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 Member 792 Level 16.30 Mar 2006 
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3650 is okay. It's not inferior. It'll run games, just at a lower resolution. Take a look: ATI Radeon HD Refresh: The 3650 and 3450 Arrive - HotHardware
The nVidia 8600GT will give you better performance, but it's 20 dollars more. I don't know if the price/performance difference matters to you. I do want to mention that sales on 8600 seem quite popular and it usually approaches the same price as the 3650 DDR4 and GDDR3 won't make that much of a difference. Calculate power usage: eXtreme Power Supply Calculator Lite v2.5 Jam it back in, in the dark. 
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Member 792 Level 16.30 Mar 2006
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nVidia actually doesn't actually make the cards. They only provide the blueprint for other companies to manufacture the cards. This means anyone can make them, as long as they meet nVidia's basic requirements and pay them some licensing. In fact, many companies overclock their cards or slap on extra memory to stand out from the competition. Good companies for nVidia are BFG, XFX, EVGA, Gigabyte, MSI, and ASUS. If you're unsure, put their name in google and see what people say about them.
Asus is a safe bet though. They're huge in the OEM/ODM business, which means you can sort things out with warranties and failures. Just make sure your retailer has a good RMA policy, aka not Tigerdirect. There's nowhere I can't reach.
Last edited by xiaowei; Mar 28, 2008 at 12:56 AM.
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