Graphics Cards
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| GPU | Radeon HD 3870 | GeForce 9600 GT |
| GPU frequency | 775 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Shader frequency | 775 MHz | 1625 MHz |
| Memory frequency | 1125 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory bus width | 256 bits | 256 bits |
| Type of memory | GDDR4 | GDDR3 |
| Memory | 512 MB | 512 MB |
| Number of Pixels/Vertex Pipelines | -80 | -16 |
| Number of texturing units | 16 | 32 |
| Number of ROPs | 16 | 16 |
| Processing power | 496 GFlops | 208 GFlops |
| Memory bandwidth | 72 GB/s | 57.6 GB/s |
| Number of transistors | 666 million | 505 million |
| Process | 0.055µ | 0.065µ |
| Die surface area | 196 mm² | 225 mm² |
| Generation | 2007 | 2008 |
| Shader model supported | 4.1 | 4 |
AMD/ATI Radeon HD3870
The Radeon HD3870 offers sufficient performance for games, while staying at acceptable power requirements levels.
Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT
Power Supply Unit
Silverstone ST50EF Plus (500 W)
This power supply isn’t capable of supporting multi-GPU setups, as the 500 W maximum power output won’t suffice. However, this is one of the most efficient models in the mainstream segment, and we’ve had good experiences with it. We also used this for the $500 Gaming PC 2007 Edition.
