Got to get a video card,how about an oppinion on these two?

[cookj]

GAINWARD/CARDEXPERT GeForce 4 MX460 or a Radeon 8500

I`m building a system for a friend.Newegg doesn`t have the radeon 8500 in stock.I have the 8500 myself and love it.I`m getting him an Abit TH7II,like mine,and he also must have dual monitors.I heard this was a good card too,but wanted some oppinions.Thanks

 

[cookj]

Ok,they have this in stock: ATI OEM RADEON 8500 LE 128MB DDR DVI/CRT/TV
But it doesn`t have a dvi to crt adapter.Were could I get one?I couldn`t find one at newegg(could have overlooked it)

 

[hans007]

radeon 8500. they never even should have produced the mx460. ti 200 is cheaper and faster.


the mx440 i think isnt a horrible choice, because well i have one, and well they are like $80. but the mx460 is nearly 150. i think the radeon 8500 is far faster but like $140 for a non LE. maybe you can get him an LE one, or if you wanna go really budget get a mx440. you dont need a DVI adapter for that LE, because its a dual head card, so it has one analog and one DVI. you only need the adapter if you want to use two analog monitors. i think compgeeks sells those adapters, or you could try fs/ft

 

[cookj]

He`ll be hooking up dual analog monitors.What`s the difference between a LE model and non-LE?

 

[Rand]

Radeon 8500, no question about it. It's a clearly superior card straight across the board IMHO.

Difference between LE and non-LE.
Clockspeed 275/275 vs. 250/250.

 

[DougK62]

IMO, the Radeon 8500 is the clear winner between those two. It has better 2D, better dual monitor support, and will hand the GF4MX card it's booty in games

 

[cookj]

Thanks for rhe input Anyone know were I could get a retail 8500 shipped quickly?From a dependable company?

 

[cookj]

Guess i`ll go with the RADEON 8500 LE 128MB ,it says it`s clocked at 250mhz.Thanks

 

[BigEdMuustaffa]

Any one know how the Radeon 8500LE 128 compares with the Radeon 8500 with 64megs?