X1950XT or 3850?

[pololop]

HI
My brother is planning to upgrade his computer with a new GPU. His current setup is:

Motherboard Gigabyte GA something socket AM2
CPU-AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 2,2ghz
RAM-3x512 ddr2 800mhz
GPU- Ati radeon x800gt 256mb

Is it better for him to buy my X1950XT for about 100$ or a 3850 256mb for about ~170$
He's not a hardcore gamer, he mostly plays Call of Duty 4 online, but on low resolutions 1280:1024 or lower. What is your opinion? maybe a third option;]

Thank for any answers

 

[bryanW1995]

if that is all he's going to play then he'll be fine with the 1950xt. however, the 3850 will have a much longer usable life span, and especially for a light gamer like him could last many years.

 

[LOUISSSSS]

the x1950 might last him, but it is getting a bit old. the 3850 will work very well and is currently the best performance/$ card out there. @ $170 u should sell x800gt and get it.

 

[pololop]

I personally am verry satisfied with my 1950XT and want to buy myself a better card since im more of a gamer:-D So since my brother wants to buy a new GPU I thought that We could both get some benefits out of this situation + hee will see a vast performance boost from his x800gt :-D
Is it a crime to sell it to him for 100$?

 

[krnmastersgt]

Well as long as you'll help him with any problems he has with the card I don't see why not, prices are outrageous on ebay

 

[nOOky]

He'd be fine with the X1950XT. I still have one and it plays CoD4 just fine at 1280 x 1024. Especially for only $100. If he's not a hardcore gamer he'll never notice the difference anyway. Normally I would side with the 3850 camp, but by the time the majority of games are DX10, the 3850 will be dated also.

 

[nOOky]

Ooops. Also, he'd be better off with an 8800GS instead of a 3850 if he does want to spend around $170.