*Deal Over* Radeon 8500LE 128MB DDR (built by ATI) - $99.99 (no MIR, PM) at B&M CUSA

[spanky]

Originally posted by: Rage3324
I will double confirm that for you spanky007.. btw how was great adventure?

six flags was awesome i was in the front row of nitro... it's C-R-A-Z-Y! thanx for the tix

 

[pillage2001]

Originally posted by: spankyOO7

Originally posted by: Rage3324
I will double confirm that for you spanky007.. btw how was great adventure?

six flags was awesome i was in the front row of nitro... it's C-R-A-Z-Y! thanx for the tix

Why was I not invited?!

 

[spanky]

Originally posted by: pillage2001
Why was I not invited?!

becuz i wanted to make u jealous baby...

 

[Johnbear007]

Hmmm couldnt you just flash it back to le if you wanted to RMA it??

 

[pillage2001]

Originally posted by: Johnbear007
Hmmm couldnt you just flash it back to le if you wanted to RMA it??

Yes you could.

 

[Johnbear007]

ComUSA inventory tracking IS SUCK seriously everytime I call to verify stock that it says they have on the website, they are always out in the store... lady gave me a raincheck right over the phone though, at that price! so no worries, I can wait.

Thanks again for the deal

 

[razor2025]

CompUSA's inventory is a joke. I checked online for my local store and saw it was OOS. Doubting their system, I went ahead and drove myself to CompUSA and what do I see? 10 Radeon 8500 LE stocked neatly on their shelf.... Moral of story?: never trust their inventory system.

 

[Johnbear007]

Originally posted by: razor2025
CompUSA's inventory is a joke. I checked online for my local store and saw it was OOS. Doubting their system, I went ahead and drove myself to CompUSA and what do I see? 10 Radeon 8500 LE stocked neatly on their shelf.... Moral of story?: never trust their inventory system.

Wish my situation had been more like yours, unfortunatley it was the opposite! at least I got a rain checkout of it

 

[meDave]

I just bought it yesterday and the Ram in it is the following (BGA)..

Infineon
DDR SGRAM
HYB25D128323C-3.6
A
0152-SUU51823

I saw a 5400 point increase over my Kyro II in 3DMark 2001se
scored 8820 with it @ 290/290 and 8763 @ 275/275 I'm just going to leave it @ 275/275 had no probs @ 290/290 but i dont want to
stress the card

My 3DMark Score


UT2K3 Benchmark

Flyby = 106.882607
Botmatch = 41.457649
1024 x 768 x 32


Edit: Using Rage3D Tweak v3.6

 

[bockchow]

i'll be getting my card in soon i hope, orderd like monday or sunday night. whats the best driver for running win 2k?

medave, how old is Driver Version 4.13.01.9039 ? thats the driver version 3dmark said you were useing. the only ones i saw on the web page started with 5.13.02.

 

[meDave]

my driver new, it starts with a 4 because i'm using win98, win 2k starts with 5, and XP 6
here's a link to an ATI forum
Rage3D.com

 

[dirtrat]

There are LOTS more! And that's the 128MB Radeon 8500 beating the 128MB Ti4200.

Well it will come down to drivers then and I still think the 4200 did better overall than the 8500. ATI really isn't known for fast driver support/releases either. I do think the 8500 is a better value for the money for this price though. I'm going to tough it out until after Christmas and see what happens. I'm still using a GF2 GTS in one computer and a GF3 Ti200 in another and thats with an Athlon 1800 and 2000 CPU. I really want to upgrade!

 

[queequeg99]

I'll second (or is that third?) the inventory tracking problem. Website indicated "in stock", not even "limited stock" I get there and they say they have three in stock but can't find them. Not good enough. Some kid learned the back store room very well as I waited 20 minutes for him to find the last one in the store (Portland Oregon, Jantzen Beach).

 

[SOHCC]

Thanks for the hot deal !

I just scored one at CC, I did the 110% pricematch. It came out $90.55.

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: SOHCC
Thanks for the hot deal !

I just scored one at CC, I did the 110% pricematch. It came out $90.55.

Very GOOD idea! Especially as the CUSA stock runs out.

You guys are 'welcome' for the topic. It is an AWESOME card for the price. I got the retail version from CUSA a few weeks ago for $129 and am thoroughly impressed. It should make a decent system able to run Doom III satisfactorily.

 

[alkemyst]

great price for a great card!

 

[bockchow]

to anybody who got the card, whats kind of ram? i've heard that the retail 8500le comes with either 3.3 or 3.6. is it either one or does the card only come with one type?

 

[pillage2001]

3.6ns Infineon RAm here. O/c it till 300/300 and ran perfectly fine. I love this card. Just got it today.

 

[zxcvb]

Will this one do the Tv rcording to HDD like th 8500pro?

 

[apoppin]

Last day is Saturday!

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: zxcvb
Will this one do the Tv rcording to HDD like th 8500pro?

Here's what the LE can do

CUSA sale ends tonight. Suggest you try a PM with CC for an extra 10% savings off $99.99.

 

[Johnbear007]

Well,

My raincheck finally came in and I popped this card into my rig last night. WOW what a difference from my radeon 64mb ddr vivo..... I can play neverwinternights with ALL options and aniso at 8tap (going to try 16 tonight) with supersmooth frame rates..... unreal2k3 framerates doubled. but man, that game is a crusher... still only getting around 4 - 50 fps... but I was getting like 15- 19 before

VERY impressed with this card. And now I know that i'll be able to at least run doom 3 acceptably.

I have one question though... as far as being compared to the 8500 retail, is there any real diff(besides for DVI) in the hardware? I mean, if I oc this thing to 300/300 my card is faster than an 8500 retail?



thanks again for the GREAT deal.

 

[marvdmartian]

In case anyone missed this deal, and doesn't mind paying about $3.50 more, you can score this same exact card at cnetpc.com.

Just built a new system a month ago, and installed this card. My price was $103.50, plus shipping. About the only complaint I had with cnetpc was that I also ordered my winxp from them, it was backordered, and I had to call to find out why my order hadn't shipped yet (after 3 days). Otherwise, they were great to deal with!

 

[vietofmars]

POWERED by ATI

crucial.com has their own 8500le 128mb ddr + DVI/TV out

$109.XX free shipping but there's tax in 30 states.

If you go through their usergroups the card will be $103.69.

You enter anything you want for the usergroup name and click go. Shop as usual.

the card NOT built by ATI

 

[V00DOO]

crucial.com has their own 8500le 128mb ddr + DVI/TV out


Anyone has any experience with Crucial Video card. I am in the market for a Sub $150 Video card with DVI.