Powercolor HD3650 Extreme PCS Edition
Oblivion and Company of Heroes
Published: 26th January 2008 | Source: Powercolor | Price: £65 |
Oblivion
Oblivion is a game that really taxed all of the cards at the time of it's release. Well over a year on and the current generation of cards simply fly through it. However, with advanced HDR, excellent draw distances, detailed grass and scenery as well as fantastic water/magic effects it's a good game to gauge performance for those who love RPG's.
Oblivion is a game that really taxed all of the cards at the time of it's release. Well over a year on and the current generation of cards simply fly through it. However, with advanced HDR, excellent draw distances, detailed grass and scenery as well as fantastic water/magic effects it's a good game to gauge performance for those who love RPG's.
The little ATI card made the challenging Oblivion a nice experience, although notice no AA was applied to the scene.
Company of Heroes
Company of Heroes is a WWII-based RTS game that has an enormous amount of world detail. I played a DirectX patched version of the game that gives modern GPU's a bit of a workout.
Company of Heroes is a WWII-based RTS game that has an enormous amount of world detail. I played a DirectX patched version of the game that gives modern GPU's a bit of a workout.
The HD3650 struggled a little with Company of Heroes, perhaps because it has a few more DX10 features.
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Not a bad little card at all Kemp, I was very surprised at the performance. It's a pity that it's slightly higher priced because by the time e-tailers add their various profit margins to it the 8600 GT becomes a winner in both performance and price. Regardless, what an insanely cool running card.
I think the market will price it a bit lower after a while. I read in another article that current draw was about 75 watts (quite a bit more than the 8600GT)
I notice the 2 connections for the bridge, I thought how cool to run 3 or 4 of them.
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m...crossfirex.jpg
I realize the drivers arent the best now but I just think its so cool to see the 4 cards, not to mention no power pigtails needed either.
I notice the 2 connections for the bridge, I thought how cool to run 3 or 4 of them.
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m...crossfirex.jpg
I realize the drivers arent the best now but I just think its so cool to see the 4 cards, not to mention no power pigtails needed either.
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