| Game_boy said: Actually, according to http://anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3235, the HD3870 (cheapest price I can find $185) beats the 9600GT(cheapest price $180) in the majority of tests. The AMD solution with the same performance according to several reviews (the 4400+) is slightly cheaper and also motherboards for AMD systems tend to be cheaper too. |
That's odd, since the 9600 GT handily beats the 3870 in TechReport's own review.
Also, looking at that Anandtech review a bit more closely, the 3870 won 7 tests, the 9600 GT won 5, but the 9600 GT's wins were by much larger margins (24% average vs. 9% average). And in fact their own recommendation is for the 9600 GT. You can also get EVGA's overclocked 9600 GT for the same $180 price as a competing brand's vanilla-clocked 9600 GT. The choice is pretty clear IMO.
