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8800GT = Faster HD3870 = Cheaper Performance is very similare, "money/whatyouget", but the 3870 got Dx10.1 and UVD also... ^^

I run at 872mhz/1261mhz without it kicking in, temp about 75C. Could run at 1300mhz in Crysis, but in Oblivion I got some weird colors, and the VPU recovery kicked in.

Go with a dualcore, you can get them real cheap now + ATI HD3850/3870 512MB, If he playes games at 1280x1024, he should be able to play most of the shit out there with a good framerate, but crysis will make it struggle. ( most of the gfx-cards struggles, so dont worry about that ) And ofcourse...

Bioshock runs VERY well on the 3870, so the 3850 shouldnt have any problem :)

CPU is the bottleneck, but not to much, remember, you'll be able to play most games at max settings at a framerate above 60fps.... ( Crysis average is 20fps at high, 1440x900 ) But the CPU doesnt care about AA / AF or high res, it cares about the load it gets from psychics, AI and stuff...

I got my 3870 "yesterday".... So I shot some pictures :) It's a Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 512MB: Nice chick on the box, and full of the card's specs, forces you to read it: http://nwgat.net/woot/files/17/TechPowerUp/powergfx2.jpg STOP! I almost believed it myself ( I'm holy, do not touch...

I've got the 3870, and 7.11 work as it should, games run stable..... No issues on my XP SP2, no need for patched either.

I bought myself the 3870, most because of the price, and also because it was available.... Performance per $ the 8800GT vs 3870 is pretty similare, but ofcourse, the 8800GT do have a better performance, and a higher pricetag. I've always bought Nvidia, 420MX, FX5700, 6800ultra, but now I...