on what settings can i play crysis on with diamond radeon 3850 512mb

Hehe, it's actually 8900dpi for the 24, and 10125 for the 30, so I take your point, but a 13.8% difference in the dpi isn't exactly huge!
As far as the jaggies go, they're less prominent with a higher dpi count. However, given that there's more pixels, you would effectively have to turn the sampling level up to eradicate all the aliases, so 4x at my resolution would only have the same effect as 2x at a lower resolution like 1280x800. Anything above 4x though, even at my resolution is unnecessary, and I can't tell the difference between 8x and 16x AF.

 

Well yeah it's also about gameplay. That's why Wii games sell.

 

Indeed, I'm itching to play Super Mario Galaxy, but the Wii can't even run progressive scan on a signal at UK TV resolution. (576p).

 

hey guys. i have a question when i install the 3850, i just stick it in the pcie slot and then start the computer and install the drivers. right!

 

Uninstall your previous drivers. Then put it in the PCI-E slot and make sure you attach the power cable. Then just start it up and install drivers.

 

^ what he said.
You do have an appropriate power supply though, right?

 

yea i have a 500 watt power supply. o ok so uninstall the previous video drivers

 

Ah, but WHICH 500w power supply? That can make all the difference...

 

antec basiq

 

That will manage fine.

 

hey how big is this card. what are the dimensions?

 

It's only a bit longer than the width of your motherboard.

 

Not sure, I haven't seen any official photos, and the THG article has been removed from the site.

 

a little bigger than the width of my motherboard thats hella big! tell me the dimensions if u know. cuz i don't want to buy it and then return it. PLZ!! can anybody tell me how big it actually is.

 

It looks from the dimensions like it'll be 11 - 11.5" long.

 

We're still talking about the 3850 right? I think it's about 10 inches long. It's one of the smallest modern cards out there so it should fit.

 

Lol my bad, I mixed up with the 3870X2. Yeah, it's about 10 inches.

 

thanks guys! o and can i play crysis on vista with this card?

 

isnt that kinda long. how long is a 8600gts?

 

sorry guys i know im bugging u but i just wanted to know how big is the space in normal computers by the pcie slot. will this card fit.