9000 Pro, 9100, or 8500?

[stncttr908]

My friend isn't a big game player, she mostly plays games like Dark Age of Camelot. Right now, I feel really bad for her because she has a pretty nice Dell, but a Rage 128. In search of a cheap solution, I have narrowed it to these products. Which would you recommend? Keep in mind that I'd like her to get a 128MB version, no matter which you recommend.

9000 Pro 128MB is around $90 USD
9100 128MB is around $85 USD
8500 128MB is around $80 USD

I know that both 9x00 cards are often compared to the 8500LE as far as features and whatnot goes.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Blastman]

9100?s are newer and are just the renamed 8500LE?s ? same card essentially.

9100?s and 8500LE?s come in a lot of different clock rate/memory flavors so you probably want to check the spec.?s on any potential card. The Sapphire 9100 128MB is clocked 250/200 and the 64MB card is 250/230.

The 128 card even with its 200Mhz memory is faster than a 9000pro. Here?s a couple reviews. ..

http://www.italian3d.com/articoli/9100/9100vs9000pro.html

http://www.ati-news.de/HTML/Berichte/Sapphire/R9100/Sapphire-R9100-Seite4.shtml


I wouldn?t touch a 9100 with slower memory than 200 ? which I think one of the Powercolor???? Models has.

 

[Blastman]

Just ran into a Powercolor 9100 128MB and it's clocked 250/250 which would be great.

Edit: removed link, didn't work.

 

[stncttr908]

She's getting a 64MB 8500, only $80 shipped. Thanks for the help.

 

[TechBoyJK]

stncttr908 must be a dream theater fan. rock on.

 

[dguy6789]

there all pretty evenly powerful with 3 - 7 fps diff at max. Get whichever is cheaper. Have fun.

 

[Gage8]

reviews in English would be preferable

 

[Blastman]

Originally posted by: Gage8
reviews in English would be preferable

LOL. Italian and German reviews -- I know, I couldn't agree more, but If you can find some english reviews on the 9100 feel free to post them. These are all that I could find on the 9100's -- sometimes we just have to take what we can find. Just read the numbers or use BableFish language translation.

 

[stncttr908]

Originally posted by: TechBoyJK
stncttr908 must be a dream theater fan. rock on.

Oh yeah.

Thanks for the replies.

 

[nan0bug]

Hey if anyone in here knows where to get a 9100 128mb or an 8500 128mb with 250/250 plz post a link, I've been hunting high and low to no avail. I don't care if its used or not just as long as its around $90 or less

 

[GetInMyFatBelly]

Too bad the SUMA Radeon 9100 VIVO 128MB video card isn't available here in Europe or the U.S., comes with 3.3ns ram.