radeon 8500 or 9200?

[Walleye]

both built by sapphire... for my new system...

which one will be better? or should i not go with a sapphire card?

 

[MithShrike]

Go with the 8500. Has one more pipeline and the clocks are higher... well I'm not quite sure about the clock thingy but I KNOW the pipe thingy is correct. BTW this belongs in the Video forum.

 

[Walleye]

Originally posted by: Mith
Go with the 8500. Has one more pipeline and the clocks are higher... well I'm not quite sure about the clock thingy but I KNOW the pipe thingy is correct. BTW this belongs in the Video forum.

i need a quick response because i'm ordering NOW...

 

[Walleye]

bump for some more responses....

 

[aircooled]

8500 if I had to use your options. 9500 would be MUCH better though

 

[WarmAndSCSI]

8500, it's faster

 

[xeno2060]

I agree 8500, I've had one now for 6mo. and have found it to be a great card

 

[clicknext]

8500.

 

[Walleye]

what about sapphire? is it an okay brand?

 

[Quixfire]

8500 over the 9200, but I would choose a Retail ATI card over a Sapphire.

 

[idNut]

I'm glad you're going with ATI, nVidia is evil.

 

[aircooled]

Originally posted by: Walleye
what about sapphire? is it an okay brand?

Sapphire is the best of the "Powered by ATI" brands (they are actually contracted to build many of the "built by ATI" cards too)

 

[Walleye]

Originally posted by: Quixfire
8500 over the 9200, but I would choose a Retail ATI card over a Sapphire.

i dont have all that much cash, i still have to buy a hard drive...

 

[xeno2060]

Goodluck trying to find an ATI 8500 they didn't have any except DV's at Mwave or Newegg I got mine from Mwave for $85 6mos ago an ATI white box 8500le.

 

[Walleye]

alright, it's settled then, i got the 8500 64 mb, for 65 dollars, from newegg's website.

we'll see if i like their service and everything...

i'm hoping this all works out good


PS: this is my first time ordering anything online....

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

How does the 8500 compare to the old Geforce-3? I am considering options too.

 

[Walleye]

i think they're about comparable. i couldnt get a geforce 3 on newegg, so i decided not to bother.

the 8500 i got was in place of a MX440 which was what i was originally intending to get...

 

[Kenazo]

I've run a Hercules 8500le and a PNY GF3-ti200 and the gf3 i think was a bit better, but also more expensive. Thus, i'd stay w/ my 8500le.

 

[Ornery]

... i'm hoping to close this computer for under 200 dollars when everything is said and done.

What's your current estimate for the final cost now?

 

[Walleye]

Originally posted by: Ornery
... i'm hoping to close this computer for under 200 dollars when everything is said and done.

What's your current estimate for the final cost now?

bout 350..

 

[Ornery]

If you can pull it off, you'll still be doing good. Uh, that doesn't include an OS does it? Which one you gonna use?

Join the club, though. I estimated my shed would be about $750.00. At last tally, it was closer to $1,500.00! :Q

 

[Walleye]

Originally posted by: Ornery
If you can pull it off, you'll still be doing good. Uh, that doesn't include an OS does it? Which one you gonna use?

Join the club, though. I estimated my shed would be about $750.00. At last tally, it was closer to $1,500.00! :Q

i know construction. i dont know computers


give me my framing nailer. i'll get that heat sink to stick! :evil:

 

[Walleye]

oh, and the os is a tossup between XP pro, and win98 SE... i have a legit copy of win98 free... but i also have a legit copy of XP PRO... but it's not free...

 

[Ornery]

The price of that damn OS has me pointing people to Dell. I can't come close to slapping a cheap system togther for what they do. At least you'll have a decent video card in there. Can students get a discount on XP?

BTW, this puppy was mostly screwed together. Any nails were driven by hand, and yeah, I let it get a little out of hand.

 

[Walleye]

damn, that's a nice shed


i was talking about framing, you know, the studs, and crap?