why the Radeon 9100 is not popular at all?

[faye]

Hi, how come the ATI/Sapphire Radeon 9100 is not popular at all?

i didn't hear much people talk about it. i don't see many reviews, i don't ........

does it mean this videocard is not so good.?

 

[CraigRT]

it's good. basically an 8500LE but with new naming scheme...

they are good cards, especially for the money... i am not sure why they are not popular among budget gamers.

 

[AnitaPeterson]

Perhaps because it's not DX9, but DX8 ? The market is becoming confusing, really...

 

[Corporate Thug]

not really the right card for the hard core gamer...

 

[Blastman]

The Hardware sites are always reviewing the new stuff, and since a 9100 is just a re-badged 8500LE, it just doesn?t come up for very many reviews. It takes a lot of time to compile a hardware review and so they have to pick only so many cards. A NV ti500 is faster than the 5200, but it?s not reviewed anymore.

Here are 3 (foreign) ? reviews,

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I just bought a Sapphire 9100 64MB today, should be in next week. For $102CAD (~ $69US), nothing even remotely comes close to the performance for the price. 4200?s are over $200 here in Canada and the only thing available below $200 are MX440?s and 9000pro?s, 5200?s(250/200).

 

[clicknext]

Originally posted by: faye
Hi, how come the ATI/Sapphire Radeon 9100 is not popular at all?

i didn't hear much people talk about it. i don't see many reviews, i don't ........

does it mean this videocard is not so good.?

Because it's just a 8500LE, and that's not the popular stuff anymore.

 

[faye]

i got the Sapphire Radeon 9100 128MB version..

i think it is a little faster than the fx5200 128mb serious.(i think)

i dont' know, i need to read some reviews.

the 9100 and 8500LE is not identical, rite?

 

[clicknext]

Originally posted by: faye
i got the Sapphire Radeon 9100 128MB version..

i think it is a little faster than the fx5200 128mb serious.(i think)

i dont' know, i need to read some reviews.

the 9100 and 8500LE is not identical, rite?

The chip they use is identical, the R200. Some may run at different speeds, have different board arrangements, be in different colors, or talk to you when you're lonely, etc, depending on the maker.

 

[GrB]

The 9100 uses a different PCB and slower memory.
There's a review @ riva3d comparing a 9100 64MB against a Ti4200 64MB.

Where i live we have the same problem with overpriced G4's.