Wait or upgrade now??

It seems that my X1900gt cannot cut it with Crysis at even XGA on medium!! :( The tank section was running at a lovely 10fps!!

I have been waiting for the HD3850 512mb card as this is under 140 quid but no one seems to be stocking IT anywhere!!:crazy::censored:

Every time the estimates for stock seems to be pushed back further and further. It is no better for HD3870 cards either.

What about the bog standard HD3850 256mb as I can get this for under 110 quid delivered. Any good for Crysis at say 1280x1024 on high/medium settings??

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.

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!! :)