Geforce3 ti200 vs 8500??

[PowerYoga]

Help! i can't decide on which one to buy! Ti's cheper and 8500 is nicer. Compatability issues with XP is a major issue here, price not as much but still important. Mainly, i just don't want it to crash or overheat. My cpu runs at 52 idle (anybody know how to get that down a bit?) I have an athlon 1.2 on an epox 8k7a. (with original fan)

 

[Killrose]

Have no idea about XP and the 8500, but you could try and drop the cpu core voltage down to get it to run a little cooler. Don't know if you have that capability in bios with your motherboard or not, but the 1.2gig runs standard at 1.75v, you should be able to run it at 1.725v at least. That would be good for about a -2C drop.

 

[PowerYoga]

i'll try that....

anybody knows about the 8500 and XP + Athlon compatability issue?

 

[spanky]

yeah i hear the retail hsf for the athlon's are not the coolest... but they are pretty quiet. i have an sk6 w/ystech... the fan sounds like a 747, but cools pretty good.

 

[zsouthboy]

BTW.... Radeon 8500 Retail Boxed ATi cards at enpc.com are about $160...... that makes your desicion a little easier...

zs

 

[Machao]

I use ATI and XP wich the latest driver, and it runs every game in very high FPS and wich a great video quality, my vote is go for ATI.

 

[PowerYoga]

thanx! I'll be waiting for my videocard in the mail...

 

[powerMarkymark]

Hey PowerYoga, LOVE the signature.