upgrading my Video Card

SUBMAN1 · 05-01-09, 08:26 PM

An HD3650 will not play what you want it to play. It is out of date and deprecatted - ie - no longer sold to my knowledge though I could be wrong or their could be a few parts hanging out somewhere.

Basically, its a POS by todays standards. Not sure why you want it unless $100 is way too much money. Then it is better than a 3200 HD I guess. The 3650 might get you buy for a short while but I'm guessing this 4770 is orders of magnitude above it for performance. Probably at least 5x faster.

Think of the 4770 as the modern equivalent to the 9600 XT or the 1650 XT in its day.

-S

Sledgehammer427 · 05-02-09, 08:22 AM

well, i'm running an AGP MoBo, so I'm a little limited on what video cards i can use. that and none of us (friends and immediate family) has 100$ at the moment that we can't spend on better things (friggin economy)so i'm stuck getting the 3650, after that, maybe I'll look into a PCI-e motherboard...and a better processor

SUBMAN1 · 05-02-09, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Sledgehammer427

well, i'm running an AGP MoBo, so I'm a little limited on what video cards i can use. that and none of us (friends and immediate family) has 100$ at the moment that we can't spend on better things (friggin economy)so i'm stuck getting the 3650, after that, maybe I'll look into a PCI-e motherboard...and a better processor

Didn't know this. There may be a better alternative for an AGP board though. Let me look.

-S

SUBMAN1 · 05-02-09, 11:02 AM

Here is a 3850 - AGP - http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...381&CatId=2234

Might be a better option. Price is not that much different.

-S

05-01-09, 08:26 PM	#1
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	An HD3650 will not play what you want it to play. It is out of date and deprecatted - ie - no longer sold to my knowledge though I could be wrong or their could be a few parts hanging out somewhere. Basically, its a POS by todays standards. Not sure why you want it unless $100 is way too much money. Then it is better than a 3200 HD I guess. The 3650 might get you buy for a short while but I'm guessing this 4770 is orders of magnitude above it for performance. Probably at least 5x faster. Think of the 4770 as the modern equivalent to the 9600 XT or the 1650 XT in its day. -S __________________

05-02-09, 08:22 AM	#2
Sledgehammer427 PacWagon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Drinking coffee and staring at trees in Massachusetts Posts: 2,908 Downloads: 287 Uploads: 0	well, i'm running an AGP MoBo, so I'm a little limited on what video cards i can use. that and none of us (friends and immediate family) has 100$ at the moment that we can't spend on better things (friggin economy)so i'm stuck getting the 3650, after that, maybe I'll look into a PCI-e motherboard...and a better processor __________________ Cold Waters Voice Crew - Fire Control Officer Cmdr O. Myers - C/O USS Nautilus (SS-168) 114,000 tons sunk - 4 Spec Ops completed V-boat Nutcase - Need supplies? Japanese garrison on a small island in the way? Just give us a call! D4C!

05-02-09, 11:02 AM	#4
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Here is a 3850 - AGP - http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...381&CatId=2234 Might be a better option. Price is not that much different. -S __________________

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