Posted April 4, 2008 Again... But anyways, i'm on a really tight budget but more so than that is the power consumption. I'll be using a Antec EarthWatts 380W PSU. Now, i think i'm torn between the ATI 3650 and the 8600GTS. I've been looking up on them all day but can't find out a definite answer of which is faster. The thing is even though i think the 8600GTS is faster, the 3650 I'm looking at is pre overclocked and has a duel slot cooler. While the 8600GTS has stock clock speeds and a crappy cooler. On top of that the 8600GTS says it needs a PSU of 375W but the 3650 only says 300W. 3650 8600GTS I really don't know what to do, could i mabey even fit a 9600GT in? they require a 400W but i don't know if i would get away with it. Lastly with a 3650 or a 8600GTS could i run COD4 1440x900 maxed out with 4xAA on one of those? I've heard it's not demanding at all on the PC. Rest of the system would be a C2D at about 3GHZ and 2GB RAM. Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 4, 2008 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-008-PN&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=356 Neither of those cards will get playable framerates out of CoD 4 with 4XAA, I have an 8800GT and I stick to 2XMSAA (via the Nvidia Control Panel) to keep my framerates high. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 4, 2008 The GeForce 8600 is really crap for its price compared to the 8800. You can get a 3650 silent edition (passively cooled) by Asus for about 50 pounds if I recall correctly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 4, 2008 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-008-PN&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=356 Neither of those cards will get playable framerates out of CoD 4 with 4XAA, I have an 8800GT and I stick to 2XMSAA (via the Nvidia Control Panel) to keep my framerates high. What res are you running it on? Anyways sorry but i think this thread can be closed, i have managed to work around my budget and can get a 550W PSU so i'll get a OC'd 9600GT now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 4, 2008 What res are you running it on? Anyways sorry but i think this thread can be closed, i have managed to work around my budget and can get a 550W PSU so i'll get a OC'd 9600GT now. Well, 1680x1050, and I like my framerates really high :P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 4, 2008 You should be getting 70+ fps with a 8800GT fully maxed out... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 4, 2008 That isn't going to happen, for a start I use V-Sync, and at the most mental moments the game can be suprisingly demanding, particularly with the particle softening effects on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 4, 2008 I have just been reading up on the 9600GT for the past hour and all the benchmarks with everything maxed out (including 4xAA and 16xAF) @ 1680x1050 have been well above 60fps. Dunno what they have been on about then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 4, 2008 I have a 9600GT and I get 100fps on Battlefield 2 at 1440x900. Is that good? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
