Re: Wait or upgrade now??
The 3870 512mb should be playable with medium shadows/shaders, everything else high at 1280x1024. The 3850 256mb is playable at 1280x1024 with everything on medium.
Re: Wait or upgrade now??
I decided to go for a HD3870 from Dabs as they had some in stock for 140 quid(plus 7 quid postage). Did not last very long though!! Ebuyer had some 8800GT cards in stock for 166 quid but the ATI card seems good enough for my current needs.
I probably would have saved 10 to 20 quid if I waited a few more weeks though.
Hopefully Crysis will be more playable now!! :)