It pretty amazing how the GF4 ti4200 can run so much faster than a GF3 ti500 even though the GF3 has faster RAM.
That infamous green hs/fan from the GF2 days... its pretty loud.
That infamous green hs/fan from the GF2 days... its pretty loud.
Hurry, there are only 1,098 left.
You can add a 6-channel CMI sound card on the order page for $9.95.
Good thing I'm not a gamer, or I'd be on this.
You can add a 6-channel CMI sound card on the order page for $9.95.
Good thing I'm not a gamer, or I'd be on this.
i think ti500 is better than radeon 8500 LE in many ways, its faster, have better driver, and can run on linux.
not to say that radeon 8500 cant run in linux, but for redhat 7.3, my computer with the hercules 8500LE it just wont boot into kde, i can get x11 running, but not everything else(none of the wm i tried will start). well maybe i sux and cant get it to run but so does its driver ill say, i have no trouble install nvidia driver on 7.2 before. and i dont notice any difference between it and the gf3 that used to run on the same computer.
not to say that radeon 8500 cant run in linux, but for redhat 7.3, my computer with the hercules 8500LE it just wont boot into kde, i can get x11 running, but not everything else(none of the wm i tried will start). well maybe i sux and cant get it to run but so does its driver ill say, i have no trouble install nvidia driver on 7.2 before. and i dont notice any difference between it and the gf3 that used to run on the same computer.
Yes it will, but I don't think you'd notice much difference from say, a GF2MX, due to the AGP 2X bottleneck, as compared to the potential of 4X. My suggestion?- - -> buy it, and save up fast for a newer mobo....You'll thank yourself for it.
It will be a huge difference for anything over like a PIII 500.
I went from GF2MX to GF3 ti200 on a ASUS P3B-F /w a PIII 600 and it was an amazing difference.
With so much onboard memory the AGP bandwidth does not have a big impact on performance at this level.
nice find.. I missed the other gforce3 deal..
I am gonna get this since my current card is not even on the "Comparison" link
I am gonna get this since my current card is not even on the "Comparison" link
It's been the core more than the memory as the deciding factor since the first GF3 came out.
Huge gains could be had by slight increases in core speed, while only slight increases were seen by increasing memory speed.
This is a great deal. 90% of the speed of GF4 for 65% of the cost.
Actually I think the core speed makes little difference in GF3 cards. It is the memory speed which produces the most gain in speed. There seems to be a point where increasing the memory speed even makes less difference form a report I saw somewhere recently. It was around 540 to 560 where it basically topped out increasing speed generally.
Perhaps that is why I saw much better results overclocking core over memory.
Memory tops out very quickly, while core keeps going.
While not exact, the following is a good idea of how overclocking relates.
For every 1 MHz you increase core speed, 3dm2k1se scores go up 35, (or for every 10 they go up 350).
For every 1 MHz you increase mem speed, 3dm2k1se scores go up 1.5, (or for every 50 they go up 75 points).
Running VT GF3 Ti500 with XP1600+ running 160x10.5
At 255/545 scores 3dm2k1se of 8940.
At 255/560 scores 8968, or 28 points with the 15 MHz mem increase.
At 255/580 scores 8997, or 29 more points with 20 MHz mem increase.
At 257/580 scores 9072, or 75 more points with 2 MHz core increase.
At 259/580 scores 9143, or 71 more points with another 2 Mhz core increase.
6 days, and 1500+ cards later - Out of Stock! Glad I got in in time....UPS shows it just picked up tonight on my order that was placed Sun night!:disgust:
I ordered last night and haven't get any tracking yet... how long does it take them to send out tracking?
I got the verification tho... if it means anything...
They don't send tracking info.... You have to take your order number back to their website, and hit the "order status" tab.
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=40&threadid=846776&highlight_key=y&keyword1=ti500
and this thread for the same stuff.
I just placed my order, end up only 104 something (of course I pick cheaper shipping instead of default).
Rock on! =)
and this thread for the same stuff.
I just placed my order, end up only 104 something (of course I pick cheaper shipping instead of default).
Rock on! =)
Ordered mine Wed. morning, came to $102 after the coupon, with CA TAX and SHIPPING of $5. UPS now shows it will be delivered tomorrow!
Now I can play Command and Conquer and Warcraft 3 on my computer instead of my buddy's! I was still using a VOODOO 3!
Now I can play Command and Conquer and Warcraft 3 on my computer instead of my buddy's! I was still using a VOODOO 3!
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