Web_Explorer Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 want to update video card which one is better? 3650 or 2600xt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViperAFK Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 (edited) the 2600XT is a little faster but the 3650 has lower power requirements.. They are both pretty close in performance. Just make sure you get a GDDR3 or GDDR4 one, gddr2 is slow. Edited March 29, 2008 by ViperAFK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAR-DOG Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 nvidia is better, all said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevember Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 nvidia is better, all said Stop trolling, that was not what he asked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Web_Explorer Posted March 29, 2008 Author Share Posted March 29, 2008 nvidia is better, all said had nvidia,just wnat to try ati the 2600XT is a little faster but the 3650 has lower power requirements.. They are both pretty close in performance. Just make sure you get a GDDR3 or GDDR4 one, gddr2 is slow. GDDR3, better than 2600xt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digitalx Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 had nvidia,just wnat to try atiGDDR3, better than 2600xt? Yeah he means a 2600XT with GDDR3 RAM on it as it's faster and provides far superior performance to DDR2 lower end cheaper models and it's worth the tiny extra it costs for models with GDDR3 or 4 GDDR4 is newest and best so if you can find one with it good but GDDR3 is still good and both are better then DDR2 equipped graphics cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViperAFK Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 had nvidia,just wnat to try atiGDDR3, better than 2600xt? It refers to the speed on the memory of the card (GDDR3 is faster than GDDR2). Both cards have some models with GDDR2 memory which is slower. On newegg it seems there is only GDDR3 2600XT's anyway. EDIT: yeah digix explains it well :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chconline Veteran Posted March 29, 2008 Veteran Share Posted March 29, 2008 nvidia is better, all said Haha and you have a 8600GTS? :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsnotabigtruck Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 WAR-DOG is right though - ATM nVidia is offering by far the best price/performance. Check SlickDeals - there have been a bunch of good deals on 8800 series cards recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAR-DOG Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 I didn't say my grapchic card was better did I? I just stated that nVidia is offering more "umpf" for the buck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J400uk Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 I would say 2600XT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argote Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 what is your budget? maybe you can go for a 3850 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Web_Explorer Posted April 1, 2008 Author Share Posted April 1, 2008 what is your budget? maybe you can go for a 3850 my budget is around $150 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raa Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 I'd totally recommend the nVidia cards - faster, cheaper, quieter, lower power. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Web_Explorer Posted April 1, 2008 Author Share Posted April 1, 2008 I'd totally recommend the nVidia cards - faster, cheaper, quieter, lower power. :) around $150, which nvidia card you can recommend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raa Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Well, the 9600 might just go over that budget (i'm in Aus, different pricing) The 8600 is also a great performer and will fit to the budget... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argote Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Here are some links for the 3850 and a 3870, these will destroy your either the 3650 or the 2600XT performance-wise and are around $150 3850's http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814102715 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814161216 (better cooler) 3870 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814102719 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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