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AMD tells partners to focus on 3850 with GDDR3
HD3850 and HD3870 will finally be quiet
Radeon HD3800 series launches on the 14th
HD38xx Summary so far;
Pros
-Cheap (HD3870 $200, HD3850 $150)
-Silent (10dBA quiet compared to 8800GT)
-Power consumption
-DirectX 10.1 (not supported on 8800GT)
-Full bitstream VC1 decoding (not supported on 8800GT)
-CrossFireX (not supported on 8800GT, 8800GT lacks dual SLI connectors)
Cons
-Performance below 8800GT
The HD3850 should absolutely kill the the joke DX10 cards (8600GTS/2600XT). :lol