And the 8400 Can be overclocked to 3600 MHZ easily, your point? Not to mention we didn't add a 3rd party cooler, so the OC'ing is obviously out of the questions.
The 8800GTS difference is noticeable, or it wouldn't even compete in the market. Also, The Witcher is included, which costs at least 30$ bringing the price even closer. That being said, we don't know what resolution and what games hes playing. If hes playing older games, then he should go with a 9600GT. If hes playing newer games at a higher resolution then he can stick with a 8800.
The general consensus is that the 8400 is better for gaming and light multitasking as most games (Read: all but 4) don't utilize all 4 cores of the quad. For heavier multitasking, the quad will edge it out. Also, the 8400 is a 45nm proc, which means it runs cooler at stock as well.
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