjoy

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