Quick system requirement question

Schwuppes · 03-04-08, 05:39 AM

If I may give you some advice... avoid the HD3450 and 36xx series like the plague, they are slow as hell.
The HD3450 has a meager 40 stream processors, 4 texturing units and a really, really slow 64 bit memory bus.
Compare this to the HD3850 which has 320 stream processors, 16 texturing units and a 256 bit memory bus.... plus it runs at a higher clockspeed.

The absolute best value ATi card is the HD3850.
Heaps more performance and still at a very good price. Here in Autralia they go for around $250 AUD retail. In the US they cost around $180 US... In Europe they can be found for around 170 EUROs (Germany) But regardless of were you live the HD 3850 should offer the best price/performance ratio...
Oh and please make sure you get the 512MB version.

03-04-08, 05:39 AM	#3
Schwuppes 中国水兵 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 279 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	If I may give you some advice... avoid the HD3450 and 36xx series like the plague, they are slow as hell. The HD3450 has a meager 40 stream processors, 4 texturing units and a really, really slow 64 bit memory bus. Compare this to the HD3850 which has 320 stream processors, 16 texturing units and a 256 bit memory bus.... plus it runs at a higher clockspeed. The absolute best value ATi card is the HD3850. Heaps more performance and still at a very good price. Here in Autralia they go for around $250 AUD retail. In the US they cost around $180 US... In Europe they can be found for around 170 EUROs (Germany) But regardless of were you live the HD 3850 should offer the best price/performance ratio... Oh and please make sure you get the 512MB version. __________________ E8400 @ 4.00Ghz standard vCore, Gigabyte P35C DS3R @ 445 Mhz, Leadtek GTX 280, 3 x 1GB Kingston DDR2 800 @ 890Mhz, 250GB +160GB HDD, Terratec DMX 6fire 24/96, Silverstone ST60F 600W, Logitech Z-5500 THX