which card do you like best?

[cholley]

i have to pick between these cards and would like some input
visiontek 6564 gef3 64mb ti200 or
msi 8851 gef3 64mb ti200
any input on features strength/weakness and review links are helpful

 

[cholley]

bump^

 

[Ionizer86]

In fact, if your Ti200 will cost around $100 or so, you can get a Radeon 8500LE 64mb from Newegg for around the same cost. Those perform a lot better.

 

[Athlon4all]

Originally posted by: Ionizer86
In fact, if your Ti200 will cost around $100 or so, you can get a Radeon 8500LE 64mb from Newegg for around the same cost. Those perform a lot better.

Agreed. The R8500LE can be beat only by the $60 more expensive GF4 TI 4200.

 

[Slugbait]

The only problem with buying a Radeon is that you are required to install ATI drivers in order to use it.

Visiontek is pretty good. MaxPC liked one or two of their cards, and a few overclockers around the board have 'em

 

[cholley]

did you even read my post ionizer or athlon4all?
you failed to answer the question.

 

[RamzaBeoulve]

I have an MSI GF3 Ti200. It performs very well, but my only gripe about it is how much you can overclock it. Aside from that, it's a great card.

BTW: I have the 128 MB model. Get the 128 MB model if you can because it'll give you the best bang for the buck.

 

[cholley]

Originally posted by: cholley
i have to pick between these cards and would like some input
visiontek 6564 gef3 64mb ti200 or
msi 8851 gef3 64mb ti200
any input on features strength/weakness and review links are helpful

again, did you not read it?

 

[Budman]

Originally posted by: Slugbait
The only problem with buying a Radeon is that you are required to install ATI drivers in order to use it.

Visiontek is pretty good. MaxPC liked one or two of their cards, and a few overclockers around the board have 'em

And what's wrong with ati drivers?

I never had any problems with their drivers.

 

[cholley]

thanx bud, big help

 

[Slugbait]

And what's wrong with ati drivers?

Back in 1998, STB went to war against ATI to see who could write the worst video drivers.

When 3dfx bought STB, ATI was declared the winner by default.

ATI is constantly dinged by the community, and pointed out in print by MaxPC, as not being able to optimize their drivers properly (recently pulling an "Apple", in case you forgot), and are also guilty of repeatedly abandoning their chipsets before the full potential can be realized thru drivers before they move on to their next chipset...something nVidia doesn't do.

But regardless, this dude is looking at nVidia, not ATI. To each his own, but if he's looking at something specific, let's give him some credit that he may have already done some research in order to narrow it down to two specific cards.

 

[Slatz]

Me thinks Cholley needs an attitude adjustment.

And I did read your post, but with your attitude I won't give you an answer.

 

[cholley]

me thinks slatz could pull head out of ass

 

[Lizardman]

Cholley just get what ever one is cheap, but the MSI one will come with more features and maybe some software as the visontek one comes with no extras or software

 

[Slugbait]

cholley, now it's time for you to chilley

 

[cholley]

Originally posted by: Lizardman
Cholley just get what ever one is cheap, but the MSI one will come with more features and maybe some software as the visontek one comes with no extras or software

there is a god
thanks lizardman thats eggzaktely the kind of stuff i was looking for, you read the request and answered the question, beautiful

the rest of you dullards can take a lesson from lizerdman
i don't give a rats ass if ati is a better card i am stuck with one of the two i mentioned

 

[cholley]

Originally posted by: Slugbait
cholley, now it's time for you to chilley

point taken

 

[Slugbait]

Edit: PM resolved this, I'm cool with it, retracting...

 

[Budman]

Originally posted by: Slugbait

And what's wrong with ati drivers?

Back in 1998, STB went to war against ATI to see who could write the worst video drivers.

When 3dfx bought STB, ATI was declared the winner by default.

ATI is constantly dinged by the community, and pointed out in print by MaxPC, as not being able to optimize their drivers properly (recently pulling an "Apple", in case you forgot), and are also guilty of repeatedly abandoning their chipsets before the full potential can be realized thru drivers before they move on to their next chipset...something nVidia doesn't do.

But regardless, this dude is looking at nVidia, not ATI. To each his own, but if he's looking at something specific, let's give him some credit that he may have already done some research in order to narrow it down to two specific cards.

Stop living in the past,Ati has come a long way & their drivers are very good now,so dont use that exuse.

 

[cholley]

BUD MAN, go away
i was hopeing to get some help but i guess i picked the wrong forum
i asked a specific question i need to pick a or b and i get alot of crap about how c is better, thats it.

slugbait, i apologize for telling you to shove it, i failed to read the entire post that you stuck up for me, i'm sorry and thanks for trying to steer the discussion in the direction i intended.
i will try to read all the information before i flame-i was just frustrated

 

[Budman]

Originally posted by: cholley
BUD MAN, go away
i was hopeing to get some help but i guess i picked the wrong forum
i asked a specific question i need to pick a or b and i get alot of crap about how c is better, thats it.

slugbait, i apologize for telling you to shove it, i failed to read the entire post that you stuck up for me, i'm sorry and thanks for trying to steer the discussion in the direction i intended.
i will try to read all the information before i flame-i was just frustrated

Go away. LMAO, I have been here since 1999,go play in the mud somewhere else little pup.

 

[Slugbait]

Stop living in the past,Ati has come a long way & their drivers are very good now,so dont use that exuse

Actually, the "Apple" incident occured with Radeon, and it happened just a few months ago. It was widely regarded as "false advertising". And MaxPC cut them down for their poor OpenGL drivers as well.

Those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it.

If I live in the past, so be it. Every time I'm tempted for an ATI card, I find something sordid underneath later.

 

[cholley]

Originally posted by: Budman

Originally posted by: cholley
BUD MAN, go away
i was hopeing to get some help but i guess i picked the wrong forum
i asked a specific question i need to pick a or b and i get alot of crap about how c is better, thats it.

slugbait, i apologize for telling you to shove it, i failed to read the entire post that you stuck up for me, i'm sorry and thanks for trying to steer the discussion in the direction i intended.
i will try to read all the information before i flame-i was just frustrated

Go away. LMAO, I have been here since 1999,go play in the mud somewhere else little pup.

WOW! 1999 ---BFD ---shove it

 

[Budman]

Originally posted by: Slugbait

Stop living in the past,Ati has come a long way & their drivers are very good now,so dont use that exuse

Actually, the "Apple" incident occured with Radeon, and it happened just a few months ago. It was widely regarded as "false advertising". And MaxPC cut them down for their poor OpenGL drivers as well.

Those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it.

If I live in the past, so be it. Every time I'm tempted for an ATI card, I find something sordid underneath later.

I dont own a mac & I never will so I dont care about that.

Have you ever personaly used a Radeon card or are you just saying what you read about on some page?

I was just speaking from the experience i had with my radeons & I never has issues,I had a RadeonLE a Radeon 32DDR, and now I have a 8500LE and that card's running fine too.

 

[cholley]

ya, ati sucks